Masato Tsujioka (辻岡æ£äºº, Masato Tsujioka) (born September 3,
1979 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese actor and filmmaker.TSUJIOKA
Masato was born in 1979, in Osaka, Japan. He made his acting debut as
part of the main cast of TSUKAMOTO Shinya's “BULLET BALLET†(98)
which was screened at the Venice International Film Festival.
Motivated by TSUKAMOTO's film making, he attracted attention in 2003
at the age of 23 with his debut film, “Lost by Dead†which
depicted teens on a self-destructive rampage. With the combined
numerous news reports and mass media exposure, the film's opening in
Tokyo set a new attendance record, the reverberation of which spread
among young people throughout the entire country resulting in the rare
nationwide theatrical independent film release.Afterward he directed
“DIVIDE,†“DRASTIC,†“Dirty Heart,†“OLD PRISON,â€
“JUDGEMENT,†among others. He received the Best Director award at
the Toronto ReelHeART Film Festival while a showcase of his works was
held at the Japan-Filmfest Hamburg. As an actor, he has gone from
appearing in films such as “Crow’s ZERO†to taking the lead role
in films such as “Mada, Ningen,†among others. Furthermore, he was
selected as one person who has contributed to and influenced local
films by the prominent newspaper, Nikkei Entertainment's article
“100 People Shaking Up Japanese Cinema.â€
1979 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese actor and filmmaker.TSUJIOKA
Masato was born in 1979, in Osaka, Japan. He made his acting debut as
part of the main cast of TSUKAMOTO Shinya's “BULLET BALLET†(98)
which was screened at the Venice International Film Festival.
Motivated by TSUKAMOTO's film making, he attracted attention in 2003
at the age of 23 with his debut film, “Lost by Dead†which
depicted teens on a self-destructive rampage. With the combined
numerous news reports and mass media exposure, the film's opening in
Tokyo set a new attendance record, the reverberation of which spread
among young people throughout the entire country resulting in the rare
nationwide theatrical independent film release.Afterward he directed
“DIVIDE,†“DRASTIC,†“Dirty Heart,†“OLD PRISON,â€
“JUDGEMENT,†among others. He received the Best Director award at
the Toronto ReelHeART Film Festival while a showcase of his works was
held at the Japan-Filmfest Hamburg. As an actor, he has gone from
appearing in films such as “Crow’s ZERO†to taking the lead role
in films such as “Mada, Ningen,†among others. Furthermore, he was
selected as one person who has contributed to and influenced local
films by the prominent newspaper, Nikkei Entertainment's article
“100 People Shaking Up Japanese Cinema.â€
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