He holds a BA, Literature, Faculty of Letters, Ritsumeikan University 2001, an MA. in Area Studies, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University 2007 and Ph.D. Area Studies, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University 2010. Research topics: Creating the Audio-visual Narrative in Conjunction with Anthropology, Cinema and Contemporary Art. Exploring Intangible Cultural Heritage and Filmmaking: the investigation of knowledge, method and politics based on case studies from Africa.