Discover Top Non-Fiction Film Directors in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

My name is Yann Moreau, i work in Japan since 15 years as professional Director / video cameraman / editor and photographer for many high end clients - Japanese or International : CNN, Mini Cooper, ESPN, Dell, Esquire, ELLE, Condenast/Vogue company; NHK world, Arte Tv Channel (France - Germany), Tv 9 (spain), JapanToday, GaijinPot, musicians, documentaries, ... Since 8 months, i am also able to shoot with my 4K camera (and Full HD of course). As video cameraman or editor: For example, i was the Japanese cameraman/DP for the Kyoto part of this documentary, in HITACHI laboratory (for Arte TV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FswaVKoSKB8 You can see also my editing for NHK World there : Nhk World - J Design show, for exemple : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcr00yMEjM I also worked for Vogue Italy (Behind the Scene video for Ellen Von Unwerth Shooting) and Vogue Japan (shooting of the official Vogue Ceremony "Women of the Year").

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Full-Service Live Production
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer

Luis Patron is a Japan-based TV and video producer, director, director of photography and editor. Luis and his team at Patron Productions GK work for clients like Discovery, Olympic Channel, CNN Digital, NHK (Japan), Canal+, Television Francaise 1, Paris Metropol TV, VPRO (The Netherlands), Swiss TV, Wall Street Journal Live, and Al Jazeera. He also works on branded content, commercial and corporate productions for ANA, Nissan, Honda, Japanese Football League, and Nike. He can work in English, Spanish, French and Japanese languages.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Colorist
• Copywriter
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Translator
• Sound Mixer

Marc Ressang is a filmmaker and photographer based in Shanghai, China. He spent more than 10 years in Asia where he has built a reputation for his professionalism and industrious work ethic. He is driven by a desire to record human stories across the world, leading him to Mt. Everest to serve as DP on the feature documentary Too High to Fall. Marc has created photo and video material for some for the world’s most sought after brands, including Vice, Facebook, Nowness, Budweiser, National Geographic, Patagonia, Red Bull, CNN, Destination Canada, Vans, Bayer, 88rising and many more.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator

Cameraman-editor, speaking French, Japanese and English. Based in Japan since 2016, I mainly work with francophone productions, french news media, international TVs and also with japanese clients. Having mastered at a cinema school in France, my strength is not only in video production related to news coverage, but also in a wide range of fields such as corporate PR video and movie production.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Reporter / Journalist

In Tokyo since 2009, Aquiles Hadjis has worked on a variety of roles in audiovisual production, mostly focusing on assisting foreign crews and directing local productions. He holds an MFA and a PhD from Tokyo University of the Arts and is active internationally as an artist and a professor.

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Drone Operator
• Music Composer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Field Producer

Androniki was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and studied photography in Athens and London. Following a successful career in Greece working on assignments for Greek magazines and later for the Athens Olympic Committee photographing the 2004 Athens Olympics, she moved to Tokyo in November 2004. Since then she works freelance on assignments for international magazines and newspapers such as The Times, The Independent and The Telegraph (UK), Der Spiegel, (Germany), Marie Claire (Australia), K-magazine (Greece), Businessweek (US), Transit, Sotokoto, Shukan Asahi (Japan) etc. and for corporate clients such as Apple Japan. She is interested in the human condition and approaches her subjects with respect and humor. She has been photographing many aspects of life in Japan that vary from everyday life, traditional culture, subcultures or current affairs. Since 2011 she has been working on video also, either for the online section of print media like The Sunday Times of Der Spiegel or for corporate clients like Airbnb and fashion brands.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Portrait Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer

My current rep agency is ACTRS Inc. But I am free to work outside of ACTRS Inc. I have been producing Commercials, Promos, and Documentaries for international clients over 15 years, such as Dupont, IKEA, COKE, Reebok. I have thorough understanding of the production for domestic and international production. I also work very closely with Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, BBC and VICE for documentary projects. LONELEY DEATH received a shiver award at New York Festival (producer) and NORTH KOREAN GHOSTSHIP (producer / director) became one of the most viewed documentaries on Channel News Asia. The recent documentary film MEETING ARIZONA (director) won the best feature doc at Mediterranean Film Festival. 【My Background】 I have lived in Australia for 7 years, since 1998. I have studied filmmaking at KVB institute and Sydney University, then worked for film production companies and TV networks such as SBS and FOXTEL. I also compose sound scape and worked with an actor Jordi Molla for the art installation, presented at Spain’s art festival Observatori.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Drone Operator
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Post-Production Manager

Sybilla Patrizia is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and photographer based in Tokyo. In her work, she merges her passion for social impact and human stories with her background in fashion to create thought-provoking stories that cross the border between documentary, art and design. Sybilla is currently developing her first feature-length documentary ‘PLASTIC LOVE!’, which deals with Japan’s toxic relationship with plastic and which was featured in HERMÈS’ Social Good Book. In 2022, she shot the cover of the Financial Times’ HTSI Magazine, featuring Japan’s best-selling author Mieko Kawakami and ‘The Dark Side of Manga’, a VICE short doc on child abuse in Japanese manga which won an Emmy in 2023. At Tokyo Docs 2023, ‘The Shape of Blue’ was awarded Best Pitch Award, Sunny Side of the Doc Award, and DocedgeKolkata Award.‘A Bloody Taboo’ about the stigma against menstruation in Japan, was awarded at Tokyo Docs and premiered at Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival in 2021.

