YUTA OKAMURA
Yuta is a Japanese director whose work bridges documentary realism and narrative filmmaking, bringing intimate human emotion into larger social and historical systems. His work is anchored in performance, cinematic scale, movement, and classical staging, with a strong emphasis on physical, handcrafted visual language.
A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Okamura developed his craft in the United States and gained early international recognition through award-winning short films. Drawing on his experience across documentary and fiction, he moves fluidly between realism and spectacle, with a directing approach centered on actors’ inner lives.
He is a co-producer and cinematographer of Black Box Diaries, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature, along with nominations from the BAFTA Awards and recognition from the Peabody Award.
Currently based in Tokyo, Okamura works on internationally oriented projects ranging from documentaries to narrative visual storytelling. His ongoing collaborations with traditional miniature and VFX teams position him to deliver visually distinctive films that balance entertainment value with social depth, making him well suited for global co-productions and performance-driven, director-led projects.
Contact: yo@studio-one-film.com
岡村裕太・映画監督
ドキュメンタリーからフィクションを横断し、戦後日本の社会構造と人間の感情を結び、世界に届く物語を描く映画監督。俳優の演技を核に、スケール、動作、構図を重視したフィジカルな映画表現を特徴とする。
山口県出身。19歳で渡米し、南カリフォルニア大学映画制作学部（USC School of Cinematic Arts）にて映画演出を学ぶ。在学中より短編作品が国際映画祭で高く評価され、初期作品から国際的な評価を受ける。ドキュメンタリーとフィクション双方の経験を背景に、リアリズムとスペクタクル、俳優の感情をすくい取る演出を持ち味とする。
2018年より、伊藤詩織監督作『Black Box Diaries』に共同プロデューサー／撮影監督として参加。同作はサンダンス映画祭でワールドプレミア上映され、第97回米国アカデミー賞長編ドキュメンタリー部門にノミネート。BAFTAノミネート、ピーボディ賞受賞など、国際的な評価を獲得した。
現在は東京を拠点に、ドキュメンタリーやフィクションを中心に、国際的な視野でプロジェクトに取り組んでいる。伝統的なミニチュアや特撮技術、VFXチームとの継続的な協働を通じて、エンターテインメント性と社会性を両立させた、世界に届く映画表現を追求している。
Email: yo@studio-one-film.com
Award
Asian on Film Award 2013, Best Short Film, Best Director
HATCH Experience 2013, 2011, Groundbreaker
TSS Short Film Award 2012, Best Film
Rappahannock Independent Film Festival 2011, Jury Award
Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2011, Best Short Film
International Academy of Web Television Awards 2018, Best Pre-Recorded Hosted Series Official Selection.
