Biography: 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.