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Portrait Photographer
• Field Producer
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Editor
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

Hello, my name is Thomas and I am a director & editor living in Tokyo, Japan. I enjoy directing a wide range of projects including documentary style content and music videos. I have worked with musicians, master sake brewers, VR engineers, and creative agencies to create work that reveals something special about Japan. I work with a compact network of like-minded friends and colleagues to create projects with love and great attention to detail. I also own my own equipment and have many contacts here in Japan. Cameras Canon C70 (RF,EF,PL) Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K pro Team members own: Red Raven, Gemini, Arri Alexa 35 + other camera models are usually rented Lenses Zeiss ZE 15, 18, 21, 25, 35, 50, 80, 100, 135 Canon EF 20,28,35,50,85,16-35,24-105,70-200, Sigma 18-35 Other Mavic 2 Drone Sachler Flowtech tripod Tilta M wireless follow focus

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Digital Content Creator
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer

It started with editing- I love it! on virtually every level, whether it's a broadcast program or an independent short, I get immense satisfaction from the process. It's about creating order from chaos, and finding emotionally engaging narratives within sometimes seemingly disparate raw content, or crafting scenes to draw out the drama and character. Now I've branched out into creative and operational management both in production and post production - with the ability to deliver high quality under all kinds of difficult circumstances. My clients have included advertising agencies such as Wieden Kennedy, BBH, M&C Saatchi, streamers such as Amazon Prime, Netflix and DAZN, but I also don't shy away from more modest projects that are about creating emotionally engaging, sincere content.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Post-Production Manager
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

Yuta Okamura is a Japanese-born and raised writer and director. Over the past decade, Yuta has lived and worked in Los Angeles and Tokyo, directing and shooting short films, documentaries, web series, commercials, and music videos. After high school, he moved to the United States and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Film & Television Production from the University of Southern California in 2011. Yuta's work has earned global acclaim and recognition. His short film "Waking Up" won the Best Film and Best Director awards at the Asians on Film Festival and was showcased at the Short Shorts Film Festival, among over 10 international film festivals. Yuta's film "The Lost Samurai" also won the Jury Award at the Rappahannock Independent Film Festival in 2011.

• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Coordinator / Crewing

I'm an Australian living in Tokyo Japan who has had a long career in creating and shooting imagery. I have been a Photographer working in advertising and editorial for 15 years before transitioning to be a DOP and Director. I shoot Documentary and Narrative and for commercial clients as well as streaming platforms. I am well versed in all areas of filmmaking from pre production to post and bring a creative and well trained eye, great lighting skills and a passion for story telling to all projects. Living and working in Japan I can speak Japanese and understand how to navigate the cultural landscape whilst creating beautiful and powerful work.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP

Born in Ishikawa, Japan. Miku Kitagawa is a Japanese film director based in Tokyo. She attended Tokyo Gakugei University in Expressive Communication, graduated from UCLA Extension in Entertainment Studies. Her short film, “Fiction” won the Audience Award from The 30th Tokyo Student Film Festival, and “Fried Egg” received Honorable Mention from Berlin Flash Film Festival 2019. Most recently, she participated in the Berlinale Talents Tokyo 2020 workshop, and won the Special Mention with her first feature project (work-in-progress), "KANAKO".

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director

Japan based Director, Director of Photography and Editor. Scott and his crew at Asia Video Support specialize in supporting from around the world looking for English speaking video crews in Tokyo and around Japan. They have worked for Discovery Channel, History Channel, Cirque du Soleil, Louis Vuitton, Lexus, Google, Pioneer, etc.

• Line Producer / On-Location
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - News
• Colorist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• On-Camera Talent

Non-Fiction Filmmaker, Based in Japan. After working in Toei CM cooperation as a production assistant, Tatsuya became an independent filmmaker in 2012. He pursues visual expressions that show real aspects of people and place mainly in non-fictional genre.

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Company
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I am a trilingual video creator based in Tokyo. Here I make commercials (tv&web), documentaries and fiction short films for Japanese and non-Japanese companies. I am an extremely skilled storyteller and editor. I also run a video production company named doubletommy LLC (doubletommy.com).

• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

After completing a Film Major at California State University Long Beach, I returned to Japan to pursue a career as an independent videographer, director, and director of photography, primarily focusing on web advertisements and interviews.

• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Gaffer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Freelancer based in Tokyo. 15+ years as Field Producer for the Japanese public broadcasting corporation, having won numerous domestic awards in documentaries. Fluent in both Japanese and English. Rates depend on the role.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Based in Tokyo to cover whole Japan for shooting film, TV, Branded content. Many feature films, TV commercials, TV shows experience. English and Japanese speaker.

• Production Company
• Fixer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Creative Director
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• On-Air Reporter / Host

I'm a professional Film-maker and photographer with over 18 years experience. Full production capability with local bilingual production staff.

• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Digital Content Creator
• Production Company
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Event Photographer
• Art Director
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Colorist
• Executive Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist