Makoto Nagahisa

Directing

Makoto Nagahisa

Born

1984-08-02 (42)

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

17 titles

Born August 2, 1984, in Tokyo, Makoto Nagahisa directed films and music videos while working as a commercial planner at a major ad agency. Nagahisa wrote and directed the short film And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool. (2017) and was the first Japanese director to win the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES is his first feature-length film. Influences include Juzo Itami, Nagisa Oshima, Gil Evans and Boris Vian. Has long hair, which he wears braided on formal occasions. Source: Nagahisa's website

Known for

We Are Little Zombies poster
6.6

Their parents are dead. They should be sad, but they can't cry. So they form a kick-ass band. This is the story of four 13-year-olds in search of their emotions.

We Are Little Zombies

2019

BURN poster
6.8

When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she's left with one way to take back control.

BURN

2026

And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool. poster
7.7

One summer day, 400 goldfish were found in the swimming pool of a secondary school. This is a story about the four 15-year-old girls who put them there.

And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool.

2017

DEATH DAYS poster
NR

This is the story of one man’s life, set in a world where everybody knows the day they will die: their “DEATH DAY”.

DEATH DAYS

2022

Kaguya poster
6.7

Under the impetus of the 75th anniversary of the bamboo top-handle bags, the House presents a contemporary retelling of an ancient Japanese story entitled ‘Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter).’ Makoto Nagahisa stages the plot of finding oneself, along with true love, in a Tokyo betwixt and between reality and a dream. Dressed in looks from the Gucci Love Parade collection, Hikari Mitsushima, Aoi Yamada, and Eita Nagayama star in the story shedding a new light on the Gucci Bamboo 1947 and Gucci Diana Beloved lines.

Kaguya

2022

Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love poster
8.0

Pisko's father is a crab while her mother is human. Pisko falls in love with her teacher but is heartbroken when he leaves her because she is half-crab. Pisko finally finds love and companionship with her friend Kubokayo.

Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love

2024

Behind the camera

We Are Little Zombies poster
6.6

Their parents are dead. They should be sad, but they can't cry. So they form a kick-ass band. This is the story of four 13-year-olds in search of their emotions.

We Are Little Zombies

2019

We Are Little Zombies poster
6.6

Their parents are dead. They should be sad, but they can't cry. So they form a kick-ass band. This is the story of four 13-year-olds in search of their emotions.

We Are Little Zombies

2019

BURN poster
6.8

When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she's left with one way to take back control.

BURN

2026

BURN poster
6.8

When runaway teen Ju-Ju is embraced by a tribe of misfit youths in Kabukicho, she finds belonging for the first time — until betrayal and despair twist her haven into a prison, and she's left with one way to take back control.

BURN

2026

And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool. poster
7.7

One summer day, 400 goldfish were found in the swimming pool of a secondary school. This is a story about the four 15-year-old girls who put them there.

And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool.

2017

And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool. poster
7.7

One summer day, 400 goldfish were found in the swimming pool of a secondary school. This is a story about the four 15-year-old girls who put them there.

And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool.

2017

DEATH DAYS poster
NR

This is the story of one man’s life, set in a world where everybody knows the day they will die: their “DEATH DAY”.

DEATH DAYS

2022

DEATH DAYS poster
NR

This is the story of one man’s life, set in a world where everybody knows the day they will die: their “DEATH DAY”.

DEATH DAYS

2022

Kaguya poster
6.7

Under the impetus of the 75th anniversary of the bamboo top-handle bags, the House presents a contemporary retelling of an ancient Japanese story entitled ‘Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter).’ Makoto Nagahisa stages the plot of finding oneself, along with true love, in a Tokyo betwixt and between reality and a dream. Dressed in looks from the Gucci Love Parade collection, Hikari Mitsushima, Aoi Yamada, and Eita Nagayama star in the story shedding a new light on the Gucci Bamboo 1947 and Gucci Diana Beloved lines.

Kaguya

2022

Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love poster
8.0

Pisko's father is a crab while her mother is human. Pisko falls in love with her teacher but is heartbroken when he leaves her because she is half-crab. Pisko finally finds love and companionship with her friend Kubokayo.

Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love

2024

Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love poster
8.0

Pisko's father is a crab while her mother is human. Pisko falls in love with her teacher but is heartbroken when he leaves her because she is half-crab. Pisko finally finds love and companionship with her friend Kubokayo.

Pisko the Crab Child Is in Love

2024

The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive) poster
NR

The movie director Makoto Nagahisa reinterprets Yukio Mishima's "Patriotism" by following a young couple during the coronavirus pandemic. This is the story of COVID-19, the live house, and the couple's self-determination.

The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive)

2020

The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive) poster
NR

The movie director Makoto Nagahisa reinterprets Yukio Mishima's "Patriotism" by following a young couple during the coronavirus pandemic. This is the story of COVID-19, the live house, and the couple's self-determination.

The Rite of Love and Death (but we are still alive)

2020

Frog poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Frog

2009

Frog poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Frog

2009

ゼロ年代全景 poster
NR

Kumiko Hoshizaki’s “Akane Sasu Heya” is the story of Maki, a 20-something temp who is sick of her boring job and life in general. The rather bizarre solution she comes up with is to conceive a child behind her boyfriend’s back. Makoto Nagahisa offers the much more impressionistic “Frog.” The story meanders around a bunch of unrelated characters, using experimental techniques like repeated scenes, hallucinatory visuals, blurred shots and disconnected sounds. Lastly, we have “Bouquet Garni,” a much more conventional work from director Junpei Hatano. The plot is centered on a reporter, the relative of a kidnapping victim, and a woman who is obsessed with the case.

ゼロ年代全景

ゼロ年代全景 poster
NR

Kumiko Hoshizaki’s “Akane Sasu Heya” is the story of Maki, a 20-something temp who is sick of her boring job and life in general. The rather bizarre solution she comes up with is to conceive a child behind her boyfriend’s back. Makoto Nagahisa offers the much more impressionistic “Frog.” The story meanders around a bunch of unrelated characters, using experimental techniques like repeated scenes, hallucinatory visuals, blurred shots and disconnected sounds. Lastly, we have “Bouquet Garni,” a much more conventional work from director Junpei Hatano. The plot is centered on a reporter, the relative of a kidnapping victim, and a woman who is obsessed with the case.

ゼロ年代全景