Koto Nagata
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.
Acting
Crew
Movie
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Assistant Director
2001
TV
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
Director
2013
Movie
BAKA's Identity
Director
2025
TV
Doppleganger
Director
2012
TV
Unrequited Love
Director
2017
Movie
Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath
Director
2014
Movie
Tokyo University Story
Screenplay
2006
TV
Transformation
Director
2014
TV
Tokyo Love Story
Director
2020
Movie
Little DJ
Screenplay
2007
Movie
Shibuya Maruyama Story
Director
2007
Movie
The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side
Producer
1999