Faculty of Foreign Studies, Department of English Studies
Job title
Professor
Degree
21 B.A Hons(University of Cambridge), 学士(ｹﾝﾌﾞﾘｯｼﾞ大学), P.G.C.E(University of Cambridge), 公立学校教員免許(ｹﾝﾌﾞﾘｯｼﾞ大学), M.A(University of Cambridge), 修士(ｹﾝﾌﾞﾘｯｼﾞ大学)
Research funding number
40338439
J-Global ID
200901091850180648
Profile
I am a filmmaker who writes and directs narrative feature films and more recently documentary films. Through my filmmaking I have become interested in how art-practice in general can help us reconnect to the natural world and contribute to solving environmental problems. My current research focuses on a small village on Sado Island, and I am working with a team of international artists and academics to explore the knowledge and environment of the village through art. I am also interested in "adaptation," both in the traditional sense of adapting literary works into films, but also in a more metaphorical sense. More information about my current research project can be found at the link below: https://www.icc-sophia.com/exploring-a-japanese-fishing-village-through-art
Research Interests
Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Art Practice, Adaptation Studies, Translation, Poetry
Research Areas
Humanities & social sciences / Aesthetic practices /
European Association of Japanese Studies, Invitation Screening (Film Section),The Squid and the Pine
Jun 2019
Unfolding Kafka Festival, Invitation Screening,Shinpan (The Trial)Invited to Screen The Trial in Bangkok and Chiang Mai (Sponsored by the Goethe Institute and the Japan Foundation)
Jun 2017
European Independent Film Festival, World Premier in International Competition,Shinpan (The Trial)
Aug 2013
Chicago International Music and Movie Festival, Best Feature Film,Sado Tempest
Oct 2006
Luxemburg International Film Festival - Best Film (Starfish Hotel)
European Association of Japanese Studies 20 Aug 2023 John Williams [Invited]
This paper was presented in a panel that I convened, with the title, Art, Environment and Thinking Change. Tak Watanabe (Sophia University) and Atsuko Nakamura (Artist) also presented on the panel
Feature Film Adaptation of Kafka's The Trial, Released in Eurospace Cinema Shibuya and other cinemas in Japan
World Premier in Competition at the European Independent Film Festival 2017
Since 2019 I have taught an intensive class on Japanese Cinema, Industry and Screenwriting on the MA in Screenwriting and Production at the Catholic University of Milan
I was invited by the Talent Campus at Ossians International Film Festival to lecture on Production Design in film to a group of young Indian and South Asian film directors.
Sophia University