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Ema Ryan Yamazaki

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Ema Ryan Yamazaki is known for The Making of a Japanese (2023), Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators (2017) and Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    The Making of a Japanese (2023)
    The Making of a Japanese
    7.3
    • Editor
    • 2023
    Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators (2017)
    Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
    7.7
    • Editor
    • 2017
    Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024)
    Instruments of a Beating Heart
    7.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 2024
    Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams (2019)
    Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams
    7.2
    • Editor
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Editor

    • Rintaro in America
      Short
      • editor
      • 2026
    • Rintaro in America
      Short
      • editor
      • 2026
    • Thaer Ahmad, Feroze Sidhwa, and Mark Perlmutter in American Doctor (2026)
      American Doctor
      8.6
      • Editor
      • 2026
    • Black Box Diaries (2024)
      Black Box Diaries
      7.5
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • The Making of a Japanese (2023)
      The Making of a Japanese
      7.3
      • Editor
      • 2023
    • Wheels of Fate (2020)
      Wheels of Fate
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Chaya: Ailey's Keeper of the Flame (2020)
      Chaya: Ailey's Keeper of the Flame
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams (2019)
      Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams
      7.2
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators (2017)
      Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
      7.7
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Bates Wilder and Jessica Rothe in Tater Tot & Patton (2017)
      Tater Tot & Patton
      6.5
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Hikikomori: Japan's Vanishing People (2017)
      Hikikomori: Japan's Vanishing People
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Laura Busony in The Tip & Grinds (2016)
      The Tip & Grinds
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Horn (2016)
      Horn
      7.1
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • Class Divide (2015)
      Class Divide
      7.3
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Late Expectations
      Short
      • edited by
      • 2015

    Producer

    • Rintaro in America
      Short
      • producer
      • 2026
    • Rintaro in America
      Short
      • producer
      • 2026
    • Happyend (2024)
      Happyend
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Black Box Diaries (2024)
      Black Box Diaries
      7.5
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators (2017)
      Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
      7.7
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Hikikomori: Japan's Vanishing People (2017)
      Hikikomori: Japan's Vanishing People
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2017
    • Class Divide (2015)
      Class Divide
      7.3
      • co-producer
      • 2015
    • Monk by Blood (2013)
      Monk by Blood
      7.3
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Caitlin Mehner in Pauline in a Beautiful World (2013)
      Pauline in a Beautiful World
      6.6
      Short
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Neither Here Nor There (2011)
      Neither Here Nor There
      Short
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Emby
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2010

    Director

    • Rintaro in America
      Short
      • director
      • 2026
    • Rintaro in America
      Short
      • director
      • 2026
    • Instruments of a Beating Heart (2024)
      Instruments of a Beating Heart
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Making of a Japanese (2023)
      The Making of a Japanese
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Temple Family (2021)
      Temple Family
      Short
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Wheels of Fate (2020)
      Wheels of Fate
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Chaya: Ailey's Keeper of the Flame (2020)
      Chaya: Ailey's Keeper of the Flame
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams (2019)
      Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators (2017)
      Monkey Business: The Adventures of Curious George's Creators
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Monk by Blood (2013)
      Monk by Blood
      7.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Neither Here Nor There (2011)
      Neither Here Nor There
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Ema Ryan
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