This is what we are passionate about: creating for the screen and internet.
Doors to Fantasy (2022)
A 2022 full-length 55 minute documentary film about the Academy Award nominated short film Japanese animator Yamamura Koji, directed by Noel Williams and Anastasia Marika Williams.
Doors to Fantasy
But the Greatest of These (2021)
A short film by Anastasia Marika Williams. It was a prizewinner in the 5th Nihon Seisho Kyokai film competition held in Tokyo in August 2021. The film received a showing at the competition and was greeted with warm applause.
Private Lesson (2016)
Private Lesson, a 20-minute short film directed by Noel Williams and Anastasia Marika Williams and introduced at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, in 2016. It was picked up by the film website, Viddsee. Filmed on location in St. Petersburg, Russia and Karuizawa, Japan.
Podcasts
Podcast of the singer/composer Ortansia
Podcast of the singer/composer Ortansia
In Action
Photo: Live internet YouTube recording of the 2019 United Nations Conference on Sustainability held in Tokyo, promoted by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, connecting Tokyo and Osaka venues simultaneously through 5G technology.
Who We Are
Anastasia Marika Williams, MA
President
Educated in the UK, Vienna and Tokyo, Marika Williams obtained a masters degree in Film Theory from Gakushuin University, Tokyo. She subsequently attended the Tokyo Movie School in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and is the driving force behind MariJapan Studio. She is involved in all aspects of the company's activities, and is particularly involved with the camerawork and editing of the company's creative output. As well as directing films and music videos, she deals with all aspects of the company's PR.
Professor Noel Williams, D.Phil (Oxon)
Vice President
Professor Noel Williams holds a doctorate from the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, UK.
As well as producing and directing films, he deals with all the legal affairs of MariJapan Studio.
