Akihiko Shiota – attended Rikkyo University, where he was in a film club with other students such as Makoto Shinozaki and Shinji Aoyama and began making 8mm...
Author - Nikodem Karolak
In October 2019, he launched InlanDimensions International Arts Festival with support from three strategic partners in Poland – The Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan and The Grotowski Institute in Wroclaw, opening up a new connection between Japan and Poland. In November & December 2019, he co-organized a Terayama Shūji film retrospective and stage performances of Nuhikun - Directions to Servants at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. In 2020 co-produced Aoba Ichiko European tour. Currently producer of InlanDimensions International Arts Network and initiator of cultural projects linking Japan with Poland and The West.
Nobuhiko Obayashi – (09.01.1938-10.04.2020) born in Onomichi, after his father, a doctor, was called to the battlefront during World War II, he was...
Kei Ishikawa – born in 1977 in Aichi, Kei Ishikawa studied at the National Film School in Łódź, Poland. His film ‘Gukoroku – Traces of Sin’ (2016)...
Tatsushi Omori – born in 1970 in Tokyo, made his directional debut with “The Whispering of the Gods” (2005). His following feature, “A Crowd...
Hikari – is an award-winning writer, director and producer. Her directorial debut feature “37 Seconds” (2019) premiered at the 69th Berlinale...
Kokoro Shinozaki – born in 1993, Japanese idol, model, DJ, songwriter, producer. In 2013 she formed the idol unit ‘Petit Pas!’ The group...
Manabu Oda – studied at the Nikkatsu Visual Arts Academy, winning a prize for his short graduation work ‘Futarinori’ at the Yasujiro Ozu Memorial...
‘Lust in a Karaoke Box‘ – adapted from the writer-director’s own stage play, performed by his Tamada Kikaku theatre troupe, this is a story...
Hiroyasu Ishida – Hiroyasu Ishida’s 2009 short, ‘Fumiko’s Confession’ won the 14th Ministry of Culture’s Media Arts Festival...
Kensei Takahashi – found an old VHS-C camera at home when he was ten, and began capturing images. He taught himself video production and dreamt of becoming a...
