Completed - ENGLISH, JAPANESE - Documentary - 70 minutes
A young Japanese man creates a niche in the Asian luxury sector with his over the top wedding planning company it rapidly becomes the largest wedding planning company in the world. Now he tries to expand to the Western markets. He makes the business of weddings an art. The Ultimate Wedding Planner.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Celia EVANS Writer(s) : Celia EVANS Cast : Yoshitaka NOJIRI, Gene SIMMONS, Carmen ELECTRA, Shannon TWEED, Adam SHANKMAN Producer(s) : Celia EVANS (Sea Star Films), Jennifer NIEJADLIK, Caroline ROBERTS
Yoshitaka Nojiri is the world's largest wedding planner doing more than 22,000 weddings a year. The Ultimate Wedding Planner documentary follows the biography of Yoshi and the perfectionist methods of his team. The film examines the effects of the tsunami and Japanese nuclear disaster on business and the challenges he faces organizing weddings for celebrities. The film was produced and directed by Celia Evans.
Country(ies) : USA, JAPAN Start of shooting : June 2013
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