Kunitoshi Manda Explained

Kunitoshi Manda
Birth Date:	1956
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter, film critic
Spouse:	Tamami Manda

is a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.

Biography

Kunitoshi Manda was a student at Rikkyo University, where he took Shigehiko Hasumi's filmology class.^[1]

Manda directed his first feature film, Unloved, in 2001.^[2] It won the Grand Rail d'Or prize and the Future Talent prize at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.^[3]

The Tunnel, one of his television films, screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

Manda's third feature film, The Kiss, premiered at the Jeonju International Film Festival in 2008.^[5] Japanese film critic Inuhiko Yomota praised the film as "a fantastic film."^[6]

His 2014 film, Dog's Way, premiered at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.^[7]

Filmography

Feature films

• Unloved (2001)
• Thank You (2006)
• The Kiss (2007)
• Dog's Way (2014)
• The Synchronizer (2017)
• Love Mooning (2021)^[8]

Short films

• Spaceship Remnant 6 (1996)
• Omokage (2010)

Television

• The Tunnel (2003)
• Tokyo Girl (2008, episode 3)^[9]

Bibliography

• Sairishū Tottemo Hazukashi Zemināru (2009)

Notes and References

1. Book: Nozaki, Kan. Opening Bazin. Oxford University Press. Dudley. Andrew. 2011. 327.
2. Web site: Unloved. Variety. David. Stratton. 2001-05-14. 2017-12-29.
3. Web site: Parallel section and other prizes. Screen Daily. 2001-05-22. 2017-12-29.
4. Web site: The Tunnel. Variety. Leslie. Felperin. 2004-05-26. 2017-12-29.
5. Web site: Jeonju to kick off ninth edition with Kunitoshi's The Kiss. Screen Daily. Jean. Noh. 2008-04-02. 2017-12-29.
6. Web site: Inuhiko Yomota. Midnight Eye. Rea. Amit. 2009-02-05. 2017-12-29.
7. Web site: Watch The First Trailer For Quirky Japanese Dramedy DOG'S WAY. Screen Anarchy. Patryk. Czekaj. 2014-02-25. 2017-12-29.
8. Web site: 万田邦敏監督新作「愛のまなざしを」に仲村トオル×杉野希妃×斎藤工×中村ゆり. September 23, 2020. eiga.com.
9. Web site: 水沢エレナ 第3話「一日限りのデート」. September 29, 2021. BS-TBS.