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Born in 2000 in Tokyo. In 2021, his performances in the films *Yuko’s Balance* and *Riding the Summer Film* were highly acclaimed, earning him Best Newcomer awards and other accolades. His recent credits include the TV dramas *That’s Way Too Inappropriate!* and *RoOT*, and the films *The Girl Who Never Graduates*, *About An*, *The Namibian Desert*, *I Still Can’t Say ‘Today’s Sky Is My Favorite’*, *Renoir*, and *Travel and Daily Life*.

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Born in 1984 in Melbourne, Australia, the filmmaker and screenwriter made her debut in 2013 with the documentary Ukraine Is Not a Brothel, focusing on the Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN. The film was screened at more than 50 festivals worldwide, including the 70th Venice International Film Festival; in 2015, her short documentary “The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul” won the Short Film Jury Prize at the 31st Sundance Film Festival; in 2017, Netflix original documentary, The Mystery of JonBenet's Murder, which won Best Feature Documentary at the 7th AACTA Awards. He made his first dramatic film with “The Assistant” (19), about harassment issues in the workplace. The Royal Hotel” was nominated for Best Film at the 71st San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1988. He studied filmmaking at Visual Arts College Osaka. His debut feature film, *My Place to Return* (2018), which portrays a Burmese family living in Japan, won the Best Film Award in the Future of Asia section and the Japan Foundation Asia Center Special Award at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. In 2021, he released his second feature film, *Girls by the Sea* (a Japan-Vietnam co-production), which portrays Vietnamese technical interns. He continues to produce co-production films primarily set in Asia, including Myanmar.

Director. Born in Aichi Prefecture, he first gained attention with the TV drama “Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo” ('95-'96), and has directed such high-profile films as “Keizoku” ('99) and “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” ('00). He has also directed such high-profile films as “Keizoku” ('99) and “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” ('00). His major film credits include “TRICK the Movie” series ('02-'14), “20th Century Boys” trilogy ('08-'09), “SPEC the Movie” series ('12-'13), and “The Last Airbender” series ('14-'15). 12-'13), “Initiation Love” ('15), “Bee in the Sky” ('15), and “First Love” ('21).

TVディレクター。1980年生まれ、東京都出身。大学卒業後にTBSテレビに入社。『クイズ☆タレント名鑑』等の演出・プロデュースを経て、現在は『水曜日のダウンタウン』『クイズ☆正解は一年後』『オールスター後夜祭』などの番組を手がける。

1970年生まれ、韓国、ソウル出身。空前のヒットを記録した『イカゲーム』シリーズ（2021年、2024年、2025年）をはじめ、『インサイダーズ／内部者たち』(2015年)、『MASTER／マスター』(2016年)、『白頭山大噴火』(2019年)、『KCIA 南山の部長たち』(2020年)などで評論家と観客を魅了し、名実共に韓国を代表する俳優となる。