Masashi Yamamoto
Masashi Yamamoto | |
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| Born | 24 January 1956 Ōita Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director |
Masashi Yamamoto (山本政志, Yamamoto Masashi) (born 24 January 1956) is a Japanese film director.
Career
[edit]Born in Ōita Prefecture, Yamamoto attended Meiji University but left early to concentrate on making independent 8mm films. His Carnival in the Night screened at the 1983 Berlin Film Festival[1][2] and Robinson's Garden was given the Zitty Award at 1987 edition of the Berlinale.[3] The latter film also earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.[4][5] In 1998 he was given a research fellowship from Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs to study in New York, during which time he set up screenings of his film Junk Food in America.[5] Often filming those living on the margins of Japanese society, his film Limousine Drive was actually filmed in the United States. He has also acted in some films.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Carnival in the Night (闇のカーニバル, Yami no kānibaru) (1983)
- Robinson's Garden (ロビンソンの庭, Robinson no niwa) (1987)
- What's up Connection (てなもんやコネクション, Tenamonya Konekushon) (1990)
- Atlanta Boogie (アトランタ・ブギ, Atoranta Bugi) (1997)
- Junk Food (ジャンクフード) (1998)
- Limousine Drive (リムジンドライブ, Rimujin doraibu) (2000)
- Cycle (サイクル) (2005)
- Man Woman and the Wall (聴かれた女, Kikareta onna) (2007)
- Three☆Points (スリー☆ポイント, Three☆Points) (2011)
- The Voice of Water (水の声を聞く, Mizu no Koe wo Kiku) (2014)
- Nōten Paradise (脳天パラダイス) (2020)
References
[edit]- ^ "1983 Programm" (in German). Berlinale. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ Johannes, Schönherr. "Carnival of the Night". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Berlin International Film Festival". IMDb. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Director's Profile". Three Points (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2010.
External links
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