Masashi Yamamoto

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

7

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-01-24 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Oita Prefecture, Japan

Masashi Yamamoto

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.

Known For

  • The Private Detective Mike

    The Private Detective Mike

  • March Comes In Like a Lion

    March Comes In Like a Lion

  • The Stairway to the Distant Past

    The Stairway to the Distant Past

  • A Crowd of Three

    A Crowd of Three

  • A Forest with No Name

    A Forest with No Name

  • The Whispering of the Gods

    The Whispering of the Gods

  • The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

    The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers