Masaya Kakehi

Born in West Tokyo City, Tokyo. Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Hoya High School and Nihon University College of Art. Soon as a manga artist, when he was 14 years old, he won the Big Comic Spirits Monthly Newcomer Encouragement Award at “The City of Youkai” . He has also been selected for Kodansha 's Chiba Tetsuya Award . In college, he completed two independent films, including “Scrap” and “Haraise”.

Both were selected for the Yubari Film Festival . Enrolled in a video production company for a period after graduating from university, earning full-fledged CG and video editing related technologies. After leaving the company, he worked mainly on motion graphics and animation . In 2003, the independent movie “ Beauty Can ” was announced. The third challenge, Yubari Film Festival 03 Off Theater Division Grand Prix, other Pia Film Festival 03 Planning Award, Michinoku International Mystery Film Festival 03 Kadokawa Off Theater Competition Grand Prix, etc.

The award will be used as a whole, and will be linked to the 2004 theater release. In 2005, he made a self-remake of “ Beauty Can ” starring Satoshi Tsumabuki in “The World's Strange Story '05 Spring Special Edition” . In 2006, he wrote the novel “Beauty Can”. In 2008, the short film “ Ross: Time: Life ” , which was previously produced as an independent work , will be made into an omnibus series drama on Fuji TV.

He participated as a draft, general director and director. He also made a feature film director debut for theatrical performance in “ Sweet Rain Grim Reaper Accuracy ” slightly ahead of this