I am Tsubasa Maruno.

Tsubasa Maruno is a Japanese filmmaker based in Los Angeles whose primary focus is writing and directing psychologically driven thrillers and horror films. He also works as a cinematographer and editor on independent productions, often developing projects with a strong emphasis on emotional realism, subjective tension, and production-conscious storytelling.

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Born and raised in Tokyo, Tsubasa became drawn to filmmaking through American independent cinema and developed an interest in stories that blur the line between intimate character drama and genre filmmaking. His work explores guilt, grief, self-deception, fear, and fractured identity through contained, performance-driven narratives.

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His films are less interested in delivering answers than in exploring moments of transformation — the point where a person can no longer survive inside the version of reality they created for themselves.

He is currently developing his debut feature film, HELPLESS, a contained psychological thriller about grief, memory, and the stories we create to survive emotional truth.

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Currently developing debut feature film HELPLESS, a contained psychological thriller.