Rico Kinouchi has been described by the HuffPost as the 'Tesla of the Film Industry'. His films have been screened and awarded at international events such as the Moscow International Film Festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the Busan International Film Festival. Hikaru has been CEO of Tokyo New Cinema since 2015; an instructor of Aoyama Gakuin University School of Culture and Creative Studies since 2017; a member of International House of Japan; and a member of Junior Chamber International Machida since 2018. He was a researcher at the Harvard Medical School and has a double degree B.A. from Washington and Lee University in art and science.