Yu KAJINO

Yu KAJINO was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1978 and started shooting films with a cheap video camera after graduating from high school. After his university graduation, he founded the production company Caterpillar Films and made numerous short films, one of which, BE STILL, MY BEATING HEART (2005), was also screened at NIPPON CONNECTION in 2007. AHUM is his feature-length debut, which had its world premiere at the 2018 Kanazawa Film Festival.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Ahum, Japan 2018 (Director) NC19
Ahum, Japan 2018 (Script) NC19
Ahum, Japan 2018 (World sales) NC19
Be Still, My Beating Heart, Japan 2005 (Director) NC07
Be Still, My Beating Heart, Japan 2005 (Script) NC07

Guest at Nippon Connection

Ahum, NC19

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