Hitoshi MATSUMOTO


Hitoshi MATSUMOTO, born in 1963 in Amagasaki, is a Japanese director and comedian. In Japan, he and his comedy partner Masatoshi HAMADA found fame as the “Downtown Duo”. His feature film breakthrough came in 2007 with DAINIPPONJIN (NC ’08). NIPPON CONNECTION has featured all his directorial works in past festival editions.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

R100, Japan 2013 (Director) NC14
R100, Japan 2013 (Script) NC14
Saya Zamurai, Japan 2011 (Director) NC12
Saya Zamurai, Japan 2011 (Script) NC12
Symbol, Japan 2009 (Cast) NC10
Symbol, Japan 2009 (Director) NC10
Symbol, Japan 2009 (Script) NC10
Dainipponjin, Japan 2007 (Director) NC08
Dainipponjin, Japan 2007 (Script) NC08
Dainipponjin, Japan 2007 (Cast) NC08

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