About
I started editing skate videos in high school and learned everything that matters about filmmaking in those cuts: timing, momentum, when to hold and when to let go. I shoot and edit, which means I'm thinking about the cut while the camera's rolling. My work spans brand films, documentary shorts, and music videos — but it's all the same craft underneath: find the pulse of the footage and build everything around it.
Cut to the feeling, then protect it through every revision.
Principles: Rhythm · Restraint · Story first · Sound matters
Experience
11 years directing and editing across brand, music, and documentary
Director / Editor
2018 – PresentFreelance
Brand films and music videos for Uniqlo, Honda, and independent artists. 40+ delivered projects.
Senior Editor
2014 – 2018Tokyo Film Collective
Lead editor on two festival documentary shorts and a national ad campaign.
Education
BFA, Film Production — Nihon University College of Art 2013
Certifications
DaVinci Resolve Certified Colorist — Blackmagic Design 2021
Projects & publications
Uniqlo — 'Everyday'
60s brand film. Directed and edited. Shot across four seasons in one Tokyo apartment.
Shima — 'Tide' (MV)
Music video for indie band Shima. One continuous take, reverse-edited. 1.4M views.
The Last Sento
Documentary short on Tokyo's vanishing bathhouses. Official selection, Yamagata 2023.
Figures
Talks
References
“Kenji finds the cut nobody else sees. He delivered a brand film that felt like a short story.”