The moment you discover your “role”, is the moment you begin to shine.

Yoko has been involved as a Japanese casting director in an array of impressive Hollywood movies such as “The Last Samurai”, “Sayuri”, “Babel”, and “47 Ronin”.
She not only founded the MLS English language school and UPS, a planning and production company that trains Japanese to take on active roles in an international arena, but she is also active in other fields outside of casting, taking on the role of a bridge between Japan and abroad.
To this day she acts as an intermediary for people around the globe and continues to create new chemical reactions for those with a dream. - See more at: http://www.tedxtokyo.com/en/event/tedxtokyo-2015/#sthash.CCjmsBf8.dpuf

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx