Yūji Tajiri was born in a small town in Hokkaido in 1968. His main interest as a youth was watching movies, and he began writing his own film scripts and making 8mm films while a teenager.

Tajiri moved to Tokyo and he began working at the Shishi studio as an assistant director in 1990. Tajiri’s directorial debut was with the 1997 film Go Go Train.
His second film, “Office Lady Love Juice” was chosen as the Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix, and Tajiri was given the Best Director award. Tajiri’s 2004 film, Twitch – You Are My Toy about erotic complications in the photography industry, won the bronze prize at the Pink Grand Prix.

The film also won awards for Best Actress, and Best cinematography.

Watch Tajiri’s film Twitch here!