Producer / Other

Shota Kawaguchi

川口正太

Tokyo, Japan

Producer in the production department at AOI Pro., which he joined in April 2007 as a mid-career hire with no prior film production experience, his own staff profile records this. Became a team leader in 2020, and says he works with atmosphere, the feel of the room, as his priority. Twice a winner of the ACC staff award for producer: for Kracie Home Products’ Ichikami “Japan’s Four Seasons” version, the ACC 2023 Film Craft Grand Prix, and previously. Also producer on CalorieMate’s “In a Narrow, Wide World” version, ACC Film A Grand Prix, and its ADC-winning campaign. Lived and worked in Australia before AOI Pro.