Masakazu Kaneko

Director

Date of Birth

January 24, 1978

English level

Conversational level

Career

Masakazu Kaneko was born in Tokyo in 1978. He entered the school of International Politics, Economics and Communication, Aoyama Gakuin University. During his time at university, he started to learn 8mm / 16mm filmmaking.
After graduating from the university, he studied at the Film School of Tokyo. Then he directed six short films while working in the fields of TV commercials or films.
In 2016 Masakazu’s first directed-feature “The Albino’s Trees” was screened as an international premiere in the Beijing International Film Festival, China. In 2017 it was also screened in the 4th Figueira Film Art, Portugal and awarded the Best Feature, Best Direction, Best Picture. In the wake of winning a triple award, “The Albino’s Trees” was nominated for screenings in more than 20 international film festivals in 14 countries and achieved 20 awards worldwide, nine of which were Best Feature. Masakazu's 2nd feature film will be released soon.