A portrait of Juichiro Yamasaki

Juichiro Yamasaki

Directing

Born

January 1, 1978

Place of Birth

Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Yamasaki Juichiro (1978, Osaka, Japan) organised a student film festival during his studies at university, made a couple of short films and worked as an assistant director. After living in the city for years, he moved to the small mountain village in Okayama where his father was born. There he went to work as a tomato farmer. The Sound of Light (2011), about life as a farmer in current times, was his feature debut. Yamabuki (2022) is selected for the IFFR Tiger Competition.

The Filmography

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