Naoyuki Tomomatsu
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is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who has worked in the pink film and horror genres.
, Japan in 1967. He was interested in manga
and film from high school and started working as an office assistant to manga artist Shungicu Uchida
. In 1992, he wrote his first screenplay for Shintōhō's pink film The Pregnant Woman (ザ・妊婦). His first film as a director was the independently produced in 1992 but he made his debut as a commercial director in 1993 for ENK (ＥＮＫプロ) with the film Baraado ni idaka re te (バラードに抱かれて) for which he also wrote the screenplay.
Tomomatsu mixed genres with his pink film-thriller-gangster movie Kogyaru-gui: Oosaka terekura hen (コギャル喰い 大阪テレクラ篇), known in English as Eat the Schoolgirl or Eating Schoolgirls: Osaka Telephone Club, released in Japan March 10, 1997. The film, which Tomomatsu directed and co-wrote, follows two young men working for the yakuza
, one of them a telephone-sex addict, the other gets sexual gratification from killing while dressed as a schoolgirl. A reviewer described it as "one depraved sex scene after another". It was also released as a DVD in May 2004.
Tomomatsu is best known internationally for his August 2001 comic-horror zombie film Stacy
also known as Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies. With various references to George A. Romero
's films, this teen-aged girl zombie work was called "a good effort at expanding a staid subgenre" by AllMovie.
A March 2005 drama Kiss me or kill me: Todokanakutemo aishiteru (kiss me or kill me 届かなくても愛してる), written and directed by Tomomatsu, starred AV Idol
Asami and was produced by Tomomatsu's first employer Shungicu Uchida
. Another pink film directed by Tomomatsu, , produced by Shintōhō, won the 3rd place Best Film award at the 2005 Pink Grand Prix
ceremony.
In April 2006, he returned to the zombie genre when he directed and co-wrote the V-Cinema horror film, featuring AV actress Mihiro
. Also in 2006, he directed AV star Sakura Sakurada
in the V-Cinema erotic video My Sister's Secret (妹の秘密).
He won a second award at the Pink Grand Prix
when his film released by OP Eiga
won an Honorable Mention for Best Film at the 2008 ceremony. For Maid-Droid
, Tomomatsu was named Best Director at the 2009 Pink Grand Prix.
The 2009 production brought together an ensemble of Japanese gore and action talent. Tomomatsu co-directed with Yoshihiro Nishimura
, the director of Tokyo Gore Police
who also did the special effects for The Machine Girl
. The fight choreographer was Taku Sakaguchi who had previously worked with Nishimura on Tokyo Gore Police and Meatball Machine
and directed his own Yoroi: Samurai Zombie. The screenplay was written by Tomomatsu and his one-time boss Shungicu Uchida, based on her manga of the same name. The movie had its world premier as a Centerpiece Presentation at the New York Asian Film Festival
on June 26 and opened in Japan August 15, 2009.
In 2011, Tomomatsu directed the V-Cinema
science fiction horror film released in Japan as Karei naru erogami-ke no ichizoku: Shinsō reijō wa denki shitsuji no yume o miru ka and internationally with English subtitles as Erotibot in September 2011. The work, starring three AV actresses, Mahiro Aine, Maria Ozawa
and Asami
, had its European premier at the 12th Japan Film Fest Hamburg in May 2011.
Life and career
Tomomatsu was born in OsakaOsaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Japan in 1967. He was interested in manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and film from high school and started working as an office assistant to manga artist Shungicu Uchida
Shungicu Uchida
, known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, essayist, actress, and singer.- Biography :She was born August 7, 1959 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Her father left the family when she and her younger sister were in primary school. Her mother was a dance teacher and bar...
. In 1992, he wrote his first screenplay for Shintōhō's pink film The Pregnant Woman (ザ・妊婦). His first film as a director was the independently produced in 1992 but he made his debut as a commercial director in 1993 for ENK (ＥＮＫプロ) with the film Baraado ni idaka re te (バラードに抱かれて) for which he also wrote the screenplay.
Tomomatsu mixed genres with his pink film-thriller-gangster movie Kogyaru-gui: Oosaka terekura hen (コギャル喰い 大阪テレクラ篇), known in English as Eat the Schoolgirl or Eating Schoolgirls: Osaka Telephone Club, released in Japan March 10, 1997. The film, which Tomomatsu directed and co-wrote, follows two young men working for the yakuza
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
, one of them a telephone-sex addict, the other gets sexual gratification from killing while dressed as a schoolgirl. A reviewer described it as "one depraved sex scene after another". It was also released as a DVD in May 2004.
Tomomatsu is best known internationally for his August 2001 comic-horror zombie film Stacy
Stacy (film)
Stacy is a Japanese horror comedy film, released in 2001. It is based on a novel by Kenji Otsuki directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu, in which teenage girls turn into zombies....
also known as Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies. With various references to George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
's films, this teen-aged girl zombie work was called "a good effort at expanding a staid subgenre" by AllMovie.
A March 2005 drama Kiss me or kill me: Todokanakutemo aishiteru (kiss me or kill me 届かなくても愛してる), written and directed by Tomomatsu, starred AV Idol
AV Idol
An AV idol is a Japanese idol who works in the pornographic business, often both as an actress as well as a model as the video performances have a wide range, from just the idol strolling around their house doing chores in bikinis to hardcore porn...
