Chikai is a Japanese-American filmmaker whose work explores life, death, and the boundaries between cultures through nostalgia and magical realism. He develops his films through a bespoke computational filmmaking workflow that combines generative models, reasoning systems, and custom software to create deeply layered cinematic narratives.

Before focusing on filmmaking, Chikai co-created Google Earth and holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. His practice brings together scientific rigor and artistic exploration, expanding the expressive possibilities of cinema.