Kazuya Tsurumaki was born on 2 February 1966 in Gosen, Japan. He is a director, known for Evangelion Shin Gekijôban: Jo (2007), Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni (1997) and Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021).