Yuki Saito(I)

After graduating from high school, he moved to the U.S. to study film for 8 years in Hollywood, the home of film. He made his commercial feature debut in 2016 with the film "The Ancient Capital," which was selected as a special selection film by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In 2018, he won the 97th The Television Drama Academy Award for Best Director for TV Asahi's "Ossan's Love". His short film "Soon-To-Be a Zombie", released in 2022, was selected for the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, the largest short film festival in North America. In 2024, the short film "Thank You for the Empty Harbor" won the Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency Award at the 13th Tourism Video Awards, held as part of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024 BRANDED SHORTS. In recent years, they have directed works such as the film "The Blue Skies at Your Feet" and TV Asahi "Ossan's Love Returns". Furthermore, Kansai TV "Unmet, Diary of a Neurosurgeon" won six awards at the 120th The Television Drama Academy Awards, including Best Drama, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Drama Song.