Ishikawa Kei is a Japanese film director who studied directing at the Łódź Film School in Poland. His debut feature, Gukoroku – Traces of Sin (2016), premiered in the Orizzonti Competition at the Venice International Film Festival and received several awards in Japan. In 2018, his segment in the omnibus film Ten Years Japan had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. A Man (2022) returned to Busan as the festival's Closing Film, following its selection for Venice's Orizzonti Competition, and won eight awards at the Japan Academy Film Prize, including Best Film. His latest film, A Pale View of Hills (2025), premiered in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival.
From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31
