Yoju MATSUBAYASHI

松林要樹


Yoju MATSUBAYASHI, born in Fukuoka in 1979, graduated in 2004 from Japan Academy of Moving Image with his film DEAR RESPECTFUL HUMANS. After graduation, he joined the Fukushima-based Peshawar-kai NGO and did relief work in Afghanistan. In 2011, his first documentary about Fukushima, FUKUSHIMA: MEMORIES OF A LOST LANDSCAPE (NC ’12), was invited to several international film festivals. THE HORSES OF FUKUSHIMA won the “Muhr Asia Africa Documentary Prize” at the Dubai International Film Festival 2013.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

The Horses Of Fukushima, Japan 2013 (Director) NC14
The Horses Of Fukushima, Japan 2013 (Cinematography) NC14
Fukushima: Memories Of A Lost Landscape, Japan 2011 (Director) NC12
Fukushima: Memories Of A Lost Landscape, Japan 2011 (Cinematography) NC12
Fukushima: Memories Of A Lost Landscape, Japan 2011 (Production) NC12

Guest at Nippon Connection

The Horses Of Fukushima, NC14