Itâs taken many days to process what it meant to attend the Oscars as an Academy Award Nominee. I have been overwhelmed by all the support and truly appreciate all the well wishes! I cannot be more grateful for the interest, attention, and support it has brought to my work.
My mother sent me a signed photo I gave my parents when I graduated high school - itâs me at the Hollywood Walk of Fame (which I visited when checking out various film schools in California), with the written words âWait âTil Iâm Famous!â. Honestly I donât remember my desire to be famous, but I think what I meant was I want to make an impact, and I knew being âknownâ was part of the equation for people to care. More than ever before I am feeling the responsibility my words, choices, and work carries.
The films INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART and THE MAKING OF A JAPANESE are the culmination of my past decade. I hope the films have served as tools to think about what we want from our education system. I hope each of us can think of how we can support our teachers who are doing the hard work to raise the next generation.
As for the Oscars itself, Iâm so glad many of those who helped me make these films could celebrate with me so I could celebrate them. There were many moments of darkness and self-doubt before arriving at this moment. Filmmaking is so hard, I canât do it unless I have a fantastic team to do it with. Special shout outs to Eric Nyari, who I share this adventure with, and our son, my source of motivation who I hope one day will understand what Mama and Papa were doing when away.
What to do now? I will continue making films that strive to evoke empathy and understanding, with the hope it has an impact on society. I hope to continue paving my own unique path. Iâd also like to help build a strong community of documentary filmmakers in Japan, and find ways for documentaries to become something even more people watch.
Onward. This is just the beginning.
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I cannot fully express in words what it means to be the first Japanese director with a Japanese film to be nominated in this category. This nomination is a culmination of my past decade, believing in the value of shedding light on the Japanese education system. I hope it brights attention to the invaluable work of teachers around the world and encourages discussion of how we should raise the next generation. Thank you to the New York Times Op-Docs team, NHK, Setagaya City, my film crew, my family and friends who shaped who I am today, and above all the school students, teachers, and parents who allowed us to capture their lives.
To our son Mailo (for whom currently âOscarâ means Oscar the Grouch) please know one day, you are my source of motivation and inspiration.
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Thank you to all the people who have supporting this film!!! You have given me the validation I needed to be truly confident in my work.