Makoto Nagahisa

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Makoto Nagahisa

Born August 2, 1984 · Tokyo, Japan (age 42)

Born August 2, 1984, in Tokyo, Makoto Nagahisa directed films and music videos while working as a commercial planner at a major ad agency. Nagahisa wrote and directed the short film And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool. (2017) and was the first Japanese director to win the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES is his first feature-length film. Influences in…

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BURNBURN · 2026
BURN
6.82026
MovieDrama
When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she's left with one way to take back control.
We Are Little ZombiesWe Are Little Zombies · 2019
We Are Little Zombies
6.62019
MovieDramaMusic
Their parents are dead. They should be sad, but they can't cry. So they form a kick-ass band. This is the story of four 13-year-olds in search of their emotions.
KaguyaKaguya · 2022
Kaguya
6.72022
MovieScience FictionFantasy
Under the impetus of the 75th anniversary of the bamboo top-handle bags, the House presents a contemporary retelling of an ancient Japanese story entitled ‘Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter).’ Makoto Nagahisa stages the plot of finding oneself, along with true love, in a Tokyo betwixt and between reality and a dream. Dressed in looks from the Gucci Love Parade collection, Hikari Mitsushima, Aoi Yamada, and Eita Nagayama star in the story shedding a new light on the Gucci Bamboo 1947 and Gucci Diana Beloved lines.
And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool.And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool. · 2017
And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool.
7.62017
MovieDrama
One summer day, 400 goldfish were found in the swimming pool of a secondary school. This is a story about the four 15-year-old girls who put them there.
The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive)The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive) · 2020
The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive)
2020
MovieDrama
The movie director Makoto Nagahisa reinterprets Yukio Mishima's "Patriotism" by following a young couple during the coronavirus pandemic. This is the story of COVID-19, the live house, and the couple's self-determination.
DEATH DAYSDEATH DAYS · 2022
DEATH DAYS
2022
MovieDrama
This is the story of one man’s life, set in a world where everybody knows the day they will die: their “DEATH DAY”.
Pisko the Crab Child Is in LovePisko the Crab Child Is in Love · 2024
Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love
8.02024
MovieDrama
Pisko's father is a crab while her mother is human. Pisko falls in love with her teacher but is heartbroken when he leaves her because she is half-crab. Pisko finally finds love and companionship with her friend Kubokayo.
FrogFrog · 2009
Frog
2009
MovieDrama

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