Daishi Matsunaga

Directing

Daishi Matsunaga

Born July 3, 1974 · Tokyo, Japan (age 52)

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Known For

Pieta in the ToiletPieta in the Toilet · 2015
Pieta in the Toilet
★ 6.72015
MovieDramaRomance
Hiroshi has given up on his dreams of becoming a painter and works part-time cleaning office windows. He learns that he has only 3 months left to live. During his last summer, high school student Mai appears. Hiroshi becomes attracted to her.
The Limit of Sleeping BeautyThe Limit of Sleeping Beauty · 2017
The Limit of Sleeping Beauty
★ 5.42017
MovieDrama
Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was the time spent with her lover Kaito.
Hush!Hush! · 2001
Hush!
★ 6.42001
MovieDramaComedy
Naoya and Katsuhiro are boyfriends, new in their relationship. Things are uneven at first—Naoya is open and free while Katsuhiro is cautious and closeted—but nothing compares to the chaos that arrives when Asako, a troubled woman with a history of psychiatric problems, abortions, and casual sex, asks Katsuhiro to conceive a child with her.
Sleep No MoreSleep No More · 2026
Sleep No More
★ 7.22026
MovieHorrorFantasy
As two sisters clash over whether their mother’s sudden death at a wig factory was suicide or demonic possession, their brother's supernatural body-regenerative gift attracts a wandering ghost searching for a human host.
EgoistEgoist · 2023
Egoist
★ 7.02023
MovieDramaRomance
A lonely magazine editor finds romance with his personal trainer until a confession changes everything. Based on the novel by Makoto Takayama.
That Moment, My Heart CriedThat Moment, My Heart Cried · 2019
That Moment, My Heart Cried
★ 6.02019
MovieDrama
This project, a fusion of poetry, music, and movies, gives birth to a new style of filmmaking, through the work of five directors.
School Ghost Story: Curse SpecialSchool Ghost Story: Curse Special · 2000
School Ghost Story: Curse Special
★ 8.82000
MovieHorrorFantasy
Japanese horror film with four segments.
Fifteen Boys AdriftFifteen Boys Adrift · 1982
Fifteen Boys Adrift
★ 6.51982
MovieAnimationAdventure
A troop of children from eight to thirteen, abandoned on an island, struggling for life in the midst of passion fueled by the differences of nationalities. A story in the style of Robinson Crusoe revisited by Jules Verne.

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Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: JourneyAsian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey · 2018
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey
2018
MovieDrama
This omnibus film consists of three films made by three directors from three countries. With “Journey” as the theme, each of these films tells about a journey. “The Sea” is a film by Degena Yun (China), telling about mother and child’s trip to the sea from Beijing. “Hekishu,” a film by Daishi Matsunaga (Japan), tells about the journey of a Japanese businessman involved in infrastructure development in Yangon. The film depicts the entrepreneur’s emotional feelings in the face of Yangon residents who lost their homes due to the construction of the new infrastructure. The last is a film titled “Variable No. 3” by Edwin (Indonesia), which tells the story of a couple’s journey to Tokyo. There they meet a mysterious man. The man who works as a tour guide and rents out the inn, gives a strange advice to the husband and wife.

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