Biography

Born in London & living in Penang, Malaysia, Yasunari spent his childhood growing up in a melting pot of eastern & western cultures thanks to his large extended family. While obtaining a fashion degree in England, he more often than not found himself loitering in the music and film/photography departments at his university. After chancing upon some work on film sets and producing music besides slogging in the gruelling fashion industry, he returned to the sunnier shores of South East Asia. Not long after releasing an electro-flavoured EP in Australia, he won a spot to travel with Nokia and Discovery Channel with his first short film on insects in 2006. Currently, Yasunari writes, paints, designs, composes, produces and performs in diverse projects around the world. Bits in film include; Still Crazy (Columbia Pictures, 1998; UK), Band of Brothers - costume dept (Dreamworks/BBC/HBO, 2000; UK), Nokia / Discovery Channel (2006; South East Asia); produced 'Fupod' for Babylon AD (20th Century Fox, 2008; USA), Playing didgeridoo at The Georgetown Festival (2011, 2014, 2017, 2018; Penang, Malaysia)