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Born August 25, 1973 in Hamburg, Germany to Turkish immigrants. He won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for "Stronger than Love" in 2004, the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival for "And We Return to Love" in 2007, and the Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival for "Soul Kitchen" in 2009, all in his 30s. In his thirties, he won major awards at the three major film festivals in the world: Berlin, Cannes, and Venice. RHEINGOLD" was his largest grossing film to date, grossing nearly $10 million at the box office.

Norah Jones
Singer and pianist, born March 30, 1979 in New York City and raised in Texas. Her debut album, "Come Away With Me," released in 2002, was a worldwide hit, winning five Grammy Awards, including Best Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards. Since then, the band has released nine studio albums, won nine Grammy Awards, and sold over 52 million albums. In 2022, she launched a podcast show, "Norah Jones Is Playing Along," featuring talks and collaborative performances with some of her favorite musicians.

yamamotosuguru
Writer, director and actor. Representative of Hanzoku Yusyo. Born in Yamanashi Prefecture. With his artistic background in film, literature, music, and art, which he has absorbed since childhood, he has created a theatrical world that vividly reflects today's information society, where ethics are changing at an accelerating pace. The company has a broad repertoire that includes "Theatre on the Other Side," which uses online as a creative platform, "Theatre Series for Adults and Children," which can be enjoyed with children, and workshop programs for youth and welfare facilities. He has also expanded his activities overseas, giving performances, international co-productions, and providing plays in Asian countries and North America. As a grantee artist for "ACC 2018," she will study in New York from September 2019 to February 2020. She won the "Bangkok Theatre Festival 2014" Best Playwright Award and Best Production Award for "Juvenile X." He won the 66th "Kishida Kunio Drama Award" for "Banana Flowers Can Be Eaten". He is a Saison Fellow of the Saison Foundation.
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Taiga Hashimoto
Singer-songwriter born in 2002. She writes lyrics, composes music, arranges music, and produces music videos based on the concept of “neo-nostalgia,” which is both nostalgic and new. From 2020 to 2022, she will participate in “Enjoy Music!”, a new artist development project planned by Shingo Yasumoto, who has produced SEKAI NO OWARI, Official Mustache Man-dism, and Yuzu. Released the original song “Kono Yoru ga Akariwara” on the compilation album “Enjoy Music New Wave Generations Vol. l”. In 2022, he formed the Bridger Book Band and played in the band until August 2024. Won the audition for “Devil's Child 2022” at Live House Taiyo and Tsuki. Performed at COMING KOBE 2022. Winner of “K.U. ROCK FEVER 2022” at Kansai University. Currently, he is energetically producing songs and music videos as a solo artist. We hope you enjoy his heartwarming music.

Yoko Yamanaka
Born in 1997 in Nagano, Japan. Withdrew from Nihon University College of Art. His self-taught first film “Amiko” was selected for the “PFF Award 2017”. The following year, at the age of 20, he was invited to the “68th Berlin International Film Festival” as the youngest director ever, breaking the festival's record for the youngest feature film director. When the film was screened at Polepole Higashi-Nakano, it set a late show attendance record. Her first full-length feature film, “The Namibian Desert,” was entered in the 77th Cannes International Film Festival Directors' Fortnight and won the FIPRESCI Prize, making her the youngest female director in the history of the festival.

Yukio-Pegio Gunji
Born in 1959. Graduated from the Faculty of Science at Tohoku University. Completed the doctoral course at the Graduate School of Science at the same university. Doctor of Science. After working as a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Faculty of Science at Kobe University, he is currently a professor in the Department of Expression Engineering at the School of Fundamental Science and Engineering at Waseda University. His many books include "Ikiteirukoto no Kagaku" (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho), "Ikimono to Namamono no Tetsugaku", "Seimei Ichigo", "Seimei, Bidodani Sezu", "Katsute Sono Game no Sekai ni Sundeitatoiu Kioku wa Dokokara Kurunoka" (all published by Seidosha), "Mure wa Ishiki wo Motsu" (PHP Science World Shinsho), "Tennen Chino" (Kodansha Sensho Metier), "Yattekuru" (Igaku Shoin), and "TANKURI" (co-authored with Nakamura Kyoko, Suiseisha).

karakoram-yamayama
石田想太朗(Vo / Gt)、ぐら(Dr)、小川諒太(Key)、木村優太(Ba)から成り、2021年夏より東京を拠点に活動するキネマポップバンド。オルタナティブなビートの上で石田想太朗のポエトリーがドラマチックに展開される。学生ビッグバンドやジャズ研など様々な音楽遍歴を持つメンバーが織りなすビートは楽曲ごとにファンクやテクノ、クラシックなど様々な顔をみせ、ポップかつ独創性あふれるサビも印象的。 また非常に熱量の高いライブも必見。音楽家然とした緊張感にあふれる生演奏は、複雑な変拍子を軸としたループミュージックをダンサンブルにステージで展開していく。メンバー各人の音楽のルーツは様々だがそれぞれから提案されるバラエティ豊かなアレンジがバンドの幅を広げる。

Kaika
A new generation of virtual singer-songwriter, Hanafu made her debut on January 14, 2024 at Yoyogi National Stadium 1st Gymnasium with her 4th ONE-MAN LIVE “Kaiuta”. As a new branch of “Hanafu,” which can approach and express a wide variety of musical genres, she unleashes her own impulsive feelings that well up from within in her songs. With her own unique sensibility, she puts her daily thoughts, feelings, and memories into sound and words. A powerful and beautiful energy blossoms that no one can destroy.

SATOH
A rock duo of two. In March 2023, they released their first album “BORN IN ASIA” and successfully held a release tour at WWW in Shibuya and CIRCUS in Osaka. In September 2023, they held their largest-ever “FLAG” event at O-EAST in Shibuya, featuring Age Factory, HEAVEN, No Buses, Peterparker69, and other Japanese artists with whom they have close ties, as well as Harry Teardrop from New York. The event set a momentum in the Tokyo local scene.

Shingo Fujimori
Born in 1983. He formed Oriental Radio with Atsuhiko Nakata and entered NSC (Yoshimoto Sogo Geino Gakuin) in 2004. In the same year, he became the talk of the town when he made it to the semi-finals of the “M-1 Grand Prix” with his “Buyouden” rhythm story, and became a breakout performer from the start of his career. In 2016, he participated in the “NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen” with the song “Perfect Human” by the music unit RADIO FISH, in which he is the vocalist. In 2020, he launched his own YouTube channel, which is gaining popularity.

Yurina Kaneko
Born in Tokyo in 1995. Graduated from the School of Film and New Media, Ritsumeikan University. A member of Ritsumeikan University's film club, she has produced many music videos and films. Her independent film "Strolling Plants" (2019) was selected for an award film at the 41st Pia Film Festival. Her feature film "Sleeping Insects" won the Grand Prix at Muzik Lab 2019. Her latest film, " People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind " will be released on April 14, 2023.

Shimamura Kissyoumaru
Born in Tokyo, Japan. Artist. Photographer. He is active both in Japan and abroad, not only in photography, but also as a co-chairman of the frence brand kibn, Ramen Kichijomaru, and the same gallery. Solo exhibitions include "Unusual Usual" (Portland, 2014), "Inside Out" (Warsaw, 2016), and "photosynthesis" (Tokyo, 2020).
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