There aren't many female filmmakers in Japan, making even fewer female film editors. Aika Miyake is an exception.
"Somewhere in my mind is an optimistic me, hoping that my example will inspire other Japanese women to work in filmmaking," she says.
Believing that "editing is all about bridging the gap between the film and the screen," Miyake has worked as a film editor for many different directors in Japan and in the U.S.