Yoshinori Odaka

A master of the visual narrative, Yoshinori Odaka was born in 1974 in Tokyo, Japan. He has been an active director since 1999, predominantly working in the genres of drama and fantasy, with his most renowned films being "Boku no Hane wa Kimi" and "Kimi no Yubisaki". Despite not having received any major international film festival awards, Odaka's unique style of intertwining reality with elements of fantasy has cemented his place in the Japanese film industry. Yoshinori Odaka, with his quiet intensity and vivid imagination, continues to create a world onscreen that both challenges and enchants his audiences.