(born September 3, 1979 in
Toyonaka, Osaka
is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 15, 1936.
Geography Climate
Toyonaka has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The averag ...
) is a Japanese actor and filmmaker.
[Masato as a film director]
Biography
TSUJIOKA Masato was born in 1979, in Osaka,
Japan
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. He made his acting debut as part of the main cast of TSUKAMOTO Shinya's “BULLET BALLET” (98) which was screened at the
Venice International Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
. Motivated by TSUKAMOTO's film making, he attracted attention in 2003 at the age of 23 with his debut film, “Lost by Dead” which depicted teens on a self-destructive rampage. With the combined numerous news reports and mass media exposure, the film's opening in Tokyo set a new attendance record, the reverberation of which spread among young people throughout the entire country resulting in the rare nationwide theatrical independent film release.
Afterward he directed “DIVIDE,” “DRASTIC,” “Dirty Heart,” “OLD PRISON,” “JUDGEMENT,” among others. He received the Best Director award at the Toronto ReelHeART Film Festival while a showcase of his works was held at the Japan-Filmfest Hamburg.
As an actor, he has gone from appearing in films such as “Crow’s ZERO” to taking the lead role in films such as “Mada, Ningen,” among others. Furthermore, he was selected as one person who has contributed to and influenced local films by the prominent newspaper, Nikkei Entertainment's article “100 People Shaking Up Japanese Cinema.”
Filmography
Actor
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Bullet Ballet'' (1999)
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Japanese Hell'' (1999)
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Rest@rt'' (2000)
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Suicide Club'' (2002)
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Igyo no Koi'' (2002)
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A Snake of June'' (2002)
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Tearing Picture'' (2002)
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Lost By Dead'' (2003)
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Cracker Life'' (2004)
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Kiokunoniwa'' (2004)
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Jyuzouchitai'' (2004)
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Hellevator: The Bottled Fools'' (2004)
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Vital'' (2005)
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Black Kiss
''Black Kiss'' is a hardboiled erotic American comic book limited series written and drawn by Howard Chaykin, which was originally published in 1988 by Vortex Comics.
Publication history
''Black Kiss'' became one of the most controversial North ...
'' (2005)
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Hibi'' (2005)
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Haze
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'' (2005)
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Divide'' (2005)
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Woman Can't Swim'' (2007)
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Crows Zero
, also known as ''Crows: Episode 0'', is a 2007 Japanese action film based on the manga ''Crows'' by Hiroshi Takahashi. The film was directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō, and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, ...
'' (2007)
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Undertaker Tsukiko'' (2007)
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Endless Love'' (2007)
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Watch the Dream'' (2007)
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Drastic
DRASTIC (Decentralized Radical Autonomous Search Team Investigating COVID-19) is a loose collection of internet activists assembled to investigate the origins of COVID-19, in particular the lab leak theory. Composed of about 30 core members, and ...
'' (2008)
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Honky Tonk'' (2008)
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Phantom
Phantom may refer to:
* Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things
** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living
Aircraft
* Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
'' (2013)
Filmography as director
Award
* ''Divide'' - Toronto ReelHeART International Film Festival (RHIFF), Best Director (2006)
References
External links
*
Masato Tsujiokaat Official site
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1979 births
Living people
Japanese male actors
Japanese film directors
People from Toyonaka, Osaka
Writers from Osaka Prefecture