abstract:is a Japanese film director, writer, editor, producer and actor best known for his 2010 movie Sawako Decides for which he won best director at the 2010 Blue Ribbon Awards. The movie also resulted in his marriage in late 2010 to the lead actress Hikari Mitsushima, a former member of the J-pop group member Folder 5 and actress in such films as Death Note (2006) and Love Exposure (2008).