Kana Matsumoto Japanese Director and Screenwriter

Kana Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本佳奈) is a Japanese film and television director and screenwriter known for her work across various Japanese networks and platforms.

Career and Works

Matsumoto has contributed to both cinema and television as a director and screenwriter. Her directorial film credits include feature films such as Mother Water (2010) and Tokyo Oasis (2011), both of which she also worked on as a screenwriter.

In television, she has directed numerous drama series and television movies for major Japanese broadcasters and streaming networks, including WOWOW, TV Tokyo, Fuji TV, and TV Asahi. Her television directorial credits span multiple genres and formats, featuring titles such as Bread and Soup and Cat Weather (2013), Pension Metsa (2021), Kotaro Lives By Himself (2021), Fence (2023), What Did You Eat Yesterday? Season 2 (2023), When Spring Comes (2024), and Beauty Salon in Prison (2025).