Adeyto (also known as Adeyto Rex Angeli and Laura Windrath; born 3 December 1976) is a French artist, singer-songwriter, actress, director, photographer, university professor and fashion designer based in Japan.
Biography
Adeyto was born in Strasbourg, France, to a French mother and German father.[1]
Adeyto started acting at the age of 8. She moved to Japan in 1998[1] and has appeared in Japanese TV serials, movies and was a regular[2] on major variety shows like Waratte Iitomo and Sma-Station.[3]
As a photographer[4] and cinematographer,[5] Adeyto Rex Angeli works behind the camera. She was responsible for the cover photography for Akino Arai's 2008 single "Kin no nami sen no nami".[6]
In 2005, she designed the stage costumes for the La Stella players of the opera La bohème presented the same year in Tokyo.[7]
As of 2012, producer Sir Ridley Scott chose Adeyto to be co-director & cinematographer for the upcoming film 『JAPAN IN A DAY [ジャパン イン ア デイ]』 to be released worldwide in 2013.[9][10] The film reflects the life in Japan on 3.11.2012, a year after the east Japan earthquake and will be nationwide in cinemas from 11.3.2012.[11] Japan in a Day is also the opening film for the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival.[12]
Music
Adeyto has released music video DVDs, including Greed (2007) and End of the Word, The Mortal and The Bridge (all in 2006). She was also the lead singer and songwriter for a band named Genetic Sovereign, based in Tokyo, which recorded the albums Luminary in 2004 and Tempus Aurum in 2005.
Her album Adeyto – Temptation de l'Ange was released by AVEX Trax in November 2008. In 2008, she also appeared as a DJ on the stage at the Tokyo Dome for X Japan's World Tour I.V Towards Destruction and sang for AVEX 20th Anniversary Club Legend Juliana's Tokyo.[2]