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Toshio Matsumoto

Director

Toshio Matsumoto

Directing
1969 — 1988 · 3 films
Lived
25 March 1932 — d. 2017
From
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Toshio Matsumoto (松本 俊夫 Matsumoto Toshio) (March 25, 1932 – April 12, 2017) was a Japanese film director, a pioneer of avant-garde experimental movies, multimedia, and video in his homeland and abroad. Matsumoto was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and graduated from Tokyo University in 1955. His first short was Ginrin, which he made in 1955, however his most famous film is 1969's wildly experimental Funeral Parade of Roses (also known as Bara no soretsu).

Career Signature

How Toshio Matsumoto’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.