JFC Chairman

Ken Terawaki
Chairman of Japan Film Commission
Born in Fukuoka in 1952. Joined the former Education Ministry in 1975 upon graduating from Tokyo University’s law department. After serving in various posts such as Deputy Director-General of the Lifelong Learning Policy Bureau and Director-General of the Cultural Affairs Department in the Agency for Cultural Affairs, left the Agency in 2006. A renowned film critic as well, Terawaki writes reviews for various media such as Kinema Junpo. Currently a professor at Kyoto University of Art and Design.