ABOUT

About precog
What we can do
Profile of the Representative Director
Team
History
Our clients
Our contributions
Company information

About precog

Implementation of “new value” in society
Creation of the future of “expression”

We at precog are a production company engaged in the planning and execution of art projects.

The subject of our activities may be encapsulated in the words “cross-cutting and translating.” In recent years, we have also been putting efforts into accessibility and inclusion. We continue to pursue project contemporaneity and the development of new projects.

We collaborate with artists, creators, and experts in various fields. Besides linking experience of art and audiences the act of viewing, we take a multifaceted approach that extends to international exchange, welfare services, community revitalization, and education. Through this approach, we generate new value and create the future of artistic expression.

* Origin of our name “Precog” stands for “one who has the ability for precognition (foreknowledge).”

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Profile of the Representative Director

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Akane Nakamura

Born in Tokyo in 1979, Akane Nakamura became involved in performing arts while she was an undergraduate in the College of Art at Nihon University. She joined precog Co., Ltd. in 2006, during her stint as program director at the NPO ST Spot Yokohama (2004 – 2008), and has been its representative director since 2008. From 2016 to 2018, she stayed in Bangkok and New York after receiving a grant from the Asian Cultural Council. She handles tasks in a wide variety of areas, such as production of the activities of contemporary theater and dance artists and companies inside and outside Japan, holding of site-specific festivals, execution of programs for interdisciplinary human resource development, operation of a platform distributing video works online that emphasizes high accessibility and is multilingual, and international tours and co-productions in 70 cities in 30 different countries. Over the years 2012 – 2014, she was the performing arts program director for the Kunisaki Art Project and Kunisaki Art Festival (organized by the Kunisaki Art Festival Executive Committee). In 2019, she served as an associate director and deputy secretary-general of the True Colors Festival, which was organized by The Nippon Foundation. In 2020, she was appointed to be the general producer for THEATRE for ALL, an online theatre platform with a focus on excellent accessibility. Awardee of the 72nd Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists (development of the arts) in 2021. In 2023, she was appointed to be the general producer of the All-in Film Festival in Karuizawa. In 2024, she was appointed curator (performing arts producer) for the international art festival Aichi Triennale 2025.

