Masato Tsujioka

(born September 3, 1979 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a Japanese actor and filmmaker.

Biography TSUJIOKA Masato was born in 1979, in Osaka, Japan. He made his acting debut as part of the main cast of TSUKAMOTO Shinya's “BULLET BALLET” (98) which was screened at the Venice International Film Festival. Motivated by TSUKAMOTO's film making, he attracted attention in 2003 at the age of 23 with his debut film, “Lost by Dead” which depicted teens on a self-destructive rampage. With the combined numerous news reports and mass media exposure, the film's opening in Tokyo set a new attendance record, the reverberation of which spread among young people throughout the entire country resulting in the rare nationwide theatrical independent film release.

Afterward he directed “DIVIDE,” “DRASTIC,” “Dirty Heart,” “OLD PRISON,” “JUDGEMENT,” among others. He received the Best Director award at the Toronto ReelHeART Film Festival while a showcase of his works was held at the Japan-Filmfest Hamburg. As an actor, he has gone from appearing in films such as “Crow’s ZERO” to taking the lead role in films such as “Mada, Ningen,” among others. Furthermore, he was selected as one person who has contributed to and influenced local films by the prominent newspaper, Nikkei Entertainment's article “100 People Shaking Up Japanese Cinema.”

Filmography

Actor Bullet Ballet (1999) Japanese Hell (1999) Rest@rt (2000) Suicide Club (2002) Igyo no Koi (2002) A Snake of June (2002) Tearing Picture (2002) Lost By Dead (2003) Cracker Life (2004) Kiokunoniwa (2004) Jyuzouchitai (2004) Hellevator: The Bottled Fools (2004) Vital (2005) Black Kiss (2005) Hibi (2005) Haze (2005) Divide (2005) Woman Can't Swim (2007) Crows Zero (2007) Undertaker Tsukiko (2007) Endless Love (2007) Watch the Dream (2007) Drastic (2008) Honky Tonk (2008) Phantom (2013)

Filmography as director Year English title Japanese title Romaji Notes 2003 Lost By Dead ロスト・バイ・デッド Lost By Dead (84 min.) Montreal International New Cinema Festival (Canada) 2005 Divide ディバイド Divide (60 min.) Toronto ReelHeART International Film Festival (Canada) Best Director 2008 Drastic ドラスティック Drastic (25 min.) London International Fantastic Film Festival (Uk), Japan Movie Fest (Japan)

Award Divide - Toronto ReelHeART International Film Festival (RHIFF), Best Director (2006)