Ryuji Otsuka

Born in Tokyo Japan Came to Beijing in 2005 and finished his first directed narrative film Linglings Garden Afterwards he has maintained his interest in discovering the changes in the Chinese society and personal lives He is also keen in presenting the characters inner activities through images As a Director of Photography he participated in The JudgeLiu Jie Venezia Orizzonti The Warmth of Orange Peel Huang Ji Berlinale Generation Egg and Stone Huang JiTiger Award Rotterdam IFF When Night Falls Ying Liang Locarno Best Director His films screened in international festivals such as Venice Berlin Lacorno and Rotterdam In 2013 his documentary Trace Hong Kong IFF Documentary Competition portrays a ChineseJapanese family living under the Senkaku Islands dispute In 2014 his second documentary Beijing Ants Hotdocs was about capitalism in modern China He is a teacher of Lixianting Film School participated at Berlinale Talents in 2015 In 2017 he codirected feature film The Foolish Bird that won the Special Mention of the Generation 14plus international Jury at 67th Berlin International Film Festival