Fukada Koji was born in Tokyo in 1980. He studied film directing at the Tokyo Film School. After making his feature debut with The Chair (2004), he directed Hospitalité (2010), Au revoir l′été (2013), and Harmonium (2016), winning the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival for Harmonium. His major directorial works include A Girl Missing (2019), which was screened in international competition at the Locarno Film Festival; Love Life (2022), which was presented in competition at the Venice Film Festival; and Love on Trial (2025), which was invited to the Cannes Premiere section at the Cannes Film Festival.
