Filmmakers
RYUHO OKAWA
Executive Producer & Original Story

SHIO OKAWA
ConceptShio Okawa is the Aide to Master & CEO and is the wife of Master Ryuho Okawa. Born in 1985 in Tokushima, Japan. Shio graduated from the Faculty of Law at Waseda University, then worked at the Bank of Japan before joining Happy Science as a staff member in 2009. At Happy Science, she assumed positions such as Chief Secretary of First Secretarial Division in Religious Affairs Headquarters and Senior Managing Director. She has written books and picture books such as “Introduction to the ‘Panda Method’,” “Aiming to become a Competent Woman,” “Transformation to Panguru,” the Panda Roonda picture book series, “Panda’s Transformation,” “Llama and King Lyga,” “Angulimala – A Story of Sin and Forgiveness,” and “The Song of Spring.” Shio also wrote In Love with the Sun in collaboration with Master Ryuho Okawa and “Make a Great Country, Japan!” with Ryoko Shaku, the Party Leader of the Happiness Realization Party. Shio also created the concept for the film, The Divine Protector – Master Salt Begins. In addition, she wrote the lyrics of a mini-album, “The Songs of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter” (all titles in double quotation are tentative translations).
Hiroshi AKabane
DirectorHiroshi Akabane was born in Yamanashi in 1951. After graduating from Senshu University in the law department in 1975, he became an assistant director for TV dramas. He is now actively directing and producing TV dramas. Hiroshi’s debut as a producer was with the Japanese TV series called Maido Osawagase Shimasu, which led to several other Japanese TV series such as Great Teacher Onizuka, Kyoshi Binbin Monogatari, and other dramas, which became well-known hits in Japan. He has received Best Director of a Foreign Language Feature Film at Madrid International Film Festival 2019, and August Best Director Honorable Mention In A Feature Film at The South Film and Arts Academy Festival 2019 with Immortal Hero. His recent directed film, Twiceborn has received 41 film festival awards in 8 different countries including Best Director of a Foreign Language Feature Film at World Cinema Milan and August Best Foreign Feature at London Independent Film Awards.
