Our 
Experience

Director & Producer (2019 to 2021)
Directing a 45- minute documentary project on the Japanese sweat culture in collaboration with a photographer & author of the cult book “Sweat”; Mr. Mikkel Aaland. Episode in Japan is one of the 9 of the series “Perfect Sweat”.
Producing and managing a 190,000 USD project shooting within Japan in the same time.
https://www.perfectsweatseries.com

Field Coordinator& Reporter (October-December 2000)
Conducted research and supported the production as coordinator and reporter on gourmet and travel shows & books in Japan with a French chef/ best-selling author Anthony Bourdain. “A Cook’s Tour”

Field Coordinator& Reporter (June-August 2005, December 2007-January 2008, February 2010, March-July 2014)
Conducted research and supported the production as coordinator and reporter on gourmet and travel shows & books in Japan with a French chef/ best-selling author Anthony Bourdain "No Reservations”.
“International Open House” (February 2010) depicts and introduces luxurious houses in Tokyo.
“Booze Traveler” (June 2015) showing the Japanese tradition and culture with the tie between Shintoism and rice cultivation through sake productions.

Field Coordinator (January-May 2010)
Coordinating and managing locations for a cultural documentary program “TOQUE DE TOKYO” presented by the leading French actor / writer; Mr. Antoine De Caunes. About modern cultures in Tokyo such as Otaku, Anime, Gothic Lolita, Kawaii, Herbivore Male, etc.

Field Producer (April to May 2006- Present)
Conducted research and supported the production as a coordinator on a scientific show on off-shore Japanese oceanic area called “Dragon’s Triangle” Field Producer (October 2007)
“Tim Ferris – Ultimate Challenger” Nikko, Japan, (September-October 2008)

“Science Impossible” Tokyo, Japan, (September-November 2008)

“Warriors; Miyamoto Musashi” Tokyo, Kyushu, Japan (September-December 2008)

Cameraman, Assistant Director and Translator (2019-2021)
Assisting direction and production management in feature film shooting for “Gaia Symphony No. 9” Featuring Music and Jomon culture, shot in Hokkaido, Iriomote island of Okinawa, Kyoto, and Tokyo featuring a cognitive archaeologist Dr. Steven Mithen, a Nobel Prize awarded scientist Dr. Tasuku Honjo, and the world-renowned orchestra conductor Mr. Kenichiro Kobayashi.

Assistant Director (2009)
Assisting direction and production management in feature film shooting with Le Tour de France champion Mr. Greg LeMond. “Gaia Symphony No. 7”. Story was based on a road trip around sacred places in Japan, in search of the true meanings of Shintoism. Other interviewees include wholistic medicine Dr. Andrew Weil and the nature activist Dr. Takako Takano.

Reporter (October-December 2000, June-August 2005, December 2007-January 2008)
Co-reporter on globally known gourmet and travel shows & books in Japan with a French chef/ best-selling author Mr. Anthony Bourdain; “No Reservations”

Reporter (2000)
Co-Reporter for the 45-mins program; "Cook's Tour” for The Food Network.
Traveling around Japan, with focus in Tokyo, introducing fine cuisine, recipes, chefs, restaurants as well as fish markets and Japanese gastronomic culture in general.

Coordinator (May to December 2004)
Conducted research and supported the production of six documentary programs on nature and children for the special programming of the Expo, choosing locations and people, coordinating logistics and planning the stories. Conducted two months - intensive shooting in remote regions of Peru and Venezuela as a global project coordinator. The projects were publicly screened on the large screen at the central park of the Aichi 2005 Expo.

Director, Cameraman and Line producer (October-December 2010-)
Directed 3-minutes documentary program for promoting “voluntarism” in Cape Verde.
Upon researching, developed the project with UNV headquarter in Bonn, and conducted a project to be the most effective in the Cape Verdean community in collaboration with other organizations like Peace Corp or Red Cross. Responsibility includes budgeting, making story lines, casting, location hunting, and editing. The program was broadcasted on local national TV; TCV for one week, including International Volunteer Day; Dec. 5th.

Researcher, Field producer, and interviewer (January 1999 to present)
Multiple pecial reports including “Chinese presence in Africa” for the evening news show “Close-Up Gendai”
All pre-production and Production were conducted in Kenya.

