Masanori Tominaga
Born 1975 (age 50) · Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Appears in 26 titles

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.

Filmography

Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
6.5
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2017
Director
Vengeance Can Wait
6.2
Vengeance Can Wait
2010
Director
Dynamite Graffiti
6.2
Dynamite Graffiti
2018
Director
Rolling
4.9
Rolling
2015
Director
Between the White Key and the Black Key
The Pavillion Salamandre
4.0
The Pavillion Salamandre
2006
Director
Bungo: Stories of Desire
6.5
Bungo: Stories of Desire
2012
Director
Pandora's Box
7.5
Pandora's Box
2009
Director
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
Strangers in Kyoto
6.0
Strangers in Kyoto
2025
Director
The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
MADE IN YAMATO
MADE IN YAMATO
2021
Director
be found dead
be found dead
2004
Director
Stink Bug
Stink Bug
2003
Director
Konna otona no onnanoko
Konna otona no onnanoko
2007
Director
Lostceivers
2020
Director
Shirley Temple Japon
Shirley Temple Japon
Director
目を閉じてギラギラ
目を閉じてギラギラ
2011
Director
同じ星の下、それぞれの夜