Daishi Matsunaga

MATSUNAGA Daishi (1974, Japan) worked as an actor in several Japanese film productions after studying at university. Since 2000, he has primarily worked as a director of commercials, music videos and documentaries. Matsunaga followed his good friend, artist and gender bender Pyuupiru for years for his documentary Pyuupiru 2001-2008 (2009). The film was screened at many Asian film festivals. Pieta in the Toilet (2015) was nominated for the Grand Prix at the Jeonju Film Festival. The film is based on the diary of manga artist Tezuka Osamu.

International Film Festival Rotterdam