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Yuka
Sekiguchi was born in Yokohama, Japan. The Sekiguchi family, in particular,
her father and uncle have had profound influence on her - free and
adventure spirits. Yuka decided to leave Japan after being graduated
from university in 1982. Her destination was Australia. Yuka further
studied MA in international relations at ANU. Soon she was introduced
to various documentary films at one of the classes. Yuka found her
destiny. She decided to become a filmmaker. She has not looked back
ever since. After two internationally acclaimed documentaries, "Senso
Daughters" and "When Mrs Hegarty Come to Japan", Yuka
has taken a challenge to write screenplays. She obtained MA from Macquarie
University in Sydney, majoring in screenplays. She is now preparing
to direct her original film script - a black comedy with the working
title "MY PERFECT MEAT" (aka The Sukiyaki Family). |
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| 2003 |
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Teaching 'Documentary Production' workshop at Macquarie University. |
| 2002
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Working as a feature film script editor for NSW Film & TV Office.
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2002 |
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Directed a segment and being interviewed for "Women Filmmakers" -
15th Tokyo International Women's Film Festival for Tokyo International
Film Festival. |
| 2002
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Started
to use a new stage name, YUKA SEKIGUCHI. |
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Obtained
MA from Macquarie University, majoring in screenplays. |
| 2001
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Working as consultant/researcher for the documentary department at
NHK Educational Programme Division. |
| 2000
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Writing
an original screenplay "MY PERFECT MEAT" (aka The Sukiyaki Family).
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| 1993
- 1998 |
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Worked
as consultant producer for various documentary projects in Australia
and Japan incl. NHK. |
| 1992 |
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Director/
Producer/ Writer, "When Mrs Hegarty Comes to Japan" - 16mm,
59min, Distributed by Ronin Films. |
| 1990 |
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Director/
Producer/ Writer, "Senso Daughters" - 16mm, 55min, Distributed
by Ronin Films. |
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Movie Review column for Sydney based Japanese Magazine, Splash. |
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Essay "A Childrasing Diary - Continued" for Sydney based Japanese
Magazine, info-M. |
| June
2001 - July 2002 |
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Essay
"A Childraising Diary" for Sydney based Japanese Newspaper, Nichigo
Press . |
| 1993 |
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Monthly
Magazine Image Forum "Dialogue between Noriko (now Yuka) Sekiguchi
and Kyoichiro Murayama (Film Critic): Control and Uncontrol in Documentary". |
| 1990 |
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"Making
of Senso Daughters" published by Little More Publications in Tokyo,
Japan. |
| 1989 |
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Forum - "Documentary Revisited; A Missing Period in the Japanese
Modern History - interview with Noriko (now Yuka) Sekiguchi. |
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"We tell and take in stories as much as we sleep. Why?
Because stories are equipment for living." - Robert
McKee - |
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"Senso Daughters" film poster by Seizo Tashima |
Flier - "When Mrs Hegarty Comes to Japan" |
A book "Making of Senso Daughters" by
Noriko (now Yuka) Sekiguchi |
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