Ryo Orikasa

Born in Ibaraki, Japan, 1986. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate school of Film and New Media, Department of Animation, 2011. Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, Emerging Artist Oversea Study Grant recipient, Canada (La Cinémathèque québécoise, Montréal), Japanese Government, 2015-2016. "Datum point" (2015) received several awards include the Ōfuji Noburō Award, The Mainichi Film Awards 2015, the Golden Zagreb Award, Animafest Zagreb 2016, New Chitose Airport Award, New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2016. Lives and works in Ibaraki, Japan.