Masashi Yamamoto
Directing
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.
Known for
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DUDE
2026
Director
movieWonderful Paradise
2020
Director
movieThe Voice of Water
2014
Director
movieThree☆Points
2011
Director
movieMan, Woman & the Wall
2006
Director
movieCycle
2005
Director
movieLimousine Drive
2000
Director
movieJunk Food
1997
Director
movieKumagusu
1991
Director
movieWhat's Up Connection
1990
Director
movieRobinson's Garden
1987
Director
movieCarnival in the Night
1981
Director
movieSaint Terrorism
1980
Director
Writing14
movieWonderful Paradise
2020
Screenplay
movieThree☆Points
2011
Writer
movieMan, Woman & the Wall
2006
Screenplay
movieTokyo of the Dead - 3 days
2006
Screenplay
movieCycle
2005
Screenplay
movieLimousine Drive
2000
Writer
movieJunk Food
1997
Writer
Atlanta Boogie
1996
Screenplay
movieWhat's Up Connection
1990
Screenplay
movieRobinson's Garden
1987
Screenplay
movieCarnival in the Night
1981
Screenplay
movieSaint Terrorism
1980
Writer
Acting7
movieThe Whispering of the Gods
2005
Brother Akabane
tvThe Private Detective Mike
2002
Yamamoto
movieMarch Comes In Like a Lion
1991
Ramen Man
