A Certain Brainstorming Session ─ Rikiya Imaizumi × Masayoshi Nagahisa ─

Rikiya Imaizumi

film director

Born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1981. Made his commercial directorial debut in 2010 with "Tama no Eiga." Directed numerous romantic films based on his original screenplays, including "Sad Tea," "Two Strangers," and "Goodbye to Boring Days." Won the Best Director Award at the Transylvania International Film Festival in 2013 for "The Cruel Cat." His 2019 film "What Is Love?" became a major hit. That same year, he also released "A Little Night Music," based on a novel by Kotaro Isaka. In 2020, three of his films were released: "mellow," "his," and "On the Street." His latest work is the coming-of-age film "Back Then," scheduled for release in 2021, starring Tori Matsuzaka as a Hello! Project otaku.

Naga Hisashi

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film director

Born in 1984 in Tokyo. In 2017, his directorial debut, “And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool,” became the first Japanese film to win the Grand Prize in the Short Film category at the Sundance Film Festival. His awards include the TCC Newcomer Award, the OCC Best Newcomer Award, and a medal in the Cannes Lions Young Lions FILM category, among others.His representative works include the feature films *WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES* and *Death Days*, the WOWOW original dramas *FM999* and *I’m Dead!*, the short film *Kaguya By Gucci* for Gucci, and the music video for *FOOL* by Hitsuji Bungaku. He is also active as a screenwriter and theater director. His latest work, *Enjo*, is currently streaming on U-NEXT.