~ Nahoko Kimura Profile ~
Film Critic ,Author,
Director & Producer for TV &Video
Singer for Movie misic show
Designer for bag and case,NAHOK GERMANY
President of Hero International CO.LTD
e-mail:contact@kimuranahoko.com
Kimura had been working for "Thursday International Movie Theater," a prime-time TV program on Television Tokyo, every 9PM on Thursday, Channel 12 for 17years, film critic for all media, also book author.
She speaks English and commentator for CNN, Los Angels Times, Variety and Bloomberg
She has experiences to making TV programs and video magazine about movies also fashion as a director by her own production, Cine-Shockers Kimura.
She has now film critic show"Star theater 9" on Star Channel,BS HI vision TV ,every Sat and Sun 9 PM.and also singing Jazz and movie theme music with her band,
Another work is designer of case and bags for her original brand ,NAHOK.
She is president of Hero International Inc. which engages in international businesses, especially with Europe.
Kimura was born in Kobe. After graduating from the Department of English and American Studies of Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, she worked for the C.B.C.(Central of Japan Broadcasting Corporation) as a TV newscaster.
Later, as a TV&video director and then as a producer, she planned, directed and produced numerous TV programs and promotional videos on films and fashion, mainly featuring overseas locations. She founded the production company, Cine-Shockers Kimura INC.
After having participated in many international film festivals, she is now active as a film critic.
She reviews films for "Thursday International Movie Theater" that airs during prime time (for the Television Tokyo group), writes books, and gives lectures.
Also, as a researcher on therapy and women’s affairs, she is studying modern awareness of the relations between the sexes in films and in real life, and in developing the topic for a comparative study between Japan and the West.
Miss. Kimura has published many essays and reviews including collections such as’ Sexual Weapon’ and ‘A Good Scolding for Man with Love’. One of her books, ‘Reading the Ways of Women through films’, won the Special Award of Japan Literature Award.
She is also president of Hero International Inc., an import fabric wholesaler owned by her father, which engages in international businesses.
TV programs and video Planning, Directing & Producing
By Nahoko Kimura with her production, CINE-SHOCKERS-KIMURA.
For TV:Be-Bop High School (Nihon TV)
Divorced Woman. Or Not? (Nihon TV)
Women Who Never Stop (Nihon TV)
Summer Holyday Explosion (Nihon TV)
Pick-Up Girls (TV Tokyo) etc..
For Movie Video:
Movie Video Highlights(about 500 titles)
Robert Redford's Film School & Festival
For Fashion: Men's Styles Video
"B-Dash"
"Dig Men"
"Dig Men 2"
For Travel Video
New York Tour Video
etc…
Divorced Woman. Or Not? (Nihon TV)
Women Who Never Stop (Nihon TV)
Summer Holyday Explosion (Nihon TV)
Pick-Up Girls (TV Tokyo) etc..
For Movie Video:
Movie Video Highlights(about 500 titles)
Robert Redford's Film School & Festival
For Fashion: Men's Styles Video
"B-Dash"
"Dig Men"
"Dig Men 2"
For Travel Video
New York Tour Video
etc…