Denden (Himizu, Actor)

Denden is most well-known in the UK for his award-winning performance as the crazed serial killer in Sion Sono's 'Cold Fish', but is one of the most hard-working actors in contemporary Japanese cinema. With a career spanning more than 30 years, Denden pops up in many feature films, TV dramas and TV movies every year, varying from more independent features such as Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Cure', Daisuke Miura's 'Boys on the Run' and Amir Naderi's 'Cut' to studio productions such as 'Red Shadow', 'Someday' and 'Godzilla 2000'. Recently Denden has been in many popular productions such as a main role in the exceedingly popular TV series 'Moteki', plus starring in many Sion Sono films such as 'Be Sure to Share', 'Cold Fish', 'Himizu' and the upcoming 'Land of Hope' and has also just starred in Abbas Kiarostami's ('Certified Copy') upcoming 'Like Someone in Love' which is tipped for big things at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Selected Filmography 2011 - Cut 2011 - Someday 2010 - Moteki (TV Series) 2010 - Cold Fish 2008 - Ikigami 2004 - Rikidozan 2001 - Red Shadow 2000 - Eureka 2000 - Uzumaki 1999 - Godzilla 2000 1997 - Cure

Denden will hold a Q&A after the screening of Himizu.

Da Ching (Seediq Bale, Actor)

An Atayal aborigine from Nanao Township, Yilan County, Da Ching was trained by his father to be a hunter. Wei Te-Sheng cast him as the young Mouna because of his distinctively shaped eyes. Since making his acting debut in Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, he is pursuing a new career as a professional actor. He is currently in a play "Taipei Papa, New York Mama".

Da Ching will hold a Q&A after the screening of Seediq Bale.

Da Ching's acting Masterclass is on Saturday 14th April 11am

Toshiaki Toyoda (Monsters Club, director)

Born in 1969 in Osaka, Japan, Toshiaki Toyoda is a former shogi (Japanese chess) prodigy. After writing two screenplays for veteran director Junji Sakamoto, Toyoda made his directorial debut in 1998 with Pornostar. Since then, he has directed one documentary and four feature films that have screened to wide acclaim throughout the world.

Director's Filmography 1998 Pornostar 2000 Unchain 2001 Blue Spring 2003 Nine Souls 2005 Hanging Garden 2009 The Blood of Rebirth

Toshiaki Toyoda will hold a Q&A after the screening of Monsters Club.

Toshiaki Toyoda's directing Masterclass is on Sunday 15th April 11am.

Guo Xiaolu (UFO in her eyes, director)

Guo Xiaolu is a Chinese novelist and filmmaker, who uses film and literary language to explore themes of alienation, memory, personal journeys, daily tragedies and develops her own vision of China's past and its future in a global environment. Her feature film She, a Chinese premiered at the 2009 Locarno International Film Festival, where it immediately took the highest prize, the Golden Leopard. Her previous feature How Is Your Fish Today? was in Official Selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and received the Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Créteil International Women's Film Festival in Paris.

Filmography as director and producer: She, a Chinese (2009) Once upon a time Proletarian (2009) An Archeologist's Sunday (2008) We Went to Wonderland (2008) Address Unknown (2007) How Is Your Fish Today? (2006) The Concrete Revolution (2004) Far and Near (2003)

Guo Xiaolu will hold a Q&A after the screening of UFO In Her Eyes.

Guo Xiaolu's directing and writing Masterclass is on Friday 13th April 11am.