Background
TSUJIOKA Masato was born in 1979, in Osaka, Japan.
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TSUJIOKA Masato was born in 1979, in Osaka, Japan.
He made his acting debut as part of the main cast of TSUKAMOTO Shinya’s “BULLET BALLET” (98) which was screened at the Venice International Film Festival. Motivated by TSUKAMOTO’s film making, he attracted attention in 2003 at the age of 23 with his debut film, “Lost by Dead” which depicted teens on a self-destructive rampage. With the combined numerous news reports and mass media exposure, the film’s opening in Tokyo set a new attendance record, the reverberation of which spread among young people throughout the entire country resulting in the rare nationwide theatrical independent film release.
Afterward he directed “DIVIDE,” “DRASTIC,” “Dirty Heart,” “OLD PRISON,” “JUDGEMENT,” among others
As an actor, he has gone from appearing in films such as “Crow’s ZERO” to taking the lead role in films such as “Mada, Ningen,” among others Furthermore, he was selected as one person who has contributed to and influenced local films by the prominent newspaper, Nikkei Entertainment’s article “100 People Shaking Up Japanese Cinema.”.
