Meet "The Real Exorcist" Filmmakers

RYUHO OKAWA

Executive Producer & Original Story

Ryuho Okawa is the founder and CEO of Happy Science Group. He was born on July 7th 1956, in Tokushima, Japan. After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a law degree, he joined a Tokyo-based trading house. While working at its New York headquarters, he studied international finance at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. In 1981, he attained Great Enlightenment and became aware that he is El Cantare with a mission to bring salvation to all of humankind. In 1986, he established Happy Science. It now has members in over 168 countries across the world, with more than 700 local branches and temples as well as 10,000 missionary houses around the world. The total number of lectures has exceeded 3,500 (of which more than 150 are in English) and over 3,100 books (of which more than 600 are Spiritual Interview Series) have been published, many of which are translated into 41 languages. Many of the books, including The Laws of the Sun and The Laws of Hell have become best sellers or million sellers. To date, Happy Science has produced 27 movies. The original story and original concept were given by the Executive Producer Ryuho Okawa. Recent movie titles are Into the Dreams…and Horror Experiences (live-action, August 2021), and The Laws of the Universe-The Age of Elohim (animation, October 2021), The Cherry Bushido (live-action, February 2022), The Divine Protector – Master Salt Begins (Spiritual, Drama, October 2022). He has also composed the lyrics and music of over 450 songs, such as theme songs and featured songs of movies. Moreover, he is the Founder of Happy Science University and Happy Science Academy (Junior and Senior High School), Founder and President of the Happiness Realization Party, Founder and Honorary Headmaster of Happy Science Institute of Government and Management, Founder of IRH Press Co., Ltd., and the Chairperson of New Star Production Co., Ltd. and ARI Production Co., Ltd.

SHOKYO ODA

Director

Oda graduated from the Department of Film at Nihon University College of Art. After training for 3 years at the Institute for Theater Research, he became a director of a popular Japanese TV program, "Best Hit USA". He then started a video production company and produced promotional and music videos for top Japanese artists including THE ALFEE, Hikaru GENJI, and Masahiko Kondo.

To date, Oda has produced eight films including The Terrifying Revelations of Nostradamus in 1994 and I'm Fine, My Angel in 2016. Currently, he serves as the president of ARI Production and visiting professor at Happy Science University.

KAORU OTA

General Producer

Kaoru Ota is a Japanese producer. Born in 1959, he started his business career at one of the major life insurance companies in Japan. In 1990, he started to work for Happy Science. Over 30 years, he contributed to the development of the organization as the Director of Personnel Division, the Director of Finance Division, and many more. In 2016, he entered into the entertainment field. Since then, he became a CEO of NEW STAR Production, a talent agency in Japan, and the executive president of HS Productions, LLC. He became a general producer of THE REAL EXORCIST in 2020. Through his work, he aims to make this beautiful planet even brighter.

YUICHI MIZUSAWA

Music

Born in 1960 in Niigata, M.I.Z., Yuichi Mizusawa is a composer and music producer who has an established reputation for large-scale compositions and performances created through overdubbing with a synthesizer. He is known for music scores for feature films, such as The Mystical Laws, The Laws of the Universe part 0 and Part 1, and TV Program, "NHK Special Qin Shi Huang." For his work for Immortal Hero and The Real Exorcist, he won the Original Score Honorable Mention in a Feature Film award at South Film and Academy Festival in August 2019 and in May 2020.