Today is my dad's birthday. I'm returning to Tokyo tomorrow.
![Dad@Pavillion hotel shenzhen 17/12/09](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vnT3AB0QWoooIb2qGKiLqksvz5sAFsa8RoZKcLWLrBLQq42TXOGv_6Hzk70nj1_zHIKOXzM9y4eGEafoHmSMcUqwqX369xM1XzEtuQaAJyng8PIy9nv3MaJblHfU7chA=s0-d)
Most dads want their children to have financial stability, my dad merely wants me to be happy. So I took the filmmaking path for the sake of fulfilling a childhood dream.
It had been fun going to some film festivals with dad.
![Breakfast at the Beach](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tbGs-cKbD6nC0qU2VqLvpovSCFg-TSY8hopdf13m5CdgAX9k8-rdLLZzrtuVN3D_q8Z0kjljIj8XYsT-JTsEqDM3WMuX3J6xgEaj7AKSJ2VqqDlvhe-Vwtql3fmXsj0g=s0-d)
Having breakfast in Dubai, 2008
![The Dubai Film Fest bus stop outside Jumeirah Beach Hotel](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sVMbjxU_J7kaM4v1KWQTv7tJ_vxfbnnKBrMEw92JOL7AuI0K-bMp3j-NIYMyXQZD3C9oBPFPfvMjK1rNsbD0mNqNDL2Y1Hf8jbFWc5K7xDFT8bh00QRpw1b8JgmNqVj6s=s0-d)
Dubai Film Festival 2008
![Family photo at Eibunren Awards](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vSFRgW1fR0kgj_10AHNfY_ExqqmWh2TTJxLYMzf7oeAW4GTJzh8hy2dKGapFSmXL8NUJaTTpGgHhQ6Nf53bexS236Gt63up0q2FCYEZEe29Ky9fuZwnsx5u6CdMEc_yrE=s0-d)
Eibunren Awards ceremony, Tokyo, December 2009
![Holding the Best Director award trophy with dad after China Mobile Film Fest 09 awards ceremony](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_smw6IUVBJ-BeerJWq-3lmPgv_RX7yTUumsARV1fCsTm7QB8VoiKPCZ4dwAwjHHTQ_M9zed_u2OxJVnzhggdaMkeCUnOVcVC63lfW3S7gP0yloLd4bMztJmaVw9U5MjhHI=s0-d)
After the China Mobile Film Festival awards ceremony, Shenzhen, December 2009
Happy birthday, dad.
Most dads want their children to have financial stability, my dad merely wants me to be happy. So I took the filmmaking path for the sake of fulfilling a childhood dream.
It had been fun going to some film festivals with dad.
Having breakfast in Dubai, 2008
Dubai Film Festival 2008
Eibunren Awards ceremony, Tokyo, December 2009
After the China Mobile Film Festival awards ceremony, Shenzhen, December 2009
Happy birthday, dad.