Hidetaka Yosumi attended Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Nara, Japan where he received his Masters in Computer Science in 1998. His Bachelors in Electronic and Electron Engineering came from Kobe University, Kobe, Japan. He worked on a variety of computer graphic films including Bolt (2008), Prep and Landing (2009) and most recently as a Hair Technical Director for Tangled (2010).