Ryuji Otsuka
Ryuji Otsuka
Born in Tokyo, Japan. 1998-2004 director of Japanese TV documentary. He came to Beijing in 2005 and started making Chinese Independent Films. His first narrative film LINGLING’S GARDEN as Director, screenplay and DoP (2009, Cologne Chinese Festival Audience Award). As a DoP, he participated in JUDGE (2009, Liu Jie, Venezia Orizzonti), THE WARMTH OF ORANGE PEEL (2010, Huang Ji, Berlinale Generation), EGG AND STONE (2012, Huang Ji, Tiger Award Rotterdam IFF), WHEN NIGHT FALLS (2012, Ying Liang, Locarno). His style was described by IFFR as “The beautifully framed, conscious choice of camerawork is relevant to storytelling, and unveils human secrets” From 2013, he started making a documentary TRACE (co-director ,2013 ,HKIFF) and In his second documentary BEIJING ANTS (2014 ,Hotdocs) was about capitalism in modern China. In 2015, he participated in Berlinale Talents. In 2017, he co-directed feature film THE FOOLISH BIRD won the Special Mention of the Generation 14plus international Jury at 67th Berlinale. In 2022, his new feature film STONEWALLING has selected in Venice Film Festival Venice Days competition, Toronto IFF, New York FF. He is an organizer and a tutor of AROUND YOU film workshop.
