Born in 1986. Fujii graduated from the Department of Cinema, College of Art, Nihon University, and in 2010 founded the film collective ‘BABEL LABEL.’ He made his directorial debut with Oh! Father (2014), based on the novel by Kotaro Isaka, and his 2019 film The Journalist won six Japan Academy Film Prizes, including three top awards. His other directorial works include The Family (2021), The Last 10 Years (2022), and 18×2: Beyond Youthful Days (2024).
