Director

Masanori Tominaga

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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 4All crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 1104912

IMDb ID: nm0866695

Known for: Directing

Born: October 31, 1975

Age: 50

Place of birth: Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1996 - 2025

Years active: 30

Wikidata: Q11395130

Also known as

토미나가 마사노리

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Director (19)Screenplay (3)Editor (1)Writer (1)

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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.