Hirobumi Watanabe

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 invited to several other festivals and won the Nippon Vision Jury Award at the 17th edition of the Nippon Connection festival. Subsequently, Watanabe shot at least one film a year, always with his brother Watanabe Yuji as the author of the soundtrack and Bang Woo-hyun as director of photography. However, for his most recent film, I'm Really Good (2020), Watanabe also served as a cameraman. This is also his first title in which his grandmother, who died last year at the age of 102, does not appear. After almost a decade of consistency, more or less with the same people in front of and behind the camera, Watanabe's career seems to have come to a turning point.

  • Popularity : 1.343
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1982-01-01
  • Place of Birth : Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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Hirobumi Watanabe Movies

  • 2023
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    Techno Brothers

    Techno Brothers

    6 2023 HD

    The band "Techno Brothers" played by Watanabe, brother Watanabe Yuji and pal Kurosaki Takanori, go to find fame and fortune in Tôkyô....

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  • 2022
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    I’m Glad to Be Alive

    I’m Glad to Be Alive

    7 2022 HD

    Professional boxer Sota Kusunoki has gained popularity for his fighting style, where he goes headlong into his opponents. However, years of fighting...

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  • 2022
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    Your Lovely Smile

    Your Lovely Smile

    1 2022 HD

    A bittersweet, hilarious, enlightening and inspirational road trip through Japanese arthouse cinemas with a heartily independent filmmaker, who also...

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  • 2016
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    Poolside Man

    Poolside Man

    8 2016 HD

    In a suburb north of Tokyo that seems to be secluded from the world’s madness and malice, Yusuke Mizuhara works as a lifeguard at a swimming...

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  • 2018
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    Party 'Round the Globe

    Party 'Round the Globe

    6 2018 HD

    Poolsideman's Watanabe Brothers stamp their trademark brand of humor and melancholy on this gem of a road movie, as two Beatlemaniacs plan and then...

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  • 2019
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    Cry

    Cry

    8 2019 HD

    The latest unique human drama from Hirobumi and Yuji Watanabe portrays, in black and white and without words, a man who lives with his aging...

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  • 2019
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    Life Finds A Way

    Life Finds A Way

    5.8 2019 HD

    Born out of every artist’s creative crisis, the search for the next topic, Hirobumi WATANABE presents his latest film, dealing with the...

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  • 2020
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    I'm Really Good

    I'm Really Good

    6.8 2020 HD

    A normal day for little Riko at home and at school. A vivid snapshot pervaded by the calm flow of reality that creates an authentic sense of wonder.

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  • 2020
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    The Sleeping Insect

    The Sleeping Insect

    6.7 2020 HD

    Kanako Seri is on a packed bus heading to band practice. She becomes fascinated by a melody being hummed by another passenger, an old woman.

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  • 2020
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    Kamata Prelude

    Kamata Prelude

    1 2020 HD

    A four-part film done in the unique style of each director, Matusbayashi Urara gives a portrayal of a struggling actress named Machiko who lives in...

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  • 2019
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    Over the Town

    Over the Town

    7.8 2019 HD

    Arakawa Ao lives happily on his own and hardly ever leaves Shimokitazawa, where he works at a vintage clothing shop, goes to occasional concerts and...

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  • 2020
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    Kamata Prelude

    Kamata Prelude

    1 2020 HD

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  • 2021
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    Sea Not on the Map

    Sea Not on the Map

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2022
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    Way of Life

    Way of Life

    1 2022 HD

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  • 2013
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    And the Mud Ship Sails Away...

    And the Mud Ship Sails Away...

    4.7 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    And the Mud Ship Sails Away...

    And the Mud Ship Sails Away...

    4.7 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    And the Mud Ship Sails Away...

    And the Mud Ship Sails Away...

    4.7 2013 HD

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  • 2021
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    Sea Not on the Map

    Sea Not on the Map

    1 2021 HD

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  • 2023
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    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    7 2023 HD

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  • 2015
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    7 Days

    7 Days

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    7 Days

    7 Days

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2015
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    7 Days

    7 Days

    1 2015 HD

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  • 2016
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    Poolside Man

    Poolside Man

    8 2016 HD

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  • 2018
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    Party 'Round the Globe

    Party 'Round the Globe

    6 2018 HD

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  • 2018
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    Party 'Round the Globe

    Party 'Round the Globe

    6 2018 HD

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  • 2023
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    Techno Brothers

    Techno Brothers

    6 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Techno Brothers

    Techno Brothers

    6 2023 HD

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    Techno Brothers

    Techno Brothers

    6 2023 HD

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  • 2019
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    Life Finds A Way

    Life Finds A Way

    5.8 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Life Finds A Way

    Life Finds A Way

    5.8 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Cry

    Cry

    8 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Life Finds A Way

    Life Finds A Way

    5.8 2019 HD

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  • 2020
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    I'm Really Good

    I'm Really Good

    6.8 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    I'm Really Good

    I'm Really Good

    6.8 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    I'm Really Good

    I'm Really Good

    6.8 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    I'm Really Good

    I'm Really Good

    6.8 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    I'm Really Good

    I'm Really Good

    6.8 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    I'm Really Good

    I'm Really Good

    6.8 2020 HD

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  • 2020
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    Kamata Prelude

    Kamata Prelude

    1 2020 HD

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