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Japanese film director (born 1975)
Masanori Tominaga
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Born
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1975-10-31
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October 31, 1975
(age 48)
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Occupation
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Masanori Tominaga
(
?永 昌敬
,
Tominaga Masanori
, born October 31, 1975)
is a Japanese film director. His 1999 short film,
Dolmen
, received the Honorary Mention of the International Jury at the
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
in 2000.
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Career
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Tominaga directed the first feature film,
The Pavillion Salamandre
, starring
Joe Odagiri
.
[2]
He directed
Pandora's Box
, starring
Shota Sometani
and
Riisa Naka
, based on the novel by
Osamu Dazai
.
[3]
He directed the comedy film,
Vengeance Can Wait
, starring Minami,
Tadanobu Asano
,
Eiko Koike
and
Takayuki Yamada
.
[4]
Tominaga directed
The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
, which is a documentary about Matsuo Ohno, the sound designer for
Astro Boy
.
[5]
It was described by James Marsh of
Twitch Film
as "not only a dream documentary for anyone who is a fan of the iconic Japanese anime character, but also a delight for audio-tech fanatics who remain unsated even after
Berberian Sound Studio
."
[6]
It was listed by Jasper Sharp of
Midnight Eye
as the best Japanese film of 2012.
[7]
The film screened at the
Flatpack Film Festival
in 2013.
[8]
Filmography
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Feature films
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- The Pavillion Salamandre
(2006)
- Konna Otona no Onna no Ko
(2007)
- Pandora's Box
(2009)
- Vengeance Can Wait
(2010)
- Niwa ni Onegai
(2011)
- The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
(2011)
- Me o Tojite Gira Gira
(2011)
- Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
(2017)
- Sutekina Dynamite Scandal
(2017)
- Between the White Key and the Black Key
(2023)
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Short films
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- Dolmen
(1999)
- Vicunas
(2002)
- Kamemushi
(2003)
- Tetrapod Report
(2003)
- Oriente Ring
(2004)
- Shirley Temple Japon
(2005)
- Shirley no Tenraku Jinsei
(2009)
- The Restaurant of Many Orders
(2012) - based on
Miyazawa Kenji's
short story
- News Lounge 25
(2012)
Music videos
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References
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- ^
"Award Winners - Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen"
.
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
. 2000. Archived from
the original
on 2013-06-20
. Retrieved
2013-06-09
.
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Matthijs, Niels (October 26, 2011).
"PAVILLION SALAMANDRE (Masanori Tominaga) Review"
.
Twitch Film
. Archived from
the original
on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
June 1,
2013
.
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Schilling, Mark
(October 9, 2009).
"
'Villon no Tsuma'/'Pandora no Hako'
"
.
The Japan Times
.
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Webb, Charles (July 19, 2011).
"Japan Cuts 2011: VENGEANCE CAN WAIT Review"
. Twitch Film. Archived from
the original
on April 3, 2015.
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Edwards, Russell (November 8, 2011).
"Review: "The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps"
"
.
Variety
.
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Marsh, James (January 13, 2013).
"Marshy's 10 Favourite Asian Movies of 2012 Part 2"
. Twitch Film.
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Sharp, Jasper (January 14, 2013).
"Midnight Eye's Best (and Worst) of 2012"
. Midnight Eye.
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Neofetou, Daniel (April 15, 2013).
"Review: Flatpack Film Festival 2013"
. Reeling the Real.
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"白鍵と?鍵の間に"
.
eiga.com
. Retrieved
April 7,
2023
.
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