Ignite your heart and soul with Sara Troy and her guest Yoichi Utebi, on air from October 27th
How to Keep the Faith, Find your North Star, and Follow It- the driving message in Twiceborn, the inspirational new biopic from Japan
Twiceborn is based on the life of Ryuho Okawa, the founder of Happy Science, Japan’s fastest-growing and most influential spiritual movement with 12 million members across 100 countries. Based on true events, Twiceborn tells the story of Satoru Ichijo, a highly successful businessman who relinquishes everything to pursue his true calling, the happiness of humankind. The film opens in July 1991 with Satoru lecturing to more than 50,000 people in Tokyo Dome. The story then flashes back to the months leading up to his college graduation when Satoru, a top scholar and athlete, begins receiving messages from the spiritual world. After graduation, Satoru is invited to join a highly respected international trading firm, where he soon becomes very successful and is positioned for a vault to the executive suite. Meanwhile, he is spending all of his leisure time reading spiritual philosophers, recording the messages and insights he is constantly receiving from his spirit guides, and coming to terms with the astounding and overwhelming message his spirit guides have for him: “Your mission as the Buddha reborn is to save all people by spreading the Truth.”
About Yoichi Utebi, Executive Vice President of HS Productions
Born in Japan in 1968, Yoichi Utebi grew up in Beirut, Lebanon and New York City. Raised in a rare Japanese Christian family, he was deeply touched by Muslim culture and the beauty of Lebanon during his formative years in Beirut. However, the Middle East also exposed Utebi to the horrors of war, as he and his family dodged bullets and bombings before fleeing to London and back to Japan, leaving everything behind in a sudden evacuation. In the 7th grade, Utebi moved to New York for 10 years, where he was exposed to friends from multiple cultures and ethnicities. His rock band produced a popular album and gained quite a following in the city before Utebi decided to forego his musical pursuits and return to Japan.
After 12 years of experience in marketing and senior management at various American IT companies in Japan, Utebi joined Happy Science in 2010, where he quickly rose to Director of International Communications. Utebi is currently leading Happy Science’s International Media Division and is the Executive Vice President of HS Productions and producer of Twiceborn.
Limited theatrical release:
About Happy Science (幸福の科学)
Mission: Happy Science is dedicated to bringing greater happiness to humankind by uniting religions and cultures to live in harmony
Tenets: Happy Science is based on four fundamental teachings: Love, Wisdom, Self-reflection, and Progress. Living every day in accordance with these core values, anyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or religion, can attain Happiness.
Love– Love without asking for anything in return. Love that gives is the foundation of happiness
Wisdom– Learn to distinguish good from evil in all things by learning the laws of the mind and gaining spiritual knowledge
Self-reflection– Purify the mind and restore the true self by correcting negative thoughts and actions
Progress– Make concrete efforts to create a happy society while improving one’s own character
History: After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Happy Science founder Ryuho Okawa joined a Tokyo-based, international trading firm. In 1981, while working for the firm’s New York City headquarters and studying finance at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Okawa achieved the Great Enlightenment and awakened to his true mission in life, which is to bring true happiness to all of humanity. In 1986, he renounced his promising business career and established Happy Science (Kofuku-no-Kagaku in Japanese), which was registered in Japan as a religious organization in 1991.
Reach: Happy Science has over 12M members across more than 100 countries and more than 700 Shojas, temples, and branches. Over 2,700 titles by Ryuho Okawa, many of which have consistently ranked in the annual bestsellers list in Japan, have sold over 100 million copies worldwide and been published in 31 languages.
From October 16th in Chicago; San Francisco; Bergen County, NY; Tampa; Honolulu; San Diego; and Orange County, CA.
October 23rd in New York City, Los Angeles, and Atlanta
Available on DVD and all VOD platforms on January 19, 2021.
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