is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.

Biography

Kunitoshi Manda was a student at

Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is known as one of the six leading universities in the field of sports in Tokyo (東京六大学 "Big Six" — Rikkyo University, University of ...

, where he took Shigehiko Hasumi's filmology class. Manda directed his first feature film, '' Unloved'', in 2001. It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the

2001 Cannes Film Festival The 54th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 20 May 2001. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film ''The Son's Room'' by Nanni Moretti. The festival opened with '' ...

. ''The Tunnel'', one of his television films, screened at the

2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' by Michael Moore. The festival opened with '' La mala educación'', directed by Pedro Almodóvar and closed with ...

. Manda's third feature film, '' The Kiss'', premiered at the

Jeonju International Film Festival Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent a ...

in 2008. Japanese film critic Inuhiko Yomota praised the film as "a fantastic film." His 2014 film, ''Dog's Way'', premiered at the

Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival The , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Fil ...

Filmography

Feature films

*'' Unloved'' (2001) *''Thank You'' (2006) *'' The Kiss'' (2007) *''Dog's Way'' (2014) *''The Synchronizer'' (2017) *''Love Mooning'' (2021)

Short films

*''Spaceship Remnant 6'' (1996) *''Omokage'' (2010)

Television

*''The Tunnel'' (2003) *'' Tokyo Girl'' (2008, episode 3)

Bibliography

*''Sairishū Tottemo Hazukashi Zemināru'' (2009)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manda, Kunitoshi Japanese film directors Japanese screenwriters Japanese film critics 1956 births Rikkyo University alumni Living people