Hirobumi Watanabe
Directing
Born: 1982-01-01 · Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Biography
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 t
🎬 Movies (21)
The Summer Days with Catfish
2025
Rainy Blue
2025
Usami
The Scary House
2025
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We Are Aliens
2024
Techno Brothers
2023
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Love Will Tear Us Apart
2023
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I’m Glad to Be Alive
2022
Your Lovely Smile
2022
Way of Life
2022
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Sea Not on the Map
2021
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I'm Really Good
2020
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The Sleeping Insect
2020
Kamata Prelude
2020
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Cry
2019
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Life Finds A Way
2019
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Over the Town
2019
Party 'Round the Globe
2018
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Poolside Man
2016
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7 Days
2015
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And the Mud Ship Sails Away...
2013
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A Light Pig of August
2008
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