Born 1979 in Kochi,Japan, Akihiro Kitamura has written, directed, and starred in two feature films, "Porno" and "I'll Be There With You" (starring Daniel Baldwin) in the United States.He is a winner of LA Indies 2006 "Outstanding Indie Directorial Debut Award" for his 2nd feature film "I'll Be There With You". He was selected as the next generation Japanese filmmaker by Jetro(The Japan External Trade Organization) for two years in a row (2006 and 2007) and his film "I'll Be There With You" was screened in Jetro's event "Show Biz Japan! Sneak Peek" in 2006. CBS film critic Todd David Schwartz wrote about his 2nd feature film that is "Entertainingly weird and dark! Marked with bursts of hilarity and scenes of shock and suspense, it has flourishes reminiscent of David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino. Totally unpredictable!" He was selected as a finalist in 2007 Fox TV's "On The Lot" and He wrote and directed his latest short "Blinded by Beauty" for the show.Akihiro studied acting in Beverly Hills Playhouse for 5 years and filmmaking at North Carolina School of the Arts and Los Angeles City college. In 2007, He founded a production company "Disco Cherry" to create the most original and compelling work for commercials, music videos,motion pictures and television series in both American and Japanese industries. His latest works include directing US TV series "Seikatsu Hop Step Mitsuwa" starring Takashi Fujii (lost in Translation) and acting in popular TV shows such as VH1's "New York Goes to Hollywood" and MTV's "From Gs to Gents".