Born May 6, 1966· Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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Born in Morioka, Iwate, he completed high school locally before studying law at Keio University and entering NHK in 1990, where he began directing regional programs and later moved to the Drama Programming Department. A two-year sabbatical in Los Angeles allowed him to study directing and scriptwriting at USC and work on Hollywood sets, experiences that shaped his later storytelling style. Early s…
