Hirobumi Watanabe

Directing

15 Movies

Born

January 1, 1982

Place of Birth

Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

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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 m…