Kanata Wolf (born Tanaka Yuichiro) worked as a chef in his native Osaka before becoming the owner of the arts complex Michikusa Apartment, where his debut feature Smokin’ on the Moon (2017) was filmed. He is a member of the Osaka-and-Bangkok-based hip-hop collaborative Tom Yum Samurai, which features musicians from Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, France and New York City. As well as composing music, he has directed many music videos, sports films and commercials. He was the creative director and composer for Nakai Yu's Thai-shot Bloody Snake Under the Sun (2007) set in a lost Okinawa of the 1960s.
New York Asian Film Festival
