Focus on Up-and-coming Japanese Directors
Super Star
When Toshiko gets a chance to realize the dream of meeting her favorite Korean idol, the last thing she wants is to be late for his scheduled appearance at a promotional event. Desperate to make it there on time she decides a taxi would be the quickest route ? only to be confronted by an extremely grumpy cab driver…
Director : Kentaro Hagiwara
Born in 1980, he is from Tokyo. In 2007, he returned Japan after graduatin from the film department of Art Center College of Design (Los Angeles). He participated in THE DIRECTORS FARM, and as director, he is responsible for directing numerous TV commercials, MVs and short films. Became a member of THE DIRECTORS GUILD in 2012, and receive the first Sundance movie screenplay "Spectacled Tiger" in 2013. It was the first time Japanese to receive the Sundance NHK Award, which is sent to the excellent script at the US Sundance Film Festival. In the summer of 2017, his first feature film "Tokyo Ghoul" was released.
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