Daigo Matsui

Biography

Daigo Matsui (松居大悟 Matsui Daigo, born November 2, 1985 in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. During his studies at Keio University he established a theater troupe called “Gojigen”, which he still manages today. He made several short films, music videos, and worked as an actor. His first motion picture "Afro Tanaka" was produced in 2012. His works have already been screened at numerous international film festivals. Nippon Connection showed his film "Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops" (2017).

Directed

1. Just Remembering (2022) — Director
2. Japanese Girls Never Die (2016) — Director
3. Hand (2022) — Director
4. Afro Tanaka (2012) — Director
5. Daily Lives of High School Boys (2013) — Director
6. Rewrite (2025) — Director
7. Wonderful World End (2015) — Director
8. The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (2021) — Director
9. #HandballStrive (2020) — Director
10. Remain In Twilight (2021) — Director
11. Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops (2018) — Director
12. Hana Sugisaki's Filming Break (2023) — Director
13. Sweet Poolside (2014) — Director
14. How Selfish I Am! (2013) — Director
15. Undead Lovers (2024) — Director
16. Meets the World (2025) — Director
17. Our Huff and Puff Journey (2015) — Director
18. You, Your, Yours (2018) — Director
19. Aufguss (2022) — Director
20. Saune (2022) — Director
21. 戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～ (2020) — Director
22. Guest in Room 0 (2009) — Director
23. Gekkan Matsuzaka Tori (2024) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Perfect Days (2023) — Vinyl Store Staff
2. Hirugao (2017) — Ice Shop Owner
3. Code Blue (2008) — Factory worker
4. Good Doctor (2018) — Marui
5. Wish on a Cocktail
6. Satsujinki (2016)
7. Clinging to the Night (2022) — Self
8. First Kiss (2018) — Self
9. Utae! Love Song Furete G Kôdo (2021) — Live House Manager
10. シリーズ・横溝正史短編集 (2016) — Ryūsuke Yashiro