Born in Tokyo, she studied photography at
the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her
short film, Niagara (2014), was selected
in the Cinéfondation section at Cannes
Film Festival 2014 and received awards in
numerous international film festivals. Her
short film Plan 75 was the opening segment
of anthology feature Ten Years Japan (2018)
executive-produced by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
The short was expanded into her feature
film debut Plan 75, which was awarded the
Camera d’Or Special Mention at Cannes
Film Festival 2022. Her second film RENOIR
was premiered in the competition of Cannes
Film Festival 2025.