Born in Fukushima in 1964.
Worked as assistant director on various full-length documentaries and feature films, including “River With No Bridge” and “Village of Dreams” with director Higashi Yoichi. “Whalers and the Sea” is his directorial debut.
Filmography
1993
Assistant Director for "Arakawa" (Dir.:HAGIWARA Yoshihiro)
1994
Assistant Director for "Mouhitotsuno Jinsei"(Dir.KOIKE Masato)
1996
Assistant Director for Village of Dreams ("Eno Nakano Bokuno Mura")(Dir.:HIGASHI Yoichi)
1998
Director for Whalers and the Sea ("Kujiratori no Umi")