
Ryo Katayama
Directing
- Born
- September 14, 1980 (age 46) · Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Ryo Katayama (片山享) born in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, in 1980, is a Japanese film director, screnwriter and actor. After graduating from college in 2003, Katayama started a career as an actor, mainly performing in independent films. As a director, his short films received acclaim at numerous domestic film festivals, including the Special Jury Prize at Tachikawa Meigazadori Cinema Festival in 2018 for Meisoujyushi, and he wrote the screenplay for (1人のダンス). Roar (2020) is his directorial debut feature.
Known for
Behind the camera11
- 2026When the Island Floats Director, Writer, Editor
- 2026Cadence Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2024End of Dinosaurs Screenplay, Director of Photography, Gaffer, Editor
- 2023Icchorai Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 2022Michikusa Director, Screenplay
- 2022わかりません Director, Screenplay
- 2022Todo no tsumari Director, Screenplay, Editor
- 2021Light Up Assistant Director
- 2020Roar Writer, Director, Editor
- 2020










