Born in Tokyo in 1998, Yuiga studied at Keio University’s Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, later graduating from the Film School of Tokyo, where he studied under Kunitoshi Manda and screenwriter Takashi Ujita. In 2022, he wrote and directed a short film Far, Far Away for the ndjc: Young Filmmaker Development Project. Brand New Landscape is his debut feature, making him the youngest Japanese director ever to be featured in Directors' Fortnight at Cannes.
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Yuiga Danzuka is an emerging Japanese writer and director born in Tokyo who graduated from the Film School of Tokyo.
He is best known for directing his debut feature Brand New Landscape, which was selected for Cannes Directors' Fortnight, and the short film Far, Far Away. Discover Yuiga Danzuka's work on Mood.
He studied at Keio University's Faculty of Environment and Information Studies before completing his training at the Film School of Tokyo.
