Masanori Tominaga

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1975-10-31 (49 years old)

Place of Birth Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As 토미나가 마사노리

Masanori Tominaga

Biography

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. 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

Director

Writer

2023
Sell My Hand

as Writer

2021
In Those Days

as Screenplay

2020
Lostceivers

as Screenplay

2018
Dynamite Graffiti

as Screenplay

2017
2015
Rolling

as Screenplay

2010
Vengeance Can Wait

as Screenplay

2009
Pandora's Box

as Writer

2007
2006
2004
be found dead

as Writer

Editor

2020
Lostceivers

as Editor

2010
2009
Pandora's Box

as Editor

Actor