Actor

Yugo Sakamoto

Directing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.7

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Movies: 26Series: 3Crew credits: 27

TMDB ID: 2134932

IMDb ID: nm9604965

Known for: Directing

Born: January 18, 1996

Age: 30

Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2016 - 2026

Years active: 11

Average TMDB rating: 7.17

Wikidata: Q108110521

Also known as

Yuugo Sakamoto • Yūgo Sakamoto • Hugo Sakamoto

Other jobs

Director (22)Screenplay (3)Writer (2)

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Biography

Yugo Sakamoto (born January 18, 1996) is a Japanese film director. He was born in Kyoto Prefecture. While studying at Kyoto University of Art and Design (currently Kyoto University of Arts), he won the 2016 Grand Prix at the Cruel Student Film Festival, receiving the "Promising New Director" award. He made his commercial film debut with " Family☆Wars ". His films are notable for their action and violence, with a style and pacing influenced by manga and anime. His philosophy about his filmmaking is "Weekly Shonen Jump, not Hollywood."