YOKOHAMA, Satoko

横浜聡子, b. 1978

@yokohamasatoko

• from Aomori
• a graduate of Aomori Prefectural Aomori High School (青森県立青森高等学校)
• 2001 graduated from Yokohama City University where she studied International Culture
• spent a year as an office worker in Tokyo
• 2002-2004 studied filmmaking at The Film School of Tokyo (映画美学校 / http://www.eigabikakkou.com/)
• 2006, her debut feature Chiemi-chan to Kokkun Batcho (2005) won Best Film in the CO2 Open Competition (Osaka)
• With the grant from the CO2 festival, she made her second feature German + Rain (2007), which went on to win the Grand Prix at the CO2 Open Competition
• in 2008, Yokohama won the 48th Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award (2007) for her film German + Rain (source)
• in 2009, she made three music videos for the rock band, the 100s (http://www.100s.jp/)
• her current project Actor Takuji Kameoka (俳優 亀岡拓次) is an adaptation of a novel by Akito Inui and will star Ken Yasuda in the title role. The film is scheduled for release in January 2016. The official website is: http://kametaku.com/
• her film distributor is Little More

Secondary Sources:

• Chang, Dustin. "JAPAN CUTS 2010: Bare Essence of Life: Ultra Miracle Love Story Review." Twitch Film. 6 July 2010.
• Eguchi, Kenichi (江口研一), Interview with Satoko Yokohama「横浜 聡子：オン『ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー』」, Satoko Yokohama: The girl from Aomori taking on Japan’s film industry Outside in Tokyo, 21 May 2009.
• Kaori, Shoji. Satoko Yokohama: The girl from Aomori taking on Japan’s film industry, The Japan Times. 27 Jan 2016.
• Munroe Hotes, Catherine. "Bare Essence of Life (ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー, 2009)" Nishikata Film Review. 3 May 2010.
• Schilling, Mark. " Ultra Miracle Love Story: Pleasingly of the beaten track." The Japan Times. 5 June 2009.
• Vroman, Nicholas. "Review: German + Rain." Toronto JFilm Powwow. 7 August 2011.