Biography
Ken Ochiai (落合 賢) is a Japanese film director. Born on 31 May 1983 in Tokyo, he moved to the United States after high school to study film. He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2006 with a BA in production and received an MFA in directing from the American Film Institute Conservatory in 2008.
Ochiai has directed feature films including Tiger Mask (2013), Uzumasa Limelight (2014), Ninja the Monster (2015) and Angel Sign (2019), as well as episodes of the television series Golden Kamuy (2024). He has also worked as a producer and actor, with voice and on-screen roles in films such as Kensuke's Kingdom (2024), where he voiced the Nagasaki Announcer, and Like Father, Like Son (2013). His short films have received awards including a Directors Guild of America Jury Prize.
