While studying business administration at a university, the director also studied animation basics at an art school. After graduating he wrote and directed three short live-action films. Screened in Japan film festivals, they won several awards including grand prix.
His fourth short film, "The Master of Sento"(2022), won 60 awards at 63 international film festivals in 32 countries around the world and was screened at the Lucerna Palace in the Czech Republic and the historic "Opéra de Reims" opera house in France.
"The Bento on a Hot Summer's Day" (2025)which was digitally remastered from the original 16mm film footage and completely re-edited from post-production onward, was selected for the Official Selection at the Busan International Short Film Festival—Oscar Qualifying Film Festival—and screened as an international premiere at the Busan Cinema Center, known as the "Hall of Fame for cinema".
The director prefers using the 16mm film format mainly for shooting, He is currently preparing his new short film, which will also be in the 16mm film format.
SEMI-FAINALIST 〔NEW WAVES SHOWCASE〕
The Bento on a Hot Summer's Day
Cannes Indie Shorts Awards
Cannes
2026
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Bento on a Hot Summer's Day
20th Busan International Kids and Youth Short Film Festival
Busan
2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Bento on a Hot Summer's Day
32th KINEKO International Film Festival Festival
Futakotamagawa Setagaya
2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Bento on a Hot Summer's Day
42th Busan International Short Film Festival
Busan
2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION - screening
The Master of Sento
Japan Art Center 13th Movie Grandprix
Tokyo
OFFICAL SELLECTION - Top50
The Master of Sento
Tokyo Independent Film Festival
Tokyo
BEST SHORT SOUNDTRACK
The Master of Sento
Halicarnassus Film Festival
Bodrum
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
International World Film Awards
BEST ACTRESS – SHORT FILM , BEST SOUND DESIGN
The Master of Sento
Cine Paris Film Festival
Paris
OFFICIAL SELECTION – FINALIST
The Master of Sento
Boden International Film Festival
Boden
BEST SHORT FILM , BEST ACTRESS – SHORT FILM , BEST DIRECTOR – SHORT FILM
The Master of Sento
Stockholm City Film Festival
Stockholm
BEST ACTRESS – SHORT FILM , BEST ORIGINAL SCORE , BEST SOUND DESIGN
The Master of Sento
Berlin Indie Film Festival
Berlin
BEST ACTOR
The Master of Sento
Brussels International Film Festival
Brussels
HONORABLE MENTION
The Master of Sento
Germany International Film Festival
Berlin
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Australia Film Festival
Sydney
BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORT FILM
The Master of Sento
Cannes Continental Film Festival
Cannes
OFFICIAL SELECTION – SHORT FILM FICTION , OFFICIAL SELECTION – BEST SOUNDTRACK
The Master of Sento
Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Buenos Aires
OFFiCIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Puente Cinematográfico International Film Festival
Barcelona
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Film Language International Film Festival
Paris
BEST INDIE SHORT FILM
The Master of Sento
Brno Film Festival (European Short Awards)
Brno
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Asia Film Festival
Mumbai
BEST SCREENPLAY – GOLDEN - SHORT FILM 
The Master of Sento
Dubai Film Festival
Dubai
BEST DIRECTOR , BEST ACTRESS , BEST DEBUT ACTOR
The Master of Sento
Venice Art & Film Festival
Venice
BEST SCREENPLAY , BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Master of Sento
Buenos Aires Indie Shorts Awards
Buenos Aires
BEST DIRECTOR , BEST ACTOR , BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Master of Sento
Portugal Indie Film Festival
Lisbon
BEST SHORTFILM PRODUCER , BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY , BEST COSTUME , BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR
The Master of Sento
Travancore International Film Award
Trivandrum
BEST SHORTFILM
The Master of Sento
New York Tri-State International Film Festival
New York
QUARTER FINALIST
The Master of Sento
Portugal Remur International Film Festival
Lisbon
BEST SHORTFILM DIRECTOR - screening
The Master of Sento
Prague Independent Film Festival
Prague
BEST ACTRESS - screening
The Master of Sento
Portland Shorts International Film Festival
Portland Oregon
OFFICIAL SELECTION - screening
The Master of Sento
Firenze Film Festival
Firenze
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Serbest International Film Festival
Kishinev
BEST ORIGINAL SHORT FILM , BEST DIRECTOR , BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Master of Sento
8 & Hajfilm Awards
Roma
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
World Cine Fest
Lisbon
QUARTER FINALIST
The Master of Sento
Red Fox International Film Festival
Tbilisi
OFFICIAL SELECTION - screening
The Master of Sento
Jakarta Independent Film Festival
Jakarta
Gold Award: Drama - screening
The Master of Sento
New York Movie Awards
New York
Gold Award: Comedy , Silver Award: Drama , Director , Actor , Editing , Sound Design
The Master of Sento
Paris Film Awards
Paris
SPECIAL FESTIVAL MENTION
The Master of Sento
12th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
Mumbai
BEST SHORT FILM , BEST DIRECTOR , BEST ACTOR , BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS , BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR , BEST COLOR EDITING , BEST SCENOGRAPHY
The Master of Sento
Your Way International Film Festival
Valletta
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Vancouver Independent InternationalFilm Festival
Vancouver
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Mexico Film Festival Awards
Mexicocity
BEST SHORT FILM, 3RD PLACE IN THE AUDIENCE AWARD - screening
The Master of Sento
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens
SEMI FINALIST
The Master of Sento
Art Giraffe International Film Festival
Nice
BEST SHORTFILM , BEST DIRECTOR
The Master of Sento
Milan Gold Awards
Milan
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Brazil International Film Festival
Rio de Janeiro
BEST SHORTFILM
The Master of Sento
Florence Film Awards
Firenze
BEST SHORTFILM
The Master of Sento
Sofia World Film Festival
Sofia
BEST ROMANCE - screening
The Master of Sento
RED Movie Awards
Reims
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Belgrad International Film Festival
Belgrad
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
9° Festival Internacional de Cine de Bayamón
Bayamón
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Austin Lift-Off Film Festival
Austin
BEST COMEDY, BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
The Master of Sento
Hollywood Gold Awards
Los Angeles, California
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM, BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCRIPT
The Master of Sento
Switzerland Film Fest & Screenplay Competition
BEST PICTURE
The Master of Sento
London Movie Awards
London
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Greece Film Festival Awards
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
French International Modern Film and Script Festival
Paris
QUARTER FINALIST
The Master of Sento
Snow Leopard Film Festival
Stockholm
BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM
The Master of Sento
Venice Independent Film Festival
Venice
HONORABLE MENTION
The Master of Sento
Art Film Festival
Skopje
QUARTER FINALIST – SCREENPLAY , SOUNDTRACK
The Master of Sento
Follow The Arrow International Film Festival
Budapest
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
TopShot International Film Festival
Warszawa
FINALIST
The Master of Sento
Pageant Film Festival
calcutta
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Master of Sento
Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival
Amsterdam
FINALIST
The Master of Sento
Cambridge Short Film Festival
Cambridge
FINALIST
The Master of Sento
ICE Movie Awards
Courchevel
NOMINEE - BEST CLASSIC SHORT FILM / OFFICIAL SELECTION – BEST SCREENPLAY , OFFICIAL SELECTION – BEST SOUNDTRACK
The Master of Sento
Madrid Film Awards
Madrid
”The unimportant follows the fad, the important follows the moral, and the art follows my will" - Yasujirou Ozu
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