Kunitoshi Manda
Kunitoshi Manda | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film critic |
| Spouse | Tamami Manda |
Kunitoshi Manda (万田 邦敏, Manda Kunitoshi, born 1956 in Tokyo) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.
Biography
Kunitoshi Manda was a student at Rikkyo University, where he took Shigehiko Hasumi's filmology class.[1]
Manda directed his first feature film, Unloved, in 2001.[2] It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
The Tunnel, one of his television films, screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[4]
Manda's third feature film, The Kiss, premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2008.[5] Japanese film critic Inuhiko Yomota praised the film as "a fantastic film."[6]
Filmography
Feature films
Short films
- Spaceship Remnant 6 (1996)
- Omokage (2010)
Television
- The Tunnel (2003)
Bibliography
- Sairishū Tottemo Hazukashi Zemināru (2009)
References
- ^ Nozaki, Kan (2011). Andrew, Dudley (ed.). Opening Bazin. Oxford University Press. p. 327.
- ^ Stratton, David (May 14, 2001). "Unloved". Variety.
- ^ "Parallel section and other prizes". Screen Daily. May 22, 2001.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (May 26, 2004). "The Tunnel". Variety.
- ^ Noh, Jean (April 2, 2008). "Jeonju to kick off ninth edition with Kunitoshi's The Kiss". Screen Daily.
- ^ Amit, Rea (February 5, 2009). "Inuhiko Yomota". Midnight Eye.
External links
- Kunitoshi Manda at IMDb
- Kunitoshi Manda at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)