Born in Nara, Japan, Hiroo Ninomiya is a co-founder of CHANCE MAKER, based in Taipei and Japan.
He studied lacquer art in his hometown under Kisui Tarui, a master lacquer artist at Kasuga Taisha, before learning video production from TV director Katsuyuki Nakata. Alongside directing, he works on projects as a project designer, creative director and manager. In 2011, his project for Yamaha Motor received a business model design award. Since 2012, he has directed Yamaha Motor’s documentary series “Moving You”.
In 2012, he began the independent documentary project “Inspiring People & Projects (IPP)”, focusing on creators in different fields. CHANCE MAKER was founded that same year, and he began working on international projects with cross-disciplinary teams. Since 2014, he has frequently travelled between Taiwan and Japan. He sees Japan and Asia as sharing common roots while retaining their own distinctive qualities, and takes a particular interest in Asia’s cultural and creative industries.