Masaya Inaba
Masaya Inaba is a CGI artist and director who brings emotion and depth to animation through the art of three-dimensional expression. He has directed and produced a number of short films, and contributed to various renowned projects such as Children of the Sea, INU-OH, Poupelle of Chimney Town, and PHOENIX: EDEN17. His work has also extended to international productions, including Star Wars: Visions and The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and has helped several films win prestigious awards such as the Golden Globes, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the Annie Awards, and the Japan Academy Awards. Now, as a member of the sankaku creative team, he continues to explore new possibilities in animation by directing CGI and art-based visual storytelling.