Junji SAKAMOTO
阪本順治
Junji SAKAMOTO was born in Sakai in 1958. He started his career as an assistant director while studying, working with filmmakers like Gakuryu ISHII, among others. His directing debut KNOCKOUT (1989) won a number of newcomer awards. In 2000, his crime drama FACE was also a multi-award-winning box office hit. Nippon Connection has already screened his manga adaptation BOKUNCHI – MY HOUSE (2003 / NC ’04), the comedy THE PROJECTS (2016 / NC ’17), and the drama ANOTHER WORLD (2018 / NC ’19). His film OKIKU AND THE WORLD (2022 / NC ’23) had its world premiere at the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Films shown at Nippon Connection
Okiku And The World,
Japan 2022 (Director)
NC23
Okiku And The World,
Japan 2022 (Script)
NC23
My Brother, The Android And Me,
Japan 2020 (Director)
NC22
My Brother, The Android And Me,
Japan 2020 (Script)
NC22
Another World,
Japan 2018 (Director)
NC19
Another World,
Japan 2018 (Script)
NC19
The Projects,
Japan 2016 (Director)
NC17
The Projects,
Japan 2016 (Script)
NC17
Observatory,
Japan 2008 (Script)
NC09
Observatory,
Japan 2008 (Director)
NC09
Bokunchi - My House,
Japan 2002 (Director)
NC05
Guest at Nippon Connection
Another World, NC19