Director Norichika Oba worked as a freelance assistant director on Hiroshi Nishtanis mystery-thriller "Suspect X" and the love drama "Hirugao". He was also working on Hideaki Anno's "Shin Godzilla". Clearly enough experience to even surpass the success of his first movie "Nora" from 2010, which was awarded at the Tama New Wave and Tanabe Benkei Film Festival. "Cyclops" constructs a deep web of entanglements and plot twists. From the beginning to the end it never stops to surprise the audience, while simultaneously retaining a calm attitude. This already earned "Cyclops" the Governor of Hokkaido Prize and the Cinegard Award at the Yubari International Film Festival.