- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1982
- Place of Birth
- Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Hirobumi Watanabe
Born in 1982 in Otawara, Tochigi prefecture, Watanabe Hirobumi graduated in Japanese literature and, after graduation, entered the Japan Academy of Moving Images. His graduation project, the 41-minute film The Light Pig of August (Hachigatsu no Karui Buta), received the Grand Prix at the Fuji Film Lovers Festival, as well as other awards. In 2013, together with his brother Yuji, composer of film music, he created Foolish Piggies Films in his hometown of Otawara. Their first production was also the debut in Watanabe's feature film, And the Mud Ship Sails Away..., which was presented at the 26th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival and had several screenings outside Japan. The film was released in Japanese theatres in December 2014. His second film, 7 Days, won the best film award in the Japanese Cinema Splash section of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival. He has been i…
Filmography
movieRainy Blue
2025 · Usami, Editor
movieThe Scary House
2025 · Hirobumi Watanabe, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
movieThe Summer Days with Catfish
2025
movieWe Are Aliens
2024
movieLove Will Tear Us Apart
2023 · Writer
movieTechno Brothers
2023 · Techno Brother #1, Editor, Screenplay, Director
movieWay of Life
2022 · Director
movieYour Lovely Smile
2022
movieI’m Glad to Be Alive
2022
movieSea Not on the Map
2021 · Director, Screenplay
movieKamata Prelude
2020 · Hirobumi Watanabe, Screenplay, Director
movieThe Sleeping Insect
2020
movieI'm Really Good
2020 · , Director of Photography, Writer, Editor, Executive Producer, Cinematography
movieCry
2019 · , Director
movieOver the Town
2019
movieLife Finds A Way
2019 · , Writer, Director, Editor
movieParty 'Round the Globe
2018 · , Director, Screenplay
moviePoolside Man
2016 · , Director
movie7 Days
2015 · Editor, Director, Writer
movieAnd the Mud Ship Sails Away...
2013 · Executive Producer, Writer, Director
movieA Light Pig of August
2008 · Director, Writer