Masashi Kawamata | 川俣正志

Born in 1997, Tokyo-based screenwriter, director, & producer. Founder of Film/IP Studio, KYNAMATICA in TOKYO. 

A graduate of the London Film School MA Screenwriting Programme. He writes and directs in both Japanese and English, establishing himself as a bilingual storyteller with a distinctive cross-cultural perspective.

His directorial debut short Brother, I’m Sorry (2021) was officially selected for a BAFTA-qualifying international film festival. His second short, Memories of the Sparks (2023), screened at the Japanese Serbian Film Festival.

He also contributed to the screenplay of Beyond the Fog (2023, dir. Daichi Murase), which was screened at the Nara, San Sebastián, and Busan International Film Festivals. In 2024, he wrote and directed the 40-minute streaming drama Recipe of Light (2024, MOV).

His debut feature film, OUT (2026), centering a hikikomori (shut-in) trying to save their friend online within 24 hours, is currently being submitted to international film festivals.