Takayuki KAYANO

Takayuki KAYANO was born in Oita Prefecture in 1990 and studied at the Department of Visual Communication Design of the Kyushu University. After his feature film debut CALANDIVA (2018), he shot THE JELLYFISH INCIDENT (2019). His third feature film JOURNEY BEYOND THE NIGHT (2021) won the Best Picture Award as well as the Audience Award at the 2021 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL and was also screened at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival. He also works as a scriptwriter.