Born in 1972, Chiba, Japan. After graduating from Chiba University, she studied film at University of Southern California. Yoshino’s Barber Shop(2003) is her debut film which was awarded Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Special Mention in the Generation section at Berlin Film Festival. Her later films; Kamome Diner(2006), has become a hit in Japanese independent cinema, Glasses(2007) won Manfred Salzgeber Award at Berlin Film Festival.