Yûsuke Maruyama

A maestro of the modern Japanese cinema, Yûsuke Maruyama was born in 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. Maruyama, active from the 1980s to the present, has predominantly worked in the genres of drama and thriller, with his most famous films including "On the Edge" and "The Darkness Within", both of which received critical acclaim but no major awards at film festivals. His directorial style is marked by its intense, often dark narratives, and his ability to extract raw emotions from his actors.

Yûsuke Maruyama, a true visionary, has always had the uncanny ability to depict the human condition in its most honest form, making his films a mirror to society.