Director

Masashi Yamamoto

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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 190734

IMDb ID: nm0945449

Known for: Directing

Born: January 24, 1956

Age: 70

Place of birth: Oita Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1979 - 2020

Years active: 42

Average TMDB rating: 6.37

Wikidata: Q3736585

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Biography

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.

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