Masashi YAMAMOTO

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Masashi YAMAMOTO, born in Oita Prefecture in 1956, started his 8mm film career after dropping out of university. His feature film debut, CARNIVAL IN THE NIGHT, was screened at Berlinale Forum in 1983. His follow-up ROBINSON’S GARDEN also was an international success and earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1987. With his “Cinema Impact” workshop, founded in 2012, YAMAMOTO has also been active as a producer.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Wonderful Paradise, Japan 2020 (Director) NC21
Wonderful Paradise, Japan 2020 (Script) NC21
The Voice Of Water, Japan 2014 (Director) NC15
The Voice Of Water, Japan 2014 (Script) NC15
Junk Food, Japan 1998 (Director) NC00
Junk Food, Japan 1998 (Script) NC00

Guest at Nippon Connection

Junk Food, NC00
The Voice Of Water, NC15