Yukiyasu Shimada

Born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan on May 6, 1964 — died August 7, 2011 (aged 47)

Yukiyasu Shimada (しまだゆきやす written in hiragana). Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1964. He studied at the Image Forum Imaging Institute. Shimada was a director, film producer and cinematographer. He was the president of the Gandhara Film Festival and Image Rings Immoral Film Festival. He committed suicide on August 2011.