: English ▁Football ▁League ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁in ▁Tokyo ) ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁film ▁director . ▁ ▁Career ▁Born ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Sh ino z aki ▁attended ▁R ik ky o ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁Sh ige h iko ▁Has umi , ▁made ▁ 8 mm ▁films , ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁amateur ▁works ▁of ▁other ▁R ik ky o ▁gradu ates ▁such ▁as ▁Ki y oshi ▁Ku ros awa . ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁film ▁company ▁C ine ▁Saison ▁and ▁starting ▁writing ▁about ▁film ▁and ▁doing ▁long ▁inter views ▁of ▁direct ors ▁such ▁as ▁Qu entin ▁Tar ant ino ▁and ▁T akes hi ▁Kit ano ▁for ▁mag az ines . ▁While ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁projection ist ▁for ▁the ▁Ath én ée ▁Fran çais ▁Cultural ▁Center ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁he ▁saved ▁up ▁enough ▁money ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁first ▁ 3 5 mm ▁film , ▁O ka eri , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Wolfgang ▁Sta ud te ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁His ▁next ▁feature ▁film , ▁Not ▁F org ot ten , ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁Three ▁Cont in ents ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁its ▁stars , ▁Tom io ▁A oki , ▁T ats u ya ▁Mih ashi , ▁and ▁Minor u ▁O ki , ▁shared ▁the ▁best ▁actor ▁award . ▁Having ▁developed ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁T akes hi ▁Kit ano , ▁Sh ino z aki ▁has ▁made