Director Spotlight #9:
Masanori Tominaga was born on 31 October 1975 in Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. His 1999 …
Director Spotlight #8:
Born in 1977, Matsuura graduated from the Japan Academy of Moving Images and went on to win the …
Director Spotlight #7:
Nakamura earned an MFA from the Graduate Film Program at New York University. In 2006, her first …
Director Spotlight #6:
Born in 1988 in Toyama Prefecture, Imamura began teaching himself to shoot film while a student at Nihon …
Director Spotlight #5:
Daisuke Miyazaki was born in 1980 in Yokohama. After graduating from Waseda University, he participated …
Director Spotlight #4:
With an MA in economics from University of Pittsburgh, Sakagami is an independent documentary …
Director Spotlight #3:
Born in 1986 in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, Sakamoto joined a workshop in university called …
Director Spotlight #2:
A self-taught filmmaker, Hayashi made his directorial debut in 1986 with the self-produced …
Director Spotlight #1:
Born in 1986 in Kitami City, Hokkaido, Oki transitioned from working as an assistant director for TV programs …
Early Bird Passes are now available!
Today, the Early Bird tickets became available to purchase! Prices are: All-Access pass that allows you to …
1st CJFC is underway!
The Chicago Japanese Film Collective, the first Japanese film festival in the Midwest, is finally underway …