He studied Social Sciences first and then Fiction at the Tokyo Film School. He made his feature film debut in 2012 with Playback, which took him to Locarno. He has directed six more films, premiered at international festivals such as Berlin and Beijing, where he portrays the fragmentation of human relationships in contemporary Japan, establishing him as one of the leading filmmakers in his country.

Filmography

Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025, D'A 2026), All the Long Nights (2024), Throwing in John Ford's Movies (2022), Small, Slow But Steady (2022), Wild Tour (2019), And Your Bird Can Sing (2018), Misshi to bannin (2017), Hachigatsu Youka (short, 2016), Nagahama (short, 2016), 4:45 2nd Chance (short, 2016), The Cockpit (2015), Yakutatazu (2012), Playback (2012)