Toshio Matsumoto

(25 March 1932 – 12 April 2017) was a Japanese film director and video artist.

Early life Matsumoto was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1955.

Career Matsumoto’s first short was Ginrin, which he made in 1955.

His most famous film is his first one: Funeral Parade of Roses (Bara no Sōretsu). The film was loosely inspired by Oedipus Rex, featuring a transgender woman (portrayed by Peter) trying to move up in the world of Tokyo Hostess clubs.

Matsumoto published many books of photography and was a professor and dean of Arts at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. There, he taught experimental filmmaker Takashi Ito. He was also president of the Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences. In the early 1980s he taught at the Kyushu Institute of Art and Design (Kyushu Geijutsu Koka Daigaku).

Death Matsumoto lived in Tokyo until his death on 12 April 2017.

Filmography Feature films Year English title Japanese title Romaji Notes 1969 Funeral Parade of Roses 薔薇の葬列 Bara no Souretsu 1971 Demons (A.K.A. Pandemonium) 修羅 Shura The title Shura refers to Asuras. 1976 The War of the 16 Year Olds 十六歳の戦争 Juuroku-sai no Sensou 1988 Dogra Magura ドグラ・マグラ Dogura Magura Based on the novel of the same name by Yumeno Kyūsaku.

Experimental and documentary short films Year English title Japanese title Romaji Duration 1955 Bicycle (a.k.a. Bicycle in Dream and Silver Wheels) 銀輪 Ginrin 10 min 1956 Senkan 潜凾 Senkan 20 min 1959 Haru wo Yobukora 春を呼ぶ子ら Haru wo Yobukora 20 min 1959 300 Ton Trailer 300トン・トレーラー 300 Ton Trailer 25 min 1959 US-Japan Security Treaty 安保条約 Anpo jōyaku 18 min 1960 Long White Line of Record 白い長い線の記録 Shiroi Nagai Sen no Kiroku 13 min 1961 The Weavers of Nishijin 西陣 Nishijin 26 min 1963 The Song of Stone 石の詩 Ishi no Uta 25 min 1967 Mothers 母たち Haha-tachi 40 min 1968 For the Damaged Right Eye (A.K.A. For My Crushed Right Eye) つぶれかかった右眼のために Tsuburekakatta migime no tame ni 13 min 1969 Extasis エクスタシス Extasis 10 min 1971 Metastasis メタスタシス 新陳代謝 Metastasis: Shinchintaisha 8 min 1972 Autonomy オートノミー 自律性 Autonomy: Jiritsusei 12 min 1972 Expansion エクスパンション 拡張 Expansion: Kakuchou 14 min 1973 Mona Lisa モナ・リザ Mona Lisa 3 min 1974 Fly フライ 飛ぶ Fly: Tobu 9 min 1974 Andy Warhol: Re-reproduction アンディ・ウォーホル：複々製 Andi Uohoru: Fukubukusei 23 min 1975 Everything Visible Is Empty 色即是空 Shiki soku zekuu 8 min 1975 Young Girl 青女 Aoonna 30 min 1975 Phantom ファントム 幻妄 Phantom 10 min 1975 Ātman アートマン Atman 11 min 1976 Kite 凧 Tako 30 min 1977 Black Hole ブラックホール Black Hole 3 min 1978 Enigma エニグマ 謎 Enigma: Nazo 3 min 1979 White Hole ホワイトホール White Hole 7 min 1980 Ki or Breathing 気 Breathing Ki - Breathing 30 min 1981 Connection コネクション Connection 10 min 1982 Votive Picture 絵馬 Euma 30 min 1982 Relation リレーション 関係 Relation: Kankei 10 min 1982 Shift シフト 断層 Shift: Dansou 9 min 1983 Formation フォーメイション 形成 Formation: Keisei 9 min 1984 WAVE WAVE WAVE 7 min 1984 Delay Exposure ディレイ・エクスポージャー Delay Exposure 3 min 1985 EE Control EEコントロール EE Control 3 min 1985 Vibration バイブレーション Vibration 3 min 1985 Sway 揺らぎ スウェイ Yuragi: Sway 8 min 1987 Engram エングラム 記憶痕跡 Engram: Kioku konseki 15 min 1989 Trauma トラウマ Trauma 18 min 1990 Sign 気配 Kehai 20 min 1992 Disguise ディシミュレーション 偽装 Dishimyureshon: Gisou 20 min

Other works Year English title Japanese title RomajiType 1962 Long Black Shadow of Record 黒い長い影の記録 Kuroi Nagai Kage no Kiroku Radio play. 1964 Uso mo Honto mo Urakara Mireba 嘘もほんとも裏から見れば Uso mo Honto mo Urakara Mireba Theatre play. 1968 Magnetic Scramble マグネチック・スクランブル Magnetic Scramble Video performance. 1968 Cine Mosaic "Inter-media" piece. 1969 Projection for an Icon イコンのためのプロジェクション Ikon no tame no projection "Inter-media" piece. 1969 Shadow シャドウ Shadow "Inter-media" piece. 1970 Space Projection Ako スペース・プロジェクション・アコ Space Projection Ako "Inter-media" piece. 1974 Mona Lisa for Multi-video マルチビデオのためのモナ・リザ Multivideo no tame no Mona Lisa Video installation for 10 screens. 1974 Morning Dew モーニング・デュー（あさつゆ） Asa tsuyu "Inter-media" piece. 1975 Total Theatre トータルシアター・葵の上 Total Theatre "Inter-media" piece. 1976 Yuuterasu, shikyuu ユーテラス、子宮 Yuuterasu, shikyuu Media piece. 1979 Aquarium 水族館 Suizokukan Video installation for 3 screens, a water tank and fish. 1980 Cosmic Relation コズミック・リレーション Cosmic Relation Images for mobile 3D screen. 1986 Multiconnection マルチ・コネクション Multiconnection Installation for 1 16 mm camera and 4 screens. 1986 Articulation アーティキュレーション 文節 Articulation: Bunsetsu Installation for 6 screens and 1 camera. 1989 Luminous Globe ルミナス・グローブ Luminous Globe Installation for a spherical screen and a torus rear screen. 1990 Legend of Urando ウランド伝説 Urando Densetsu Media theatre for 2 HDTV and a laser. 1992 Trap of Narratology ナラトロジーの罠 Narratology no wana Installation for 23 screens, rotating camera platform, a camera and a sand screen.