Producer (September to November, 2018)
RProducing a 150,000 USD project shooting in Japan, for a commercial film. The responsibilities included putting ideas and sketches originally designed by German/U.S. directors into the real physical scenes in Japan.

Line producer (2019)
Producing a commercial film depicting the architectural beauty of Tokyo.

Other Commercial Film Clients include:
Audemars Piguet, VISA Card, HOKA, Scandinavian Airways, KAYAK
and other major companies and agencies.

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​Other Commercial Film Clients include:
Audemars Piguet, VISA Card, HOKA, Scandinavian Airways, KAYAK
and other major companies and agencies.

Photographer, Director, and Writer (December 2004 to Present)
Contributing photographic work and experience-based opinion writing for one of Japan’s leading magazines focusing on nature and environment. *Also played a role called “LOHAS-jenne” as a representative of readers and appeared in the magazine talking about a healthy and sustainable lifestyle as a woman living in Tokyo. - A Special monthly reports on cutting edge business in Africa on “Africa Business News” (2014-Present)

Interpreter (June 2006)
Interpretation at the lecture by the former US Deputy Secretary of State, took place in Tokyo.

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Other major clients:

English:
Artist: Mr. Steven Seagal, Mr. Mirco CroCop, Mr. Dana Leong, Mr. Greg Lemond, Mr. Antoine De Caunes.
Government officials: Mr. Richard Armitage, Mr. Micky Cantor, Mr. Michael Green.
Professors: Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Steven Mithen, Dr. Tasuku Honjo
Embassy of Japan in Kenya

Spanish:
Embassy of Venezuela in Japan, Embassy of Spain in Japans

Director and interviewer (Jane to October 2006)
Conducted a news special program on Japan’s Prime Minister Koizumi’s 5-year governance.
Responsibilities include interviewing politicians and economists such as former Deputy Secretary of State Mr. Richard Armitage, former USTR Mr. Mickey Cantor and Nobel Prize Winner Prf. Joseph Stiglitz. For TV Asahi Corporation special news project by Anchor person Mr. Soichiro Tahara.

取材・執筆・コンサルティング (January 2022 - Present)
北海道道南地区及び、ユネスコ世界遺産「北海道・北東北の縄文遺跡群」について、富裕層向けエクスクルーシブツアー構築プロジェクト。インドネシアで行われる世界富裕層コンベンション出展用のパンフレット制作。

司会・インタビュアー (November 2022)
フォーシーズンズホテルの日本国内認知度を高めるブランドPRイベント。東京。

司会・インタビュアー (January 2022)
縄文文化を世界的デスティネーション「JOMON」として、食・ファッション・ダンス等ハイレベルにブランディングするプロモーションイベント。東京、青山。

地域文化ブランディング (April 2020 - March 2021)
ふるさと財団　福島県磐梯町「会津磐梯山は宝の山よ、『トレジャーハント磐梯』事業」磐梯町の自然資源ブランディング・インバウンドツーリズム商品構築。

日本文化コンサルティング・司会 (2018)
在ケニア日本大使館 主催、日本文化紹介イベントにおける茶道紹介のデモンストレーション。
天皇誕生日レセプションサポート。

コンサルティング (March 1, 2015 - Present)
コロンビア　ボゴタ市における “Little Tokyo”建設プロジェクト。日本国内でのアニメ制作会社、ベンダー、パートナー候補紹介。クールジャパン基金 (www.cj-fund.co.jp) への申請補助等。

翻訳・通訳・司会 (2008～現在)
伊賀上野忍者文化紹介。
ハワイにて広報イベント実施。レポーター、翻訳、プレゼンター。忍者体術実技と歴史民俗文化紹介をアラモアナショッピングセンターのステージ、学校、教会などで開催し、地元ラジオ、テレビ（KHON)、新聞、雑誌などで紹介。三重県、米国ハワイ州。

取材・執筆 (November, 2006)
エジプト、シリア、アラブ首長国連邦の3カ国4都市を訪問し、アラブと日本の若者の文化交流について調査、報告書を作成した。

Translator and Cultural Consulting/ Cultural Translations (May 2017 to Present)
Translating Japanese language to English subtitles and intensive cultural consulting on structure and explanations on a series of 12 documentaries about “Living Japanese Traditional SAMURAI culture” to be aired on All Nippon Airline (ANA). (PHOTO)