Okita Shuichi was born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, in 1977 and is a film director and screenwriter. After directing several independent short films, he made his feature film debut with What a Wonderful World (2006). He subsequently gained widespread recognition and both critical and commercial success with The Chef of South Polar (2009). His 2012 film The Woodsman and the Rain won the Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival and three awards at the Dubai International Film Festival. His major directorial works include A Story of Yonosuke (2013), Mori, the Artist′s Habitat (2018), and Ora, Ora Be Goin′ Alone (2020).
