Biography (1)
Hirobumi Watanabe graduated from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, where he studied under Daisuke Tengan, son of legendary director Shohei Imamura. With his brother, film composer Yuji, he founded the production group Foolish Piggies Films in 2013 in his rural Tochigi hometown. His debut film And the Mud Ship Sails Away... (2013) and his silent followup, 7 Days (2015), screened to acclaim at TIFF and many other festivals.
Gallery (8)
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Techno Brothers |
| 2020 |
Cry |
I'm Really Good |
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Kamata Prelude |
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| 2018 |
Life Finds a Way |
| 2017 |
Party 'Round the Globe |
| 2016 |
Poolside Man |
| 2015 |
7 Days |
| 2013 |
And the Mud Ship Sails Away |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Techno Brothers |
| 2020 |
Cry |
I'm Really Good |
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| 2018 |
Life Finds a Way |
| 2017 |
Party 'Round the Globe |
| 2016 |
Poolside Man |
| 2015 |
7 Days |
| 2013 |
And the Mud Ship Sails Away |
Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Cry |
| 2017 |
Party 'Round the Globe |
| 2016 |
Poolside Man |
| 2015 |
7 Days |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Blue Imagine |
| 2023 |
Techno Brothers |
| 2022 |
Your Lovely Smile |
| 2020 |
Cry |
I'm Really Good |
|
Kamata Prelude |
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| 2018 |
Life Finds a Way |
| 2017 |
Party 'Round the Globe |
| 2016 |
Poolside Man |
| 2015 |
7 Days |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
The Idolm@ster SideM Wakeatte Mini! |
Producer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2015 |
7 Days |
| 2013 |
And the Mud Ship Sails Away |