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Rika Matsumoto: Outcast by Japanese Society as Child of Mass Murderer

festival-fair · 2026-05-22

Rika Matsumoto, director of the second Ginmaku Japanese Film Festival, is a career changer and an enfant terrible with an unconventional program. The article discusses her being made an outcast by Japanese society as the child of a mass murderer.

Key facts

  • Rika Matsumoto is the festival director of the second Ginmaku Japanese Film Festival.
  • She is a career changer.
  • She is considered an enfant terrible due to her unusual program.
  • She was made an outcast by Japanese society as the child of a mass murderer.

Entities

Artists

  • Rika Matsumoto

Institutions

  • Ginmaku Japanese Film Festival

Locations

  • Japan

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