Yujiro HARUMOTO

春本雄二郎

Yujiro HARUMOTO


Yujiro HARUMOTO, born in Kobe in 1978, first worked at Shochiku Kyoto as an assistant director for historical films and TV series after graduating from Nihon University College of Art. He then worked as a freelance assistant director for numerous other film and TV productions. His feature film debut GOING THE DISTANCE (2016 / NC ’17) received an honorary mention of the NIPPON VISIONS jury at the 2017 Nippon Connection Film Festival. With his second feature-length film A BALANCE (2021 / NC ’22), which he produced, wrote and edited himself, he was featured at the 2021 Berlinale in the PANORAMA section.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

A Balance, Japan 2020 (Director) NC22
A Balance, Japan 2020 (Script) NC22
Going The Distance, Japan 2016 (Director) NC17
Going The Distance, Japan 2016 (Script) NC17
Going The Distance, Japan 2016 (Production) NC17

Guest at Nippon Connection

A Balance, NC22