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Team

Akane Nakamura
CEO / Executive Producer
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Akane Nakamura
CEO / Executive Producer
Tamiko Ouki
Chief Producer
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Tamiko Ouki
Chief Producer
Ms. Ouki joined precog in 2008. After working in project publicity, she was placed in charge of the production of works by chelfitsch and Toshiki Okada beginning in 2010. Over the years 2011 – 2018, she handled the management of tours in various cities in Europe, North America, South America, and Asia as well as sales activities inside and outside Japan. In her capacity as producer, she has been involved in the production of more than 10 works, mainly by chelfitsch, since 2013. In 2020, she launched into overall management of projects with artists as chief of the Artist Department.
Shiori Shinoda
Chief Producer / Chief Editor
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Shiori Shinoda
Chief Producer / Chief Editor
Shiori Shinoda graduated with a bachelor’s degree in aesthetic and art history from the Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University. After involvement in new business and project planning in work for ad agencies and design consultation offices, she went independent. More specifically, she did editorial writing, facilitation, and other tasks on a free-lance basis.
When THEATRE for ALL was launched, she was placed in general control of the communication team, and in this capacity participated in precog projects beginning with design of web services and community design. She is interested in the corporeal aspect of traditional performing arts in Asia, and has presented performances and lectures on this subject inside and outside Japan. In addition, she is studying traditional Oriental medicine and involved in medicinal cooking activities.
Yuri Saito
Chief Administrator
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Yuri Saito
Chief Administrator
Yuri Saito graduated from the Directing Course in the Cinema Department, College of Art, Nihon University. From 2016 to 2019, she was involved in hall rental and operation as well as independent projects at the Kyoto-Gekijo. After pursuing language study in the United Kingdom for about one year, she joined precog in April 2021. She has been posted to the Artists Division and is assigned to the desk there. She has been in charge of grant progress management and accounting in the Administration Department since 2022.
Mai Hyodo
Producer
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Mai Hyodo
Producer
As the head of the Barrier-free Communication Division, Mai Hyodo is in charge of accessibility, online programs, and other such activities. During her tenure at the NPO DRIFTERS INTERNATIONAL over the years 2011 – 2014, she was in charge of the secretariats for school programs and festival projects. In 2015, she joined precog, where she was assigned to management of the activities of chelfitsch/Toshiki Okada and to administrative duties. After handling general management in the secretariat of the 2019 True Colors Festival held by the Nippon Foundation, she was assigned to general management of the planning and operation work for the newly launched THEATRE for ALL.
Megumi Mizuno
Producer
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Megumi Mizuno
Producer
While she was an undergraduate in the Department of Body Expression and Cinematic Art at Rikkyo University’s College of Contemporary Psychology, she involved as a production assistant for Festival / Tokyo, Kunisaki Art Festival, TPAM, etc, and was in charge of producing the theatrical troupe Zeitaku Binbou (2014 – 2016). After joining precog in 2016, she became involved in production work for performances in Japan and other countries by Toshiki Okada, Mikuni Yanaihara, Yudai Kamisato etc, as well as “Pratthana – A Portrait of Possession,” a play written and directed by Toshiki Okada, and “Jejak-Tabi Exchange”, and other projects, and is currently appointed Producer of Toshiki Okada and his company chelfitsch. Representative director of P.
Yichun Chen
Producer
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Yichun Chen
Producer
Yichun Chen was born in the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She came to Japan to pursue studies in scenography. After producing shows in amusement parks, wandering around the United Kingdom, and working at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, she was appointed to be a member of the organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Games, and served as the venue manager in the international department. She said it was from the Olympics that she learned the importance of not forcing your own values on others. Out of a desire to focus on international and cultural interchange, she continues to engage in performing arts activities on a free-lance basis. She joined precog in 2024.
Mizuki Tazawa
Producer
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Mizuki Tazawa
Producer
After graduating from the Japan Women’s College of Physical Education with a degree from the Department of Dance, Mizuki Tazawa was employed as an assistant at that department from 2018 to 2021. She joined precog in April 2021, and worked for a while in the Artist Department before being assigned to the Barrier-free Communication Department in 2022. She was involved in projects including All-in Film Festival, Japan-China-Korea Art Festival 2021 in Kitakyushu (sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs), and TRANSLATION for ALL.
Mei Hayashi
Producer
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Mei Hayashi
Producer
Mari Hoshi
Project Manager / Workshop Designer
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Mari Hoshi
Project Manager / Workshop Designer
Sakura Fukumoto
Administration Officer
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Sakura Fukumoto
Administration Officer
Miki Tainaka
PR Manager
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Miki Tainaka
PR Manager
Ayaka Matsumoto
PR Manager
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Ayaka Matsumoto
PR Manager
Maki Kawano
Administration Officer
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Maki Kawano
Administration Officer
Taeko Nishi
Marketer / Project Assistant
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Taeko Nishi
Marketer / Project Assistant
Megumi Shimizu
Project Assistant
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Megumi Shimizu
Project Assistant
Kumi Hiraoka
Administration Officer
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Kumi Hiraoka
Administration Officer
Kanon Ishikawa
Project Assistant
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Kanon Ishikawa
Project Assistant
Hiroko Saito
Desk Assistant
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Hiroko Saito
Desk Assistant
Minako Iwai
Desk Assistant
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Minako Iwai
Desk Assistant
Moe Minoura
Project Assistant
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Moe Minoura
Project Assistant
Kao Kanamori
Associate Producer
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Kao Kanamori
Associate Producer
After employment at the publishing company Little More, Ms. Kanamori founded the fashion brand THEATRE PRODUCTS in 2001 and served on its board of directors until 2017. She established the NPO DRIFTERS INTERNATIONAL in 2010, and produced art festival programs, fashion shows, and publishing projects. She handled the directorial tasks for the True Colors Festival held by The Nippon Foundation in 2019. She joined precog in 2020 and is in charge of operations related to accessibility, publicity & PR, and branding. A founding member of THEATRE for ALL, the barrier-free, online theater.
Reiko Okubo
Associate Director
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Reiko Okubo
Associate Director
Nanami Endo
Associate Project Manager
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Nanami Endo
Associate Project Manager
Yuko Takeda
Associate Project Manager
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Yuko Takeda
Associate Project Manager
Kenta Yamazaki
Associate Writer
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Kenta Yamazaki
Associate Writer
Miyuki Saito
Associate Project Officer
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Miyuki Saito
Associate Project Officer
Koichi Imai
Associate Editor
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Koichi Imai
Associate Editor
Yuika Kurita
Associate Workshop Designer
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Yuika Kurita
Associate Workshop Designer
Riku Yamakawa
Associate Director
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Riku Yamakawa
Associate Director

