Masanori Tominaga
Masanori Tominaga
16 Directed
5 Series
Full Filmography
Strangers in Kyoto
Director
2025
Film
Sell My Hand
Creator
2023–
TV
Between the White Key and the Black Key
Director
2023
Film
MADE IN YAMATO
Director
2021
Film
Kanojo no Ura Sekai
Director · 5 episodes
2021–
TV
In Those Days
Screenplay
2021
Film
Eat And Sleep at Camp Alone
Director · 12 episodes
2019–
TV
目を閉じてギラギラ ～一発逆転!借金人生～
Director · 1 episode
2019–
TV
Dynamite Graffiti
Director
2018
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Masanori Tominaga and where are they from?
Masanori Tominaga is 50 years old, born on October 31, 1975 in Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Masanori Tominaga?
Masanori Tominaga is best known for directing Pumpkin and Mayonnaise, Vengeance Can Wait, Dynamite Graffiti.
How many movies has Masanori Tominaga directed?
Over a 23-year career (since 2003), Masanori Tominaga has directed or written 16 films and worked on 5 TV shows.
What was Masanori Tominaga's first movie?
The career of Masanori Tominaga began with Shirley Temple Japon ().
What is Masanori Tominaga's most recent movie or series?
Masanori Tominaga's most recent release is Strangers in Kyoto, which premiered on June 6, 2025.
What TV shows has Masanori Tominaga created or directed?
On television, Masanori Tominaga has appeared in Sell My Hand, Eat And Sleep at Camp Alone, Dias Police: Police from Another Country, Kanojo no Ura Sekai.
Masanori Tominaga
1975-10-31 · Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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.