Masanori Tominaga
Directing
- Born
- October 31, 1975 (age 50) · Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Masanori Tominaga (冨永 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.
Tominaga directed the first feature film, The Pavillion Salamandre, starring Joe Odagiri. He directed Pandora's Box, starring Shota Sometani and Riisa Naka, based on the novel by Osamu Dazai. He directed the comedy film, Vengeance Can Wait, starring Minami, Tadanobu Asano, Eiko Koike and Takayuki Yamada.
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Tominaga directed The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps, which is a documentary about Matsuo Ohno, the sound designer for Astro Boy. 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." It was listed by Jasper Sharp of Midnight Eye as the best Japanese film of 2012. The film screened at the Flatpack Film Festival in 2013.
Known for
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
November 11, 2017
Vengeance Can Wait
October 9, 2010
Dynamite Graffiti
March 2, 2018
Rolling
June 13, 2015
In Those Days
February 19, 2021
Between the White Key and the Black Key
October 6, 2023
The Pavillion Salamandre
September 16, 2006
Bungo: Stories of Desire
September 29, 2012
Pandora's Box
October 10, 2009
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
September 30, 2016
Strangers in Kyoto
June 6, 2025
The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
May 21, 2011
Behind the camera20
- 2025Strangers in Kyoto Director
- 2023Between the White Key and the Black Key Screenplay, Director
- 2021MADE IN YAMATO Director
- 2021In Those Days Screenplay
- 2020Lostceivers Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 2018Dynamite Graffiti Director, Screenplay
- 2017Pumpkin and Mayonnaise Screenplay, Director
- 2016The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka Director
- 2015Rolling Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2013