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Japanese film director
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92 years
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Toshio Matsumoto (松本 俊夫, Matsumoto Toshio) (born March 25, 1932) is a Japanese film director and video artist.
Biography
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 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 transsexual (portrayed by Peter) trying to move up in the world of the Japanese gay bars.
Matsumoto has published many books of photography 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. He now lives in Tokyo.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | English title | Japanese title | Romaji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Funeral Parade of Roses | 薔薇の葬列 | Bara no Souretsu | |
| 1971 | Demons (aka Pandemonium) | 修羅 | Shura | The title Shura refers to Asuras. |
| 1973 | War at the Age of Sixteen | 十六歳の戦争 | Juuroku-sai no Sensou | |
| 1988 | Dogura Magura | ドグラ・マグラ | Dogura Magura |
Experimental and documentary short films
| Year | English title | Japanese title | Romaji | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Bicycle | 銀輪 | Ginrin | 10 min |
| 1956 | Senkan | 潜凾 | Senkan | 20 min |
| 1959 | Haru wo Yobukora | 春を呼ぶ子ら | Haru wo Yobukora | 20 min |
| 1959 | 300 Ton Trailer | 300トン・トレーラー | 300 Ton Trailer | 25 min |
| 1959 | US-Japan Security Treaty | 安保条約 | Anbojouyaku | 18 min |
| 1960 | Long White Line of Record | 白い長い線の記録 | Shiroi Nagai Sen no Kiroku | 13 min |
| 1961 | The Weavers of Nishijin | 西陣 | Nishijin | 26 min |
| 1963 | The Song of Stone | 石の詩 | Ishi no Uta | 25 min |
| 1967 | Mothers | 母たち | Haha-tachi | 40 min |
| 1968 | For the Damaged Right Eye (aka For My Crushed Right Eye) | つぶれかかった右眼のために | Tsuburekakatta migime no tame ni | 13 min |
| 1969 | Extasis | エクスタシス | Extasis | 10 min |
| 1971 | Metastasis | メタスタシス 新陳代謝 | Metastasis: Shinchintaisha | 8 min |
| 1972 | Autonomy | オートノミー 自律性 | Autonomy: Jiritsusei | 12 min |
| 1972 | Expansion | エクスパンション 拡張 | Expansion: Kakuchou | 14 min |
| 1973 | Mona Lisa | モナ・リザ | Mona Lisa | 3 min |
| 1974 | Fly | フライ 飛ぶ | Fly: Tobu | 9 min |
| 1974 | Andy Warhol: Re-reproduction | アンディ・ウォーホル：複々製 | Andi Uohoru: Fukubukusei | 23 min |
| 1975 | Everything Visible Is Empty | 色即是空 | Shiki soku zekuu | 8 min |
| 1975 | Young Girl | 青女 | Aoonna | 30 min |
| 1975 | Phantom | ファントム 幻妄 | Phantom | 10 min |
| 1975 | Atman | アートマン | Atman | 11 min |
| 1976 | Kite | 凧 | Tako | 30 min |
| 1977 | Black Hole | ブラックホール | Black Hole | 3 min |
| 1978 | Enigma | エニグマ 謎 | Enigma: Nazo | 3 min |
| 1979 | White Hole | ホワイトホール | White Hole | 7 min |
| 1980 | Ki - Breathing | 気 Breathing | Ki - Breathing | 30 min |
| 1981 | Connection | コネクション | Connection | 10 min |
| 1982 | Votive Picture | 絵馬 | Euma | 30 min |
| 1982 | Relation | リレーション 関係 | Relation: Kankei | 10 min |
| 1982 | Shift | シフト 断層 | Shift: Dansou | 9 min |
| 1983 | Formation | フォーメイション 形成 | Formation: Keisei | 9 min |
| 1984 | WAVE | WAVE | WAVE | 7 min |
| 1984 | Delay Exposure | ディレイ・エクスポージャー | Delay Exposure | 3 min |
| 1985 | EE Control | EEコントロール | EE Control | 3 min |
| 1985 | Vibration | バイブレーション | Vibration | 3 min |
| 1985 | Sway | 揺らぎ スウェイ | Yuragi: Sway | 8 min |
| 1987 | Engram | エングラム 記憶痕跡 | Engram: Kioku konseki | 15 min |
| 1989 | Trauma | トラウマ | Trauma | 18 min |
| 1990 | Sign | 気配 | Kehai | 20 min |
| 1992 | Disguise | ディシミュレーション 偽装 | Dishimyureshon: Gisou | 20 min |
Other works
| Year | English title | Japanese title | Romaji | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Long Black Shadow of Record | 黒い長い影の記録 | Kuroi Nagai Kage no Kiroku | Radio play. |
| 1964 | Uso mo Honto mo Urakara Mireba | 嘘もほんとも裏から見れば | Uso mo Honto mo Urakara Mireba | Theatre play. |
| 1968 | Magnetic Scramble | マグネチック・スクランブル | Magnetic Scramble | Video performance. |
| 1969 | Projection for an Icon | イコンのためのプロジェクション | Ikon no tame no projection | "Inter-media" piece. |
| 1969 | Shadow | シャドウ | Shadow | "Inter-media" piece. |
| 1970 | Space Projection Ako | スペース・プロジェクション・アコ | Space Projection Ako | "Inter-media" piece. |
| 1974 | Mona Lisa for Multi-video | マルチビデオのためのモナ・リザ | Multivideo no tame no Mona Lisa | Video installation for 10 screens. |
| 1974 | Morning Dew | モーニング・デュー（あさつゆ） | Asa tsuyu | "Inter-media" piece. |
| 1975 | Total Theatre | トータルシアター・葵の上 | Total Theatre | "Inter-media" piece. |
| 1976 | Yuuterasu, shikyuu | ユーテラス、子宮 | Yuuterasu, shikyuu | Media piece. |
| 1979 | Aquarium | 水族館 | Suizokukan | Video installation for 3 screens, a water tank and fish. |
| 1980 | Cosmic Relation | コズミック・リレーション | Cosmic Relation | Images for mobile 3D screen. |
| 1986 | Multiconnection | マルチ・コネクション | Multiconnection | Installation for 1 16 mm camera and 4 screens. |
| 1986 | Articulation | アーティキュレーション 文節 | Articulation: Bunsetsu | Installation for 6 screens and 1 camera. |
| 1989 | Luminous Globe | ルミナス・グローブ | Luminous Globe | Installation for a spherical screen and a torus rear screen. |
| 1990 | Legend of Urando | ウランド伝説 | Urando Densetsu | Media theatre for 2 HDTV and a laser. |
| 1992 | Trap of Narratology | ナラトロジーの罠 | Narratology no wana | Installation for 23 screens, rotating camera platform, a camera and a sand screen. |
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