Asami and was produced by Tomomatsu's first employer Shungicu Uchida
Shungicu Uchida
, known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, essayist, actress, and singer.- Biography :She was born August 7, 1959 in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Her father left the family when she and her younger sister were in primary school. Her mother was a dance teacher and bar...
. Another pink film directed by Tomomatsu, , produced by Shintōhō, won the 3rd place Best Film award at the 2005 Pink Grand Prix
Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
ceremony.
In April 2006, he returned to the zombie genre when he directed and co-wrote the V-Cinema horror film, featuring AV actress Mihiro
Mihiro
, also known as , is a Japanese model, singer, TV personality and award-winning adult video actress.-Life and career:Mihiro was born in Niigata prefecture on May 19, 1982. She began a career as a softcore nude model as early as May 2001 when her video Dream was released followed by the...
. Also in 2006, he directed AV star Sakura Sakurada
Sakura Sakurada
is a Japanese actress, model and adult video star who has also used the name for still photo shoots. Her long and prolific career and international recognition mark her as an AV Idol.-Early career - "Uncensored Movies":...
in the V-Cinema erotic video My Sister's Secret (妹の秘密).
He won a second award at the Pink Grand Prix
Pink Grand Prix
The or is an annual Japanese film award ceremony which recognizes excellence in the pink film. Known as the "Academy Awards of the Pink Film", the ceremony attracts a diverse audience of industry personnel, film scholars and the general public....
when his film released by OP Eiga
OP Eiga
, also known as is the largest and one of the oldest independent Japanese studios which produce and distribute pink films. Along with Shintōhō, Kantō, Million Film, and Kōji Wakamatsu's production studio, Ōkura was one of the most influential studios on the pink film genre...
won an Honorable Mention for Best Film at the 2008 ceremony. For Maid-Droid
Maid-Droid
aka and is a 2009 Japanese science-fiction fantasy pink film directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Among the awards it won at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony was the Silver Prize for Best Film.-Synopsis:...
, Tomomatsu was named Best Director at the 2009 Pink Grand Prix.
The 2009 production brought together an ensemble of Japanese gore and action talent. Tomomatsu co-directed with Yoshihiro Nishimura
Yoshihiro Nishimura
is a Japanese film director, special effects and makeup effects artist, and a screenwriter who has worked predominantly in the horror genre. Nishimura has been described as "a legendary director and effects artist" and "the Tom Savini of Japan" with "talent to burn"...
, the director of Tokyo Gore Police
Tokyo Gore Police
is a 2008 Japanese gore film co-written, edited, and directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura and stars Eihi Shiina as Ruka, a vengeful police officer.Tokyo Gore Police was released to several film festivals in North America...
who also did the special effects for The Machine Girl
The Machine Girl
is a 2008 Japanese action shock/gore film written and directed by Noboru Iguchi with special effects by Yoshihiro Nishimura . The film stars Minase Yashiro in the lead role as Ami, Asami in the role of Miki, Kentarō Shimazu as the yakuza leader Ryūgi Kimura and Honoka as his wife, Mrs. Kimura...
. The fight choreographer was Taku Sakaguchi who had previously worked with Nishimura on Tokyo Gore Police and Meatball Machine
Meatball Machine
is a 2005 Japanese science fiction horror and gore film directed by Yūdai Yamaguchi and Jun'ichi Yamamoto based on a film by Yamamoto from 1999. Special effects and makeup effects were by Yoshihiro Nishimura.-Plot:...
and directed his own Yoroi: Samurai Zombie. The screenplay was written by Tomomatsu and his one-time boss Shungicu Uchida, based on her manga of the same name. The movie had its world premier as a Centerpiece Presentation at the New York Asian Film Festival
New York Asian Film Festival
The New York Asian Film Festival was first held in 2002, growing out of the previous year's New York Korean Film Festival...
on June 26 and opened in Japan August 15, 2009.
In 2011, Tomomatsu directed the V-Cinema
V-Cinema
Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...
science fiction horror film released in Japan as Karei naru erogami-ke no ichizoku: Shinsō reijō wa denki shitsuji no yume o miru ka and internationally with English subtitles as Erotibot in September 2011. The work, starring three AV actresses, Mahiro Aine, Maria Ozawa
Maria Ozawa
, who used the name early in her career, is a former Japanese adult video actress known in Japan as an AV idol.-Early life:Ozawa was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Her mother is Japanese and her father is Canadian. Since she always attended an international school, she claims that her English reading...
and Asami
Asami Sugiura
, who has also performed under the name is an award-winning Japanese model, actress and former AV Idol.-Life and career:Asami was born in Tokyo, Japan on September 19, 1985. At age 19, she appeared in the theatrical film , directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu and released March 12, 2005 by TMC...
, had its European premier at the 12th Japan Film Fest Hamburg in May 2011.
Pink Grand Prix
- 2005 3rd place:
- 2008: Honorable mention:
- 2009: 2nd place Maid-DroidMaid-Droidaka and is a 2009 Japanese science-fiction fantasy pink film directed by Naoyuki Tomomatsu. Among the awards it won at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony was the Silver Prize for Best Film.-Synopsis:...
as (Tomomatsu was named Best Director for this film) - 2009: 3rd place: