Let me introduce myself: I’m Ku Nakagawa, filmmaker, storyteller, and romantic at heart.
I never planned to end up in the world of weddings.

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I began in fast-paced commercial productions between New Zealand and Japan, shooting films for brands, tourism boards, and documentary work that took me across cities, mountains, and oceans. It was a rush, big lights, tight schedules, high-pressure sets. It taught me discipline, precision, how to move fast and think faster. But somewhere along the way, something quieter began to pull me in. I found myself drawn toward something more human, more intimate, more lasting.

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In 2020, almost unexpectedly, I filmed my first wedding, and instantly felt it.
This wasn’t just production. It was life. It was raw emotion, trembling vows, family laughter, rain that turns golden at sunset, two people choosing forever. I knew I wanted to keep telling these stories, but I wanted to tell them differently. Not stiff. Not staged. 

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I wanted wedding films with honesty and heartbeat.

Unscripted.

Unrehearsed.

Just purely from the heart.

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Today, my work blends cinematic craft with a documentary heart.I shoot quietly, thoughtfully, following the rhythm of your day rather than directing it. Because the most beautiful moments are rarely the ones you plan. They’re the ones that happen when you simply forget the camera is there.

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Because long after the day has passed, after the flowers have dried and the dress is boxed away, the film remains.
Something you’ll return to with future generations, with older friends, with new chapters behind you.

 

And if I can help you relive that feeling, that laughter, that warmth, that electric beginning, then that’s the greatest privilege of all.