Reel 01 — Writer / Director / Activist
三浦 亜留玖Ark Miura
Tokyo-born filmmaker and organizer working at the intersection of mixed-race identity, memory, and belonging — on screen and off it.
Writer/Director
Ark Miura
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Born in Tokyo. Working across two coasts.
Ark Miura was born in Tokyo. As the representative of African Youth Meetup, she has organized events for young people of African descent in Japan alongside members who are students or working full-time.
Her co-directed documentary Ark & Maya: All Mixed Up screened at Tokyo Documentary Film Festival 2021. After graduating high school, she took a gap year to shoot the independent film Emily & Blakey with friends, later screened at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies' TUFS Cinema.
She has interviewed mixed-race people born during the American Occupation of Japan, and in 2024 shot a video about a lawsuit seeking to end racially discriminatory police questioning. She served as a torchbearer for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Her films and songs can be found on Instagram and YouTube at @jeunnedark.
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Feature Debut — In Post-Production
Keiko by Ark
A poetic, autobiographical documentary following Ark Miura as she traces the life of Keiko Clark — a mixed-race woman navigating postwar America — to confront questions of identity, belonging, and what it means to love oneself.
"Every frame is a question I couldn't ask her directly."Enter the Film Page →
Filmography
Films
Three films, three ways of asking the same question about who gets to belong.
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Keiko by Ark
Ark's feature debut, tracing the life of Keiko Clark through postwar America.
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Ark & Maya: All Mixed Up
Screened at Tokyo Documentary Film Festival 2021.
Festival SelectionReel 01
Emily & Blakey
Shot during a gap year with friends; screened at TUFS Cinema, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
Campus ScreeningBeyond the Frame
Performances & Public Moments
Tokyo 2020
Olympic Torchbearer
Ark carried the torch for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, part of a broader public conversation on mixed-race identity in Japan.
@jeunnedark
Music & Short Films
Original songs and short films released independently on Instagram and YouTube.
On Location
Between the Bay and Oakland
Coverage
Media & Press
NHK World Radio SwahiliRadio
Screening of Independent Films by Ark Miura — TUFSFeature
Tokyo Documentary Film Festival 2021Festival
Iced Black PodcastPodcast
Washington PostArticle
Women's Democratic Journal — feminInterview
Africa Japan Forum EssayEssay
Kyoto Seika University — Center for Diversity and InclusionTalk
Bibliography
Featured Books
Where the Film Stands
Keiko by Ark — Post-Production, 2026
Development
Production
Post-Production
Delivery
For upcoming screenings and events, follow @jeunnedark or check the Keiko by Ark page for the latest.