Chie MIKAMI

Chie MIKAMI started out as a moderator for Mainichi Broadcasting System, before switching to Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting in Okinawa in 1995. There, she produced her own TV documentaries, which received numerous accolades. Her award-winning theatrical documentaries THE TARGETED VILLAGE (2013), WE SHALL OVERCOME (2015), and THE TARGETED ISLAND: A SHIELD AGAINST STORMS (2017) were shown at numerous festivals. She is also a lecturer on Okinawa Folkloristics at Okinawa International University.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Boy Soldiers: The Secret War In Okinawa, Japan 2018 (Director) NC19

Festival Partners