History

2003
– Founding

2004 –
– Start of the holding of Azumabashi Dance Crossing, an event held in Sumida Ward, Tokyo (organizer: Azuma Dance Crossing Executive Committee)

2005
– First production work consignment from the theatrical company chelfitsch
– Production of the program for the opening of Kichijoji Theatre in the first production work consignment from the Mikuni Yanaihara Project.
– Selection of “Five Days in March,” a play written by Toshiki Okada, for the 49th Kishida Kunio Drama Award

2006
– Incorporation and registry as “precog co., LTD.”
CEO: Yasuo Ozawa

2007
– First production work consignment from the dance company Nibroll
– Extension of invitation to chelfitsch for performance of “Five Days in March” at the Kunsten Festival des Arts in Brussels, Belgium

2008
– Yasuo Ozawa replaced by Akane Nakamura as CEO
– Performance of the play “Freetime” by chelfitsch at the Kunsten Festival des Arts, Wiener Festwochen (Vienna), and Festival d’Automne à Paris (Paris) in their first international co-production

2009 – 2010
– Production & operation of Spectacle in the Farm, a festival held in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture (organizer: Spectacle in the Farm Executive Committee)

＊precog history（2006〜2011）

2012
– Opening of PUNTO PRECOG, a challenge shop / try-out store, in the city of Beppu, Oita Prefecture

2012 – 2014
– Direction & operation of the performance program for the Kunisaki Art Festival (organizer: Kunisaki Art Festival Executive Committee, consisting of Oita Prefectural Government, Bungo-Takada Municipal Government, Kunisaki Municipal Government, and Tourism OITA)

2016
– First secretariat work consignment from chelfitsch (with the status of a general incorporated association)

2017
– First secretarial work consignment from the general incorporated associations P and DRIFTERS INTERNATIONAL

2018
– Opening of Yamabuki Factory, a rehearsal studio, in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo
– Selection of “The Story of Descending the Long Slopes of Valparaíso,” a play written by Yudai Kamisato, for the 62nd Kishida Kunio Drama Award
– Planning & Production of “Pratthana – A Portrait of Possession,” a play based on Thai-Japanese collaboration (organizer: The Japan Foundation Asia Center). Staging of performances at Bangkok in 2018 and the Festival d’Automne à Paris and at Tokyo in 2019 (the theater Schaubühne was cancelled)

2019
– Launch of the Conneling Study, an education diffusion project
– In charge of invitational assistance and publicity for the staging of “History of Violence,” a play from the Schaubühne theater (Berlin) at Tokyo Festival 2019 (organizer: the Tokyo Festival Executive Committee consisting of Toshima City, Toshima Mirai Cultural Foundation, Festival/Tokyo Executive Committee, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture (Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre & Arts Council Tokyo))

2019 – 2020
– In charge of the secretariat for the “True Colors Festival” held in Tokyo (organizer: The Nippon Foundation DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS)

2020
– Selected by the Agency for Cultural Affairs for the 2020 Strategic Art and Culture Creation Promotion Project “Project to Strengthen Profitability of Culture and Arts” to implement a barrier-free online video distribution platform project.
– Launch of “THEATRE for ALL,” a video distribution website with viewing support.

2021
– Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare entrusted us with a project to support the dissemination of artistic and cultural activities by people with disabilities in the field of performing arts.

Our clients

[ Theater ]
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater (Aichi, Japan), Avant Garden (Trondheim, Norway), BIRD Theatre Company TOTTORI (Tottori, Japan), Doosan Art Center (Soul, South Korea),
Esplanade Theatres on the Bay (Singapore), HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Hong Kong), Inside-out theater (Beijing, China), Kanagawa Arts Theatre (Kanagawa, Japan), KIRARI FUJIMI (Saitama, Japan), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm (Frankfurt, Germany), Mie Center For the Arts (Mie, Japan), Munich Kammerspiele (München, Germany), NAGANO CITY ARTS CENTER (Nagano, Japan), Niigata City Performing Arts Center “RYUTOPIA” (Niigata, Japan), NYU Skirball Center (New York, United States), Onassis Culutural Center (Athens, Greece), On the Boards (Seattle, United States), PETA THEATER (Manila, Philippine), ROHM Theatre Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan), SAITAMA ARTS THEATER (Saitama, Japan), Sesc Bom Retiro (São Paulo, Brazil), Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (Shanghai, China), Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo, Japan), Toyohashi Arts Theatre PLAT (Aichi, Japan)

