13/03/2026
A documentary by Image Farm and our Japanese partners - Kaori Mayama and Yo Umezaki, dedicated not only to a master and an artist, but also to a dear friend - Masashi Hirao.
Bonsai Bad Boy traces the spirit of Masashi Hirao, a bonsai master whose devotion to the art extends far beyond tradition. Beneath the discipline, stillness, and precision that bonsai demands lives another force within him... restless, electric, and fiercely expressive.
Drawn to energy, speed, and performance, Masashi embodies a rare tension between control and impulse, refinement and rebellion.
This documentary is a portrait of an artist who lives at both extremes, yet remains deeply rooted in the timeless soul of bonsai. In that contrast lies the beauty of his journey: an art form shaped by patience, carried by intensity, and transformed by a singular human presence.
A rebellious young apprentice sets out to save a dying 1,000-year-old Japanese art… by breaking every rule. 🔔 Subscribe and join us on this journey around t...
