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Born in 1971. Graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University majored in Business and Commerce. While in university, Koto Nagata participated and devoted her passion in study and cheerleading. Taking advantage of experiences in dance lessons in New York, she worked on directing and planning stages and choreography for her team. And naturally, she started to have an interest in filmmaking for her career. And she joined WILCO corporation soon after she graduated from school in 1995. As she began her career, soon she started to develop her gift. She worked on many productions of films, TV dramas, P.V, and CF being an assistant director. Many of them involved with leading directors and producers such as Shunji Iwai, Kenki Saegusa, and Christopher Doyle. In the meantime, she worked as a director for the first time under a head director of Ten Shimoyama which was a TV- drama series (TV Tokyo) called “Jelly in the Merry-go-round”, a mega hit comics by Moyoco Anno.
Filmography
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2025
BAKA's Identity
Movie Director
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2022
My Hot Sexless Lover
TV show Director
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2021
48 Nichi go ni Kekkon Shimasu
TV show Series Director
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2021
Go! Go! Stupid Woman!
Movie Director
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2020
Tokyo Love Story
TV show Director
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2017
Unrequited Love
TV show Director
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2017
My Cactus
Movie Director
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2016
Color of Us
Movie Screenplay
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2016
Unrequited Love
Movie Director
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2014
Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath
Movie Director
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2014
Transformation
TV show Director
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2013
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
TV show Director
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2012
Doppleganger
TV show Director
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2010
Bukatsudo
TV show Director
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2009
Paranoid Sisters
TV show Director
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2007
Little DJ
Movie Screenplay
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2007
Shibuya Maruyama Story
Movie Director
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2006
Have a Nice Day
Movie Director
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2006
Tokyo University Story
Movie Screenplay
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2005
Filming H&A
Movie Cinematography
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2004
A Perfect Day for Love Letters
Movie Director
- 2002
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2001
Gift of the Magi
Movie Director
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2001
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Movie Assistant Director
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2001
The Hole
Movie Director
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1999
The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side
Movie Producer
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Almost 40
Movie Director
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The Nuke Crab
Movie Director