Kenji Hayasaki
Director/Producer
Born and raised in Japan, Kenji Hayasaki moved to the U.S. as a teenager to pursue filmmaking. After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, he established his career in New York, bringing cultural insight and a global perspective to every project.
He has directed and produced acclaimed works including Forgotten People, screened at cultural institutions worldwide, and co-produced Out of My Hand, which premiered at Berlinale and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
Alongside his own films, Kenji has collaborated on hundreds of productions—many from Japan—earning a reputation for creative excellence, seamless cross-cultural collaboration, and the versatility to adapt to projects of any scale.
Selected Works: Director/Producer
Forgotten People
Documentary Short
Director/Producer/ Shooter/ Editor
Ol' Fren
Music Video
Director/Producer/Editor
Oh When My Lady Comes
Music Video
Director/Producer/Editor
Cyborgata
Music Video
Director/Producer
Cycle Mode International
TV/ Web Commercial
Director/Producer/Editor
Blusand Products Promo
Web Commercial
Director/Producer/Editor
Selected Works: Producer
Out of My Hand
Narrative Feature
Dir. Takeshi Fukunaga
Tell Yo Papa
Music Video
Dir. Amy Leonard
Hervé Chapelier
Fashion Video
J Trip
Corporate Film
Japan-U.S. Productions
Bilingual producing and UPM support for Japan-originated projects filming in the U.S.
Selected Works:
Tempur: Hideki Matsui (Commercial)
My Hamburger Stories (TV Documentary: NHK)
One Piece: Times Square Takeover (Commercial)
Heartnet TV: Harm Reduction (TV Documentary: NHK)
Mytery Trials: Botham Jean case (TV Documentary: Fuji TV)
Biz Street: DACA and Dreamers (TV Documentary: TBS)
TOTO 100th Annversary (Industrial)
Kanebo Sensai (Commercial)
Tomomi Itano - 1% (Music Video)
HT: Haruma Miura/Takeru Sato in NYC (Promotional)
