T.J. Yoshizaki

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Sapporo, Japan

T.J. Yoshizaki

Biography

T.J. Yoshizaki, born and raised in Sapporo, Japan, is an award winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Right after he finished high school, he moved to New York alone. After graduating from SUNY at Stony Brook then CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice with an M.A., he worked for several law organizations. He then moved to California to pursue his career in filmmaking. He has written and directed several short and feature films. His most recent work, Hot Dog, is an acclaimed short film that was accepted to over 60 film festivals in 22 countries and received over 20 awards/nominations.

Known For

Director

2018
Hot Dog

as Director

Sound

2023
Girls on Film

as Sound Mixer

2022
Temptation Under the Sun

as Boom Operator

2022
2020
The Departure

as Sound Montage Associate

2019
South of Bix

as Boom Operator

2018
Hot Dog

as Sound Designer

2017
Return to Nihasa

as Sound Mixer

2017
The Doll

as Boom Operator

2017
The Doll

as Sound Mixer

2017
Again

as Sound Mixer

2017
Again

as Boom Operator

2016
Strip Club Slayer

as Boom Operator

Producer

2018
Hot Dog

as Production Manager

2018
Hot Dog

as Executive Producer

Editor

2018
Hot Dog

as Colorist

2018
Hot Dog

as Editor

Camera

2018
Hot Dog

as Director of Photography

2018
The Early Inauguation

as Director of Photography

Lighting

2023
Girls on Film

as Gaffer

Writer

2018
Hot Dog

as Writer

Actor

2017
Restraint

as Dry Cleaner Clerk