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Toshio Matsumoto

Toshio Matsumoto

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25 Mar 1932
† 12 Apr 2017
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Biography

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 films, multimedia, and video in his homeland and abroad. Born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and a graduate from Tokyo University in 1955, his first short was Ginrin, which he made in 1955, however his most famous work is 1969's wildly experimental Funeral Parade of Roses (also known as Bara no soretsu). A retelling of Oedipus Rex, a trans person (portrayed ...

Also Known As

松本 俊夫, 마츠모토 토시오

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Toshio Matsumoto's Movies

Engram
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Engram

29 Apr 1987

Under the Skin
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Under the Skin

14 Jun 2002

KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–
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KIKAIDE MIRUKOTO = Eye Machine / To See by Chance –The Pioneers of Japanese Video Arts–

10 Apr 2013

Filming the Unfilmable: An Interview with Toshio Matsumoto
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Filming the Unfilmable: An Interview with Toshio Matsumoto

06 Aug 2003

Discovery of Image – The Era of Toshio Matsumoto
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Discovery of Image – The Era of Toshio Matsumoto

09 Dec 2017