Yoshiaki Ben Tomura | Japan Producer

President of TB-project Co., Ltd. and Producer at SKY PLANNING CO., LTD., the planning and production company of SKY Group.

Born in Hong Kong. Formerly known as Cheung-Wing Lee (Benjamin Lee / 李祥榮).

After graduating from St. Francis of Assisi College in Hong Kong, Ben moved to Japan in 1986 to study Japanese. In 1987, he began studying filmmaking at Tama Geijutsu Gakuen (now Tama Art University). While there, he met Hong Kong director Ann Hui and began working on Japan–Hong Kong co-productions, including films directed by Hui.

He became a Japanese citizen in 1997.

Ben later worked in the International Affairs Department at AMUSE Inc. and the Project Department at Fuji Television, where his work included artist management, film, television drama, commercial and TV program production, as well as the planning and production of events and concerts.

Over the years, he has worked extensively in Japan’s film and television industry. In addition to international co-productions, he has been involved in more than 50 film and television productions in Japan.

In 2005, Ben founded TB-project, which was incorporated as TB-project Co., Ltd. in 2016. He continues to work on entertainment and film projects in Japan and internationally, particularly in Hong Kong and Mainland China, with a focus on planning, production, casting and production coordination.

 

For more of his past projects, please see Works.