Masaki Iwana

Directing

Masaki Iwana

Tokyo, Japan

Masaki Iwana (born c. February 1945 - Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Also a noted Butoh dancer. Iwana has presented his performances and workshops continuously – and has created works built on his sharpened aesthetic in more than 100 cities and 40 countries around the world. Iwana represents the institute for the research of Butoh – La Maison du Butoh Blanc, based in southern Normandy in France. In 2008 he produced and created the theatrical film Vermilion Souls, following this with A Summer Family in 2010, Princess Betrayal in 2012, and Charlotte-Susabi in 2017.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

CHARLOTTE-Susabi poster
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A surrealistic drama in which Japanese artist Kamimura, disillusioned by the world and himself, combats and connects with the world before him – as he moves freely among reality, memory and fantasy through the three women who are involved with him.

CHARLOTTE-Susabi

2018

CHARLOTTE-Susabi poster
NR

A surrealistic drama in which Japanese artist Kamimura, disillusioned by the world and himself, combats and connects with the world before him – as he moves freely among reality, memory and fantasy through the three women who are involved with him.

CHARLOTTE-Susabi

2018

CHARLOTTE-Susabi poster
NR

A surrealistic drama in which Japanese artist Kamimura, disillusioned by the world and himself, combats and connects with the world before him – as he moves freely among reality, memory and fantasy through the three women who are involved with him.

CHARLOTTE-Susabi

2018

Vermilion Souls poster
5.2

Set in Tokyo 7 years after WWII, a 9 year old boy wanders into a strange mansion. Confined inside are four adults suffering from an incurable disease, which prevents them from having exposure to the sun.

Vermilion Souls

2007

Vermilion Souls poster
5.2

Set in Tokyo 7 years after WWII, a 9 year old boy wanders into a strange mansion. Confined inside are four adults suffering from an incurable disease, which prevents them from having exposure to the sun.

Vermilion Souls

2007

Vermilion Souls poster
5.2

Set in Tokyo 7 years after WWII, a 9 year old boy wanders into a strange mansion. Confined inside are four adults suffering from an incurable disease, which prevents them from having exposure to the sun.

Vermilion Souls

2007

A Summer Family poster
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A Japanese dancer who lives in the French countryside in a commune with two women. When his daughter and wife arrive from Tokyo to spend the summer there, something strange seems to happen.

A Summer Family

2010

A Summer Family poster
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A Japanese dancer who lives in the French countryside in a commune with two women. When his daughter and wife arrive from Tokyo to spend the summer there, something strange seems to happen.

A Summer Family

2010

A Summer Family poster
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A Japanese dancer who lives in the French countryside in a commune with two women. When his daughter and wife arrive from Tokyo to spend the summer there, something strange seems to happen.

A Summer Family

2010

Princess Betrayal poster
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A veteran actress, writer and essayist "T" (86 years old) becomes a recipient of the Medal of Honor of the Order of the Rising Sun. She receives several interviews to be aired in a special TV broadcast dedicated to her. She is also requested to be an editorial supervisor for a mid-length film called Princess Betrayal, which they will air during the broadcast, as its main character was modeled after "T." At an interview, she is handed a DVD of this film, yet on her return home, she throws it down onto the train tracks, feeling disgust for the film which was created based on what she has recounted in her essay about her experiences during the war.

Princess Betrayal

2013

Princess Betrayal poster
NR

A veteran actress, writer and essayist "T" (86 years old) becomes a recipient of the Medal of Honor of the Order of the Rising Sun. She receives several interviews to be aired in a special TV broadcast dedicated to her. She is also requested to be an editorial supervisor for a mid-length film called Princess Betrayal, which they will air during the broadcast, as its main character was modeled after "T." At an interview, she is handed a DVD of this film, yet on her return home, she throws it down onto the train tracks, feeling disgust for the film which was created based on what she has recounted in her essay about her experiences during the war.

Princess Betrayal

2013

Who Stands Risks the Lightning poster
NR

A pair of Butoh dancers perform simultaneously in an empty room.

Who Stands Risks the Lightning