Masashi Yamamoto
Born: 1956-01-24 in Oita Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Directing
Biography
Born in Ōita Prefecture, Yamamoto attended Meiji University but left early to concentrate on making independent 8mm films. His Carnival in the Night was screened at the 1983 Berlin Film Festival, and Robinson's Garden was given the Zitty Award at the 1987 edition of the Berlinale. The latter film also earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. 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. 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.
Filmography
2026
- DUDE ... (Director)
2020
- Wonderful Paradise ... (Screenplay)
2014
- The Voice of Water ... (Director)
2013
- Sunrise Sunset ... (Producer)
2012
- Sawada ... (Producer)
2011
- Three☆Points ... (Director)
2010
2008
- Scary True Stories: Night 10 - Possession ... (Director)
2006
- Man, Woman & the Wall ... (Director)
- Tokyo of the Dead - 3 days ... (Screenplay)
2005
- The Whispering of the Gods as Brother Akabane
- Cycle ... (Director)
2003
- A Forest with No Name as Yamamoto
2002
- The Private Detective Mike as Yamamoto
2000
- Limousine Drive ... (Director)
1997
- Junk Food ... (Writer)
1996
- Atlanta Boogie ... (Screenplay)
1991
- March Comes In Like a Lion as Ramen Man
1990
- What's Up Connection ... (Producer)
1987
- Robinson's Garden ... (Director)
1984
- Tampon Tango ... (Director)
1981
- Carnival in the Night ... (Director)
1980
- Saint Terrorism ... (Director)
1979
- Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard ... (Director)