Junji SAKAMOTO

阪本順治

Junji SAKAMOTO

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.

ニッポン・コネクション上映作品

せかいのおきく, 日本 2022 (監督) NC23
せかいのおきく, 日本 2022 (脚本) NC23
弟とアンドロイドと僕, 日本 2020 (監督) NC22
弟とアンドロイドと僕, 日本 2020 (脚本) NC22
半世界, 日本 2018 (監督) NC19
半世界, 日本 2018 (脚本) NC19
団地, 日本 2016 (監督) NC17
団地, 日本 2016 (脚本) NC17
Observatory, 日本 2008 (脚本) NC09
Observatory, 日本 2008 (監督) NC09
Bokunchi - My House, 日本 2002 (監督) NC05

ニッポン・コネクション・ゲスト

Another World, NC19

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