Documentary Filmmaker Born in 1963, Japanese President of ASIA Documentary Productions Education 2000-2001 Beijing Film Academy, China 1988      B.A. Cultural Anthropology, University of Tokyo

Filmography (director) & Awards

* Documentary Film for theatres (more than 120min)

2010   Mountains, Students and Sages   

- Grand Prize of Film for Children and Youths 2011, selected by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Government of Japan

- Invited by Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Finland

2007   Himeyuri

- Grand Prize of Documentary Film Category, Film Awards 2007 of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

- The Best Documentary Film, 81st The Kinema-Junpo (Famed Japanese film magazine) Top Ten 2007

- Special Award, JCJ ( Japan Congress of Journalists) Award:

- Award for Directing, All Japan Network for the Appreciation of Films

- SIGNIS JAPAN Catholic Film Award

* TV Documentary Film (less than 60min)

2010   Listening to the Mountain Sages

- New York Festivals 2011 Silver World Medal (Documentaries Category)

- New York Festivals 2011 Finalist Certificate (Direction)

2007   Life in Harmony with Nature: Finland -- Secrets of the Forest

- Intermedia-globe Silver Documentaries: Nature and Wildlife, World Media Festival 2008 - Hamburg, Germany

- Third Place , Environmental Issues Concerns, 41st US International Video and Film Festival, Los Angels , U.S.A

- Matsalu International Nature Film Festival, Best Photography in category "Man and Nature"nff Rockie Award

2005   Loulan -- The Sleeping Beauty of the Taklamakan (Silkroad 2005; vol.1)

- Nominated for International Emmy Award

2005   Kuqa -- A Fallen Monk's Mission (Silkroad 2005; vol.5)

- Gold World Medal Religious Programs, New York Festivals 2007

- Screened at International Festival of Cinema and Religion, Rome

1998   Forest People: The Dong in China

- Galaxy Awards for outstanding programs selected by the members of Japan Council for better Radio and Television in Japan

- Prize of Association of All Japan TV Program Production Companies

1997   Bridge of Winds-- Life with the Lisu of Yunnan

- Galaxy Awards for programs highly recommended selected by the members of Japan Council for better Radio and Television in Japan

1995   A Document of the Battle of Okinawa, Told One Foot at a Time

- Special Prize, Japan Educational Film Festival 1995

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