is a Japanese film director. His 1999 short film, ''Dolmen'', received the Honorary Mention of the International Jury at the

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in 2000.

Career

Tominaga directed the first feature film, ''The Pavillion Salamandre'', starring

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. He directed ''Pandora's Box'', starring

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and

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, based on the novel by

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. Tominaga directed ''The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps'', which is a documentary about Matsuo Ohno, the sound designer for ''

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''. It was described by James Marsh of ''

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'' 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 ''

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''." 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

Feature films

* ''The Pavillion Salamandre'' (2006) * ''Konna Otona no Onna no Ko'' (2007) * ''Pandora's Box'' (2009) * ''Vengeance Can Wait'' (2010) * ''Niwa ni Onegai'' (2011) * ''The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps'' (2011) * ''Me o Tojite Gira Gira'' (2011) * ''Pumpkin and Mayonnaise'' (2017) * ''Sutekina Dynamite Scandal'' (2017)

Short films

* ''Dolmen'' (1999) * ''Vicunas'' (2002) * ''Kamemushi'' (2003) * ''Tetrapod Report'' (2003) * ''Oriente Ring'' (2004) * ''Shirley Temple Japon'' (2005) * ''Shirley no Tenraku Jinsei'' (2009) * ''The Restaurant of Many Orders'' (2012) - based on Miyazawa Kenji's

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* ''News Lounge 25'' (2012)

Music videos

* Naruyoshi Kikuchi - "Nocturne for Machiko Kyo" (2005) *

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- "Mashiroke" (2007) * Sotaisei Riron - "Jigoku Sensei" (2008) *

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- "Oyasumi Paradox" (2009)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tominaga, Masanori 1975 births Japanese film directors Living people People from Ehime Prefecture