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Isamu Hirabayashi

Born in 1972, Isamu graduated from Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan.
While mainly directing commercial movies, he started to create independent short films that later had been acclaimed internationally, at film festivals such as: Cannes Directors' Fortnight, Venice International Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival.
He has created a total of 20 short films as of 2020, varying from live-action
adaptation to animation and experimental genres. “Shimajiro’ s Wow!” an
educational program for children, which he has been working as a general
director since 2012, was nominated for the International Emmy Awards as well
as at the Banff World Media Festival.