Director: Ken Ochiai

Cast: Chisato Sakurai, Ken Ochiai

Producer: Tadao Tanaka

Screenwriter: Ken Ochiai

Director of Photography: Justin Paul Miller

Art Designer: Ken Ochiai

Composer: Layla Lane

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Year: 2010

Running time: 15 minutes

Synopsis

Joe leaves Tokyo for the first time in 10 years to take a trip across Japan. He travels throughout Japan, Wakkanai, Biwako, and Okinawa. The people he meets along the way, the food and culture, and the trip all help Joe to develop inner strength as a young man.

Director's biography

Ken Ochiai made his first film at age 12. He graduated from USC with a BA in film production and received his MFA from AFI in directing. To date, Ochiai has written and directed five theatrical feature films and countless shorts, commercials, and music videos. Recently, Ochiai’s 4th feature, Saigon Bodyguards (2016) was announced to be remade by Universal Pictures, starring Chris Pratt, produced by Russo Brothers. Ochiai will join the project as executive producer.