Junta Yamaguchi was born in 1987 and studied management at Kindai University In 2005 he joined Kyotobased theater troupe Europe Kikaku as director editor and DVD producer Apart from his many theater productions he also directed and shot many short features TV dramas music videos as well as advertisements Together with Europe Kikaku he made his feature debut Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes which was screened at Fantasia Film Festival and Nippon Connection 2021 among others and due to its lowbudget nature has been compared to One Cut of the Dead