Toshio Matsumoto
Directing
Toshio Matsumoto (松本 俊夫, Matsumoto Toshio; March 25, 1932 – April 12, 2017) was a Japanese film director, a pioneer of avant-garde experimental films, multimedia, and video in his homeland and abroad. Born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and a graduate from Tokyo University in 1955, his first short was Ginrin, which he made in 1955, however his most famous work is 1969's wildly experimental Funeral Parade of Roses (also known as Bara no soretsu). A retelling of Oedipus Rex, a trans person (portrayed by Pîta) tries to move up in the world of the Japanese hostess clubs. Funeral Parade of Roses heavily influenced Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971). Matsumoto published many books of photography and art and was a professor and dean of Arts at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. He was also the President of the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences.
Known for
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movieDissimulation
1992
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movieOld/New
1990
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movieDogra Magra
1988
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movieEngram
1987
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movie1986 Summer
1986
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movieSway
1985
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movieEE Control
1985
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movieWave
1984
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movieDelay Exposure
1984
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movieVibration
1984
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movieShift
1982
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movieRelation
1982
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movieConnection
1981
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movieKi or Breathing
1980
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movieKimoto
1980
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movieWhite Hole
1979
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movieEnigma: Nazo
1978
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movieAtman
1975
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movieA Girl
1975
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moviePhantom
1975
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movieMurder Catalogue
1975
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movieFly
1974
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movieMona Lisa
1973
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movieExpansion
1973
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movieAutonomy
1972
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movieMetastasis
1971
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movieDemons
1971
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movieSpace Projection Ako
1970
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movieFuneral Parade of Roses
1969
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movieEcstasis
1969
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movieMothers
1967
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movieThe Song of Stone
1963
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movieI'm Nylon
1962
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movieThe Weavers of Nishijin
1961
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movieSecurity Treaty
1959
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movie300 Ton Trailer
1959
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movieCaisson
1957
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movieSilver Wheel
1955
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movieDogra Magra
1988
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movieThe War of the 16 Year Olds
1976
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movieDemons
1971
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movieFuneral Parade of Roses
1969
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movieThe Weavers of Nishijin
1961
Screenplay
movieThe Catch
1961
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movieSecurity Treaty
1959
Writer
movieSilver Wheel
1955
Screenplay
Acting5
movieUnder the Skin
2002
Himself
Crew2
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movieAtman
1975
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