Born in 1985, raised in Kanagawa, Japan. After graduating from Tokai University’s School of Cultural Studies (Department of Creative Writing), Kusano completed the 12th Fiction Course of the Film School of Tokyo. In 2014 she directed her first featurelength film, Antonym (Rasen Ginga), which received the SKIP City Award and Best Director Award at the 11th SKIP City International D-Cinema Festival in Saitama, Japan. Her second feature-length film, Domains, was created on the invitation of Aichi Arts Center, Japan.