Masashi Yamamoto
January 24, 1956 · 70 years old
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 al…
Known For
5 titles
Man, Woman and the Wall
Young journalist Ryo eavesdrops on neighbor Satsuki through thin walls, becoming obsessed. Satsuki receives disturbing calls. Their lives intersect, blurring reality and delusion, leading to an unthinkable event.
March Comes in Like a Lion
Set in Tokyo, Ice brings her amnesiac older brother Haruo home from the hospital to care for him. He is reluctant to go, until Ice tells him that she is his lover. Since he has no memory of his sister Ice, he obliges her. How long...
Junk Food
Violence and amorality mark the lives of unrelated Japanese during a 24-hour period in Tokyo.
Robinson's Garden
A hippie-like girl tries to turn an abandoned industrial site into an urban oasis full of greenery.
What's Up Connection
A family in Hong Kong win multiple holiday prizes at the same time. We follow the oldest son on his trip to Japan, where he meets a Japanese tour guide and an eccentric thief. They accompany him back to Hong Kong, only to discover...