Facts: - education: waseda university - literature and philosophy - birth date: 24 december 1961 - name: eriko kitagawa - birth place: minokamo , gifu prefecture , japan - occupation: screenwriter , film director Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of eriko kitagawa .
in 2009 , kitagawa made her directorial debut in the coming-of-age film '' halfway '' , which she also wrote and co-edited .she then wrote and directed the 2012 film '' i have to buy new shoes '' , a contemporary romantic comedy set in paris .both films were produced by her friend shunji iwai , and kitagawa appeared in his 2011 documentary '' friends after 3.11 '' , which explores the aftermath of the 2011 tohoku earthquake and tsunami .