[ Festival ]
ART SETOUCHI (Seto Inland Sea, Japan), Asia TOPA (Melbourne, Australia), KUNISAKI ART FESTIVAL (Oita, Japan), KYOTO EXPERIMENT (Kyoto, Japan), Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (Niigata, Japan), Festival/Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan), Festival TransAmériques (Montreal, Canada), Festivals d’Automne à Paris (Paris, France), Holland Festival (Amsterdam, Holland), Homeworks7 (Beirut, Lebanon), Hongkong Arts Festival (Hong Kong), Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Bruxelles, Belgium), Saitama Triennale (Saitama, Japan), Shanghai Biennale (Shanghai China), SPRING Performing Arts Festival (Utrecht, Holland), Taipei Arts Festival (Taipei, Taiwan), The Aichi Triennale (Aichi, Japan), Tokyo Festival (Tokyo, Japan), Under the Rader (New York, United States), Venice Biennale (Venice, Italy) , Wiener Festwochen (Vienna, Austria) etc.

[ Museum ]
21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Ishikawa, Japan), Benesse Art Site Naoshima (Kagawa, Japan), Centre national d’art et de culture Georges Pompidou (Paris, France), Centre Pompidou-Metz (Metz, France), Contemporary Art Museum, Kumamoto (Kumamoto, Japan), Mori Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan), The Museum of Art, Kochi (Kochi, Japan), The National Museum of Art, Osaka (Osaka, Japan), The Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (Tokyo, Japan), Yokohama Museum of Art (Kanagawa, Japan)

[ Cultural Center ]
Art Tower Mito (ATM) (Ibaraki, Japan), Asia Culture Center (Gwangju, South Korea), Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (Bangkok, Thailand), Dance Base Yokohama (Kanagawa, Japan), Japan Society (New York, United States), Nam Jun Pike Art Center ( Soul, South Korea), ONASSIS STEGI (Athens, Greece), PACT Zollverein (Essen, Germany), SAPPORO CULTURAL ARTS COMMUNITY CENTER SCARTS (Hokkaido, Japan), SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), Wacoal Art Center (Tokyo, Japan), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, United States), Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media (Yamaguchi, Japan)

[ Publishing company / Newspaper company]
BCCKS/Tenenbunko (Japan), BIJUTSU SHUPPAN-SHA CO.,LTD., 104LIGNES (France), Editions escapes34 (France), Gamme Mgie Editions (Thailand), Genron Co., Ltd (Japan), Hakusuisha Publishing Co., Ltd (Japan), Kawade Shobo Shinsha (Japan), KUMAMOTO NICHINICHI SHIMBUN (Japan), Kodansha Co., Ltd (Japan), Nishinippon Shimbun Co., Ltd (Japan), Pushkin Press (United Kingdom), S. FISCHER Verlag (Germany), SHINCHOSHA Publishing Co., Ltd (Japan), The Asahi Shimbun Company (Japan)

[ Administration / Foundation ]
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Fukuoka City Foundation for the Promotion of Culture and Arts, Fukutake Foundation, Japan Foundation, Japan Foundation Asia Center, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Sapporo Cultural Arts Foundation, Shimane Prefecture Foundation for Cultural Promotion, The Nippon Foundation, The Nippon Foundation DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS

[ Other corporations ]
ASMIK ACE, INC., BEPPU PROJECT, chelfitsch, HoriPro Inc., Levi Strauss Japan K.K., Loftwork Inc., N.P.O. DRIFTERS INTERNATIONAL, SIGLO Ltd., Wataboshi-No-Kai Social Welfare Corporation (Tanpopo-No-Ye Art Center HANA)

[ Educational institutions ]
Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok, Thailand), City University of New York (New York, United States), Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany), J. F. Oberlin University, SHIKOKU Gakuin University, Tama Art University, The University of Tokyo, Waseda University Academic Solutions Corporation

Our contributions

Agency for Cultural Affairs
Arts Council Tokyo
ASAHI GROUP ARTS FOUNDATION
City of Yokohama Culture and Tourism Bureau (Formerly: City of Yokohama APEC and Creative City Headquarters)
Fukutake Foundation
Japan Arts Council
KANSAI・OSAKA 21st Century Association
National Institution for Youth Education
The Japan Foundation
The Japan Foundation Asia Center.
The Saison Foundation
Yokohama City Arts and Culture Promotion Foundation