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Ema Ryan Yamazaki

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Ema Ryan Yamazaki is a Japanese/British documentary filmmaker based in Tokyo, with roots in New York. With a unique perspective as an insider and outsider in Japan, Ema strives to tell stories that empathetically show human struggle and triumph. Her directorial work includes the Oscar-nominated Instruments of a Beating Heart and Emmy-nominated The Making of a Japanese.

From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39

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Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39, Asian Students' Film Conference Jury