About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1932-03-25
Place of birth:
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Toshio Matsumoto

Overview

Toshio Matsumoto (松本 俊夫 Matsumoto Toshio) (March 25, 1932 – April 12, 2017) was a Japanese film director, a pioneer of avant-garde experimental movies, multimedia, and video in his homeland and abroad. Matsumoto was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and graduated from Tokyo University in 1955. His first short was Ginrin, which he made in 1955, however his most famous film is 1969's wildly experimental Funeral Parade of Roses (also known as Bara no soretsu). Funeral Parade of Roses influenced Stanley Kubrick's film A Clockwork Orange heavily. The film was a retelling of Oedipus Rex, featuring a trans person (portrayed by Pîta) trying to move up in the world of the Japanese hostess clubs.

Matsumoto published many books of photography and art and was a professor and dean of Arts at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. He was also the President of the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences.

Known for

Acting
2002 Under the Skin Actor Himself 59
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1987 Engram Actor 59
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Directing
2012 Toro Axe Part 3: All Things Change Directing Director N/A
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1992 Dissimulation Directing Director N/A
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1990 Old/New Directing Director N/A
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1988 Dogra Magra Directing Director 59
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1987 Engram Directing Director 59
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1986 1986 Summer Directing Director N/A
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1985 EE Control Directing Director 59
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1985 Sway Directing Director 59
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1984 Wave Directing Director N/A
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1984 Delay Exposure Directing Director N/A
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1984 Vibration Directing Director N/A
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1982 Relation Directing Director 59
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1982 Shift Directing Director 59
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1981 Connection Directing Director 59
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1980 Ki or Breathing Directing Director 59
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1980 Kimoto Directing Director N/A
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1979 White Hole Directing Director 59
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1978 Enigma: Nazo Directing Director 59
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1976 The War of the 16 Year Olds Directing Director 58
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1975 Atman Directing Director 59
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1975 A Girl Directing Director N/A
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1975 Everything Visible Is Empty Directing Director 59
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1975 Murder Catalogue Directing Director N/A
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1975 Phantom Directing Director 59
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1974 Fly Directing Director N/A
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1974 Andy Warhol: Re-Reproduction Directing Director 58
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1973 Mona Lisa Directing Director 59
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1972 Autonomy Directing Director N/A
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1972 Expansion Directing Director 59
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1971 Metastasis Directing Director 58
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1971 Demons Directing Director 61
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1970 Space Projection Ako Directing Director N/A
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1969 Funeral Parade of Roses Directing Director 63
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1969 Ecstasis Directing Director 59
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1968 For My Crushed Right Eye Directing Director 59
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1968 Magnetic Scramble Directing Director N/A
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1967 Mothers Directing Director 59
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1964 Nippon Express Carries the Olympics to Tokyo Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Song of Stone Directing Director 59
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1962 I'm Nylon Directing Director N/A
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1961 The Weavers of Nishijin Directing Director 59
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1960 Record of A Long White Line Directing Director N/A
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1959 Security Treaty Directing Director N/A
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1959 300 Ton Trailer Directing Director N/A
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1957 Caisson Directing Director N/A
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1955 Silver Wheel Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1988 Dogra Magra Writing Screenplay 59
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1976 The War of the 16 Year Olds Writing Screenplay 58
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1971 Demons Writing Screenplay 61
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1969 Funeral Parade of Roses Writing Screenplay 63
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1961 The Weavers of Nishijin Writing Screenplay 59
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1961 The Catch Writing Screenplay 59
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1959 Security Treaty Writing Writer N/A
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Crew
2018 The Devil In Mary Crew Thanks N/A
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1963 Nichiray a la carte Crew Script N/A
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Editing
1975 Atman Editing Editor 59
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