Kensaku KAKIMOTO

柿本ケンサク

Kensaku KAKIMOTO

Kensaku KAKIMOTO, born in Kagawa Prefecture in 1982, is a filmmaker and photographer. In 2007, his feature film debut BAUMKUCHEN had its international premiere at the Nippon Connection Film Festival. After the triple disaster of March 2011, he made the documentary film LIGHT UP NIPPON (2012), to which Ryuichi SAKAMOTO contributed the soundtrack. His photographs have been shown regularly at international exhibitions since 2016, and he has received multiple awards for his work in the field of advertising.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Parasite In Love, Japan 2021 (Director) NC22
Baumkuchen, Japan 2006 (Director) NC07
Baumkuchen, Japan 2006 (Script) NC07

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