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Contributors who create NiEW together.

Taro Miyaoka

#MOVIE

映画監督/映画レビュアー。1988年生まれ。
主な監督作品に「成れの果て」「恐怖人形」「初恋ハラスメント」「エリカ」など。
Xでは映画のレビューアカウントを運営中。@kyofu_movie

Yoko Yamanaka

#MOVIE

Born in 1997 in Nagano, Japan, he shot / directed his first film “Amiko” (2017) at the age of 19, which won the Audience Award at the “PFF Awards 2017”. The film was invited to the Forum section of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival in 2018 as the youngest ever, and was also screened at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, Canada's Fantasia Film Festival, and other festivals in various countries, creating a buzz. Her film “The Namibian Desert” (2024) won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival, making her the youngest female director ever to receive the award.

Marie Sekine

#MOVIE

Researcher of representational culture. Part-time lecturer at Waseda University and other universities. Co-author of “Post Information Media Theory” (Nakanishiya Shuppan, 2018), “The Complete Guide to ‘Yuri Eiga’” (Seikaisya, 2020), “Yusaburu Cultural Studies” (Kitakyushu Shuppan, 2023), “Women's Movie Breakfast” (Film Art, 2024), " VTuber Studies" (Iwanami Shoten, 2024), etc. She has also contributed to Eureka, Gendai Shiso, and other publications.

有泉智子

#MUSIC

音楽誌MUSICA編集長 / VIVA LA ROCKプロデューサー

Yuzu Aoki

#MOVIE

2001年2月4日生まれ。神奈川県出身。ダブル主演を務めた『うみべの女の子』で、毎日映画コンクールスポニチグランプリ新人賞にノミネート。2021年公開の米映画『MINAMATA−ミナマター』ではジョニー・デップと共演。以降も、NHK連続テレビ小説『カムカムエヴリバディ』、amazon prime『モアザンワーズ』、NTV『最高の教師』などに出演し、その繊細な演技が話題に。映画『はだかのゆめ』『なぎさ』『神回』『まなみ100%』『飛べない天使』など主演作も多く、今後も公開作が控えている。

Manabu Souma

#MOVIE

Freelance writer around movies. Born in Akita Prefecture. He is currently working for magazines such as “SCREEN,” “DVD & Video Distribution Deuta,” “CINEMA SQUARE,” theater pamphlets, and online media such as “Cinema Today,” “MOVIE WALKER PRESS,” “Pia Eiga Seikatsu,” “CINEMORE,” and so on. She loves action and horror films. Her hobby is spinning records at rock club events.

junko

#MOVIE

Born in Tokyo, Japan. After living as an office worker for 5 years, she became a photographer in 2016. In addition to advertising, she has worked extensively on the web and in magazines.

Katsuyuki Namba

#MOVIE

Born in Tokyo in 1966. Film researcher, critic and film critic. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law. Author of “Hayao Miyazaki: Dream and Curse of Creativity” (Takeshobo Shinsho), and editor of “Steven Spielberg Theory” and “Tom Cruise: Career, Life, Power to Learn” (both from Filmart-sha).

Kazuharu Kato

#MUSIC

Born in Yamagata, Japan in 1985, he started his career in the editorial department of Ritto Music's “Sound & Recording Magazine” in 2007, and from 2012 to 2020, he worked at Natasha Inc. At Natasha, he was editor-in-chief of Ongaku Natalie, seeded Live Natalie, and served as general director of the media division. 2021, he founded Saw Sweet Publishing, Inc. Published “Rock & Roll Recorder” (Masatoshi Majima), “EVE OF DESTRUCTION” (Yusuke Ciba), “Yumemi Bookstore's Picture Book Shelf” (Nemu Yumemi), “Reading and Riot: An Introduction to Pussy Riot Activism” (Nadja Trokonnikova, translated by Momo Nonaka), etc.

Junichi Uchimoto

#MUSIC

Born in Tokyo. After working as an editor for an entertainment magazine, began working as a freelance music writer in the mid-1990s. He has written interviews, columns, and reviews, focusing on singer-songwriters in Japan and abroad. He has written liner notes for more than 1,000 CDs.
https://note.com/junjunpa

Daishi Miyashiro

#MOVIE

Film reviews. He has contributed reviews to “Leos Carax: Eiga wo Wojo Hito” (Film Art Inc.), theater pamphlets, Kinema Junpo, DVD & Video Distribution Deuta, Soen, CINEMORE, otocoto, Real Sound, Eureka, and other publications.

Kenji Takeda

#MUSIC

He is the deputy editor-in-chief of the culture media “Qetic”. He writes about music, art, and other cultural topics, as well as technology and business.

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