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Hirobumi Watanabe

Hirobumi Watanabe

Director · Born 1982-01-01 · Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

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Biography

Born in 1982 in Otawara, Tochigi prefecture, Watanabe Hirobumi graduated in Japanese literature and, after graduation, entered the Japan Academy of Moving Images. His graduation project, the 41-minute film The Light Pig of August (Hachigatsu no Karui Buta), received the Grand Prix at the Fuji Film Lovers Festival, as well as other awards. In 2013, together with his brother Yuji, composer of film music, he created Foolish Piggies Films in his hometown of Otawara. Their first production was also the debut in Watanabe's feature film, And the Mud Ship Sails Away..., which was presented at the 26th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival and had several screenings outside Japan. The film was released in Japanese theatres in December 2014. His second film, 7 Days, won the best film award in the Japanese Cinema Splash section of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival. He has been invited to several other festivals and won the Nippon Vision Jury Award at the 17th edition of the Nippon Connection festival. Subsequently, Watanabe shot at least one film a year, always with his brother Watanabe Yuji as the author of the soundtrack and Bang Woo-hyun as director of photography. Howe…

Directed

  1. And the Mud Ship Sails Away... (2013) — Director
  2. Techno Brothers (2023) — Director
  3. I'm Really Good (2020) — Director
  4. Life Finds A Way (2019) — Director
  5. Poolside Man (2016) — Director
  6. Party 'Round the Globe (2018) — Director
  7. Cry (2019) — Director
  8. Kamata Prelude (2020) — Director
  9. The Scary House (2025) — Director
  10. Sea Not on the Map (2021) — Director
  11. Way of Life (2022) — Director
  12. 7 Days (2015) — Director
  13. A Light Pig of August (2008) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Over the Town (2019)
  2. Techno Brothers (2023) — Techno Brother #1
  3. I'm Really Good (2020)
  4. Life Finds A Way (2019)
  5. The Sleeping Insect (2020)
  6. Poolside Man (2016)
  7. I’m Glad to Be Alive (2022)
  8. Party 'Round the Globe (2018)
  9. Cry (2019)
  10. Kamata Prelude (2020) — Hirobumi Watanabe
  11. We Are Aliens (2024)
  12. The Scary House (2025) — Hirobumi Watanabe
  13. Your Lovely Smile (2022)
  14. The Summer Days with Catfish (2025)
  15. Rainy Blue (2025) — Usami