Taro Imai on Going from Salaryman to Producer, Independent Producing, and Film Funding in Japan [#2]

ENTER TARO IMAI:
After studying film production in Los Angeles, Taro Imai worked for a car company and a trading company in Japan for 10 years. He launched Harakiri Films in 2015 and has produced 2 award-winning independent films since then. Taro is now developing 2 local arthouse films and 4 low-budget international co-production films.
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Welcome! I’m David Stephen Simpson. I teach introductory film studies and communications at a university in Kyoto, Japan. I am originally from Canada now based out of Osaka, Japan. I completed my Master of Arts in Film Directing at the University of Edinburgh [Edinburgh College of Art] based in Scotland, United Kingdom. Also, I love connecting with people who are starting out and sharing experiences with them.
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