This week’s guest is Takashi Horie, a New York-based independent filmmaker. Born in Sendai, Miyagi, he graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1996.Since then, Horie has built a versatile career as a director, cinematographer, and editor, creating numerous award-winning music and promotional videos in the U.S. His short film, Ordinary Days, was nominated and screened at various film festivals. His most recent feature, The Last Passenger, received multiple awards and was theatrically released in Japan in October 2024. Horie is currently directing a road movie about four Japanese bandmates traveling Route 66 and is also filming a documentary on the vibrant, multicultural lifestyle of the Rockaway surfers in New York.