Masakazu Kaneko Explained

Masakazu Kaneko
Birth Date:	24 January 1978
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Education:	Aoyama Gakuin University
Occupation:	Film director

is a Japanese film director.

Kaneko's film Ring Wandering won Golden Peacock best film award at 52nd International Film Festival of India in November 2021.

Career

In 2016 Masakazu's first directed-feature The Albino's Trees, was screened as an international premiere in the Beijing International Film Festival, China.^[1] In 2017 it was also screened in the 4th Figueira Film Art (the Figueira da Foz International Film Festival), Portugal and awarded the Best Feature, Best Direction, Best Picture.^[2]

His second feature Ring Wandering (2021) won the Golden Peacock Best Film Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (Goa)^[3] and the Ecumenical Jury Commendation Award at the 37th Warsaw Film Festival, Poland.^[4]

Selected filmography

• The Albino's Trees (アルビノの木) (2016)
• Ring Wandering (リング・ワンダリング) (2021)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Work	Result
2016	6th Beijing International Film Festival	Forward Future Section	The Albino's Trees		^[5]
	2017	4th Figueira film Art (Figueira da Foz International Film Festival)		Best Feature Best Direction Best Picture		^[6]
2021	37th Warsaw Film Festival	Ecumenical Jury Commendation Award	Ring Wandering		^[7]
	52nd International Film Festival of India	Golden Peacock (Best Film)			^[8]
2022	43rd Durban International Film Festival	Best Screenplay			^[9]
2023	22nd Independent Days International Film Festival	Indie Award(Best Feature)			^[10]

External links

• • "kinone film" Masakazu Kaneko Official HP

Notes and References

1. Web site: 若手ながら骨太な映像作りで定評の金子雅和監督作品『アルビノの木』第6回北京国際映画祭フォワード・フューチャーコンペティション正式上映！. CINEMATOPICS. 2016-04-21. 2016-04-21. ja.
2. Web site: 4o Figueira Film Art. Jornal Tornado. 2017-09-06. 2017-09-06. pt.
3. Web site: Japanese film ‘Ring Wandering’ bags top honour at IFFI. Hidustan Times. 2021-11-29. 2021-11-29. en.
4. Web site: 37th International Film Festival Warsaw. inter film. 2021-10-17. 2021-10-17. en.
5. Web site: 北京国際映画祭で金子雅和監督作品『アルビノの木』正式上映！. 映画情報どっとこむ. 2016-04-20. 2016-04-20. ja.
6. Web site: 4o Figueira Film Art. Jornal Tornado. 2017-09-06. 2017-09-06. pt.
7. Web site: 37th International Film Festival Warsaw: Awards of the Ecumenical Jury. 18 October 2021. 29 November 2021. Signis.
8. Web site: Japanese movie 'Ring Wandering' wins Golden Peacock Award at 52nd edition of IFFI. 28 November 2021. 29 November 2021. Devdiscourse.
9. Web site: Durban Film Festival winners. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022. the media online.
10. Web site: INDEPENDENT DAYS Tag 4: AWARDMANIA. 23 April 2023. 23 April 2023. INDEPENDENT DAYS 2023.