About me

Born in Kanagawa prefecture, JAPAN.

At the age of two, I moved with my family to France because of my father's job.

 

I attended regular public schools, therefore I spoke French at school and Japanese at home.

When I was little, I probably thought that my home was Japan and the outside house was France.

 

Obviously, I was Asian and looked Asian, but I always wanted to be recognized as French and to fit in. 

 

During school trips, other children's lunches were sandwiches, but as a nice Japanese mother, my mom prepared me some rice balls. That's an example of a cultural barrier that made my integration more difficult. Sometimes being bi-cultural was tough, I even felt ashamed of it sometimes.

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But as I grew older, I began to see this Japanese culture as a treasure that my parents had bequeathed to me.

Because of that, I was able to understand different cultures easier and it has enriched my life experience and allowed me to connect with many different people.

That's when I finally understood the power of culture.

 

After graduating from university, I left France to start working in Japan. 

After three years of working as a videographer/ editor for a global sports company, I wanted to make more use of what I had experienced, and of my bi-culture, so I decided to start working as an independent videographer.

 

I understand the challenge and the required courage to show your culture to people from abroad. It's difficult to be understood and we fear being rejected. 

However, I also know how interesting it is to learn about someone's else culture. 

Furthermore, I love to see people's smiles when they get to know each other and starts understanding their respective culture. 

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I believe we can achieve this kind of connection through video.

 

Let me help you on your video production projects.