Chief of Jury Ichiya Nakamura
Born in 1961. He graduated from the Kyoto University Faculty of Economics. He obtained his doctorate from Keio University.
He is the chairman of the Cabinet Secretariat Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters' Task Force on Contents and Japan Brand, an expert committee member of the Telecommunications Council, Information and Communications Policy Committee Digital Content Trading Promotion Committee while also working as the Executive Director of You Go Lab and Vice President of CANVAS, an NPO. He has written a number of works, including co-authorship of "Dejitaru Saineeji Kakumei (Digital Synergy Revolution)" (published by Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.).

Itsuji Itao
Born in Osaka in 1963. Formed a comedy duo "130R" with Honkon. Appeared mainly on TV variety shows that made him well-known as a top performer of "Ogiri" and is now around as an actor in TV dramas, in films, on stages as well as a writer. His acting makes an outstanding impression on the audience. He made his feature film directorial debut with last year's "THE KING OF JAIL BREAKERS".

Ellie Omiya
Ellie Omiya was born in Osaka Prefecture in 1975. She is a movie director, screenwriter and writer.
She graduated from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tokyo. While working at major advertising agency Dentsu Inc. she was active as a copywriter and commercial planner before she went off on her own. While working as a screenwriter and producer on the TV drama "Kinoshita Bucho to Boku (Manager Kinoshita and I)" she has also serialized such works as "Ginza" and "papyrus" and, at the same time, has been involved in commercial planning and as a producer of many commercials, music videos and on stage.