Shingo was born in 1985, Nagano Prefecture. Shingo graduated from Waseda University, where he studied Philosophy and Narratology.
His first full-length documentary film The End of the Special Time We Were Allowed (2013) was presented at Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2013 and distributed in 12 countries throughout the world. At Kinosaki (2022) won the Excellence Award at Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2022. The stage production The Last Geishas combines performing arts and documentary and it had its world premiere at the Festival d’Automne, Europe’s largest performing arts festival, in 2024.
