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Shingo Ota Film director, Actor
Born in 1985, Nagano Prefecture. Ota graduated from Waseda University, where he studied philosophy and narratology. “Graduation” received an award at Image Forum Festival 2010. His first full-length documentary film “The End of the Special Time We Were Allowed” (2013) was presented at Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2013 and distributed in 12 countries over the world. Other works include, “Fragile” (2014) with direction and acting, a short film “Sunrise Vibration” (2021), a documentary film “Imagination” (2021) and TV series “Food Trucker Minami Minegishi” (8 episodes broadcasted from July 12th). Since his first appearance on stage for “Five days in March” by chelfitsch in Hong Kong (2010), he continues his career as an actor. He has appeared in stage works like “Crazy Honey” produced by PARCO (2011) and “Unfulfilled Ghost and Monster” produced by KAAT (2021) and in TV series “To Give a Dream” (WOWOW, 2015) and “Tokyo Kaiki Sake” (TV Tokyo, 2021).
2011 年に渡仏。日本人としてはじめてフランスの国立高等演劇学校の俳優セクションに合格し、2016年、フランス俳優国家資格を取得。パリを拠点に、フランス国公立劇場を中心に多数の舞台に出演。2017年より、日本での活動も再開。俳優活動のほか、創作現場におけるハラスメント問題に関するレクチャーやワークショップを行う。2021年、フランス演劇教育者国家資格を取得。主な出演作に、市原佐都子作・演出『妖精の問題』『Madama Butterfly』。太田信吾との共同企画、映画『現代版 城崎にて』では、プロデュース、脚本、主演を担当し、ゆうばり国際ファンタスティック映画祭2022 にて優秀芸術賞を受賞。2024年初戯曲を執筆し、YAU CENTERにて『ケアと演技』を上演。太田信吾との共同演出作品『最後の芸者たち』は、Festival d’Automne Paris à 2024のプログラムとしてパリで上演される。初の長編映画プロデュース、太田信吾監督作品『沼影市民プール』が、全国公開を控える。演出とプロデュースを手がけているBUGアートセンターにて『サテライト・コール・シアター』が2025年7月に開幕。「演技を、自己表現のためでなく、他者を想像するためのツールとして扱うこと」をモットーに、アートプロジェクトの企画を行う。 個人ブログ：https://mill-co-run.com/
Kyoko Takenaka Producer, Actress, Theater teaching
Kyoko moved to France in 2011 and became the first Japanese actor to be accepted into the acting section of the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts. In 2016, she obtained her French national actor certification. Based in Paris, she has performed in numerous productions, primarily in France’s national and public theaters. Since 2017, she has also resumed her activities in Japan. Beyond acting, she conducts lectures and workshops addressing harassment issues in creative environments. In 2021, she earned France’s national theater educator certification. Her notable performances include The questions of Fairy and Madama Butterfly, written and directed by Satoko Ichihara. She co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the film At Kinosaki, a project with director Shingo Ota, which won the Excellence in Art Award at the 2022 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. In 2024, she wrote her first play, Care and Acting, which was staged at YAU CENTER. Her co-directed work The Last Geishas with Shingo Ota is set to be performed in Paris as part of Festival d’Automne à Paris 2024. Additionally, she is producing her first feature film, Numakage Public Pool, directed by Shingo Ota, which is scheduled for nationwide release. She is also directing and producing Satellite Call Theater, which will premiere in July 2025 at BUG Art Center. With the motto: "Using acting not as a means of self-expression, but as a tool to imagine others," she continues to develop and lead various art projects.
マキシム・ロレ プロデューサー・映画監督・制作・日仏英通訳／翻訳
He entered the film industry by working in independent film festivals in Paris. After working on independent film productions between France and Japan, he joined director Shingo Ota for several of his works, supervising production and translation between Paris and Tokyo. He made his directorial debut with the experimental short "Bardo" (2019), which screened in film festivals across the world and won the best non-narrative film award at the Signs of the Night International Festival in Paris. He also directs music videos, committing himself within local music scenes and tightening the bond between music and images. Also a musician, he composes music for films (including his own), by collaborating with local musicians and contributed to numbers of bands and records. He's currently working on the preproduction of his first feature film.