Masashi Yamamoto

Masashi Yamamoto

Directing

Born January 24, 1956 · Oita Prefecture, Japan

18 films as director · Active 1979–2026

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…

Known for

The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike

2002

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name

Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No Name

2003

A Crowd of Three

A Crowd of Three

2010

March Comes In Like a Lion

March Comes In Like a Lion

1991

The Stairway to the Distant Past

The Stairway to the Distant Past

1995

The Whispering of the Gods

The Whispering of the Gods

2005

The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

2018

Directed(18)

Wonderful Paradise

2020Wonderful Paradise★ 6.7

The Voice of Water

2014The Voice of Water★ 6.0

Three☆Points

2011Three☆Points★ 5.7

Scary True Stories: Night 10 - Possession

2008Scary True Stories: Night 10 - Possession

Man, Woman & the Wall

2006Man, Woman & the Wall★ 6.3

Tokyo of the Dead - 3 days

2006Tokyo of the Dead - 3 days

Cycle

Limousine Drive

2000Limousine Drive★ 10.0

Junk Food

1997Junk Food★ 4.9

1996Atlanta Boogie★ 5.5

Kumagusu

What's Up Connection

1990What's Up Connection★ 7.0

Robinson's Garden

1987Robinson's Garden★ 6.5

1984Tampon Tango★ 5.0

Carnival in the Night

1981Carnival in the Night★ 5.4

Saint Terrorism

1980Saint Terrorism

Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard

1979Prelude to the Murder of a Prison Guard

Acting(7)

2018The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers

2010A Crowd of Three

2005The Whispering of the GodsBrother Akabane

2003Mike Yokohama: A Forest with No NameYamamoto

2002The Private Detective MikeYamamoto

1995The Stairway to the Distant Past

1991March Comes In Like a LionRamen Man

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