SHIHO KATAOKA
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/CAMERA/EDITOR
Shiho Kataoka was born in a small village near Kyoto, to a family with deep roots in Shikoku. As a child, she was not given many toys, but instead played with homemade dolls, wrote her own comic books and acted in school plays. These experiences inspired her to work in a creative field, and she moved to New York City in 1993, to study filmmaking at the School of Visual Arts. After graduation, Kataoka began producing television programs for various Asian television networks such as NHK, FCI and CCTV. In 2005, she established her own TV/Film production company, Some Days Films (formerly Cucumber Productions) and began working on her own projects while continuing her work for television. In 2009, Kataoka won two Telly awards for her NHK documentaries, “Hospital Radio Station” and “Fun Science After-School.”
NAGISA HORIMOTO
TATSUYA YANO
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
H. TAKAHASHI
MASAHIRO TAKAHASHI
MUSIC
MUSIC
H. Takahashi is an architect and composer born in Tokyo. DIY at the core, H. Takahashi produces with simplicity – shredding all unnecessary steps. Composed in GarageBand on an iPhone, H. Takahashi’s characteristically ambient works have been released by labels such as Where To Now? (UK) and Not Not Fun (US) and more. H. Takahashi also composes for an ambient unit, Unknown Me and Atoris. In 2021, he opened a record store, Kankyō Records in Tokyo.
Masahiro Takahashi is a musician, currently based in Toronto,
Canada. He was born in Sendai, Japan and studied urban sociology at Waseda University in Tokyo. Using guitar, keyboard, and software, he combines simple melodies with experimental sound design to create a dream-like space. He has released his music on various labels in Canada, US, and Belgium including “Flowering Tree, Distant Moon (Not Not Fun)”, “Omnipresent Windows (Jj Funhouse)”, and ''Music of inside the snail’s shell (Slow Editions)”.