Futoshi Moromizato (b.1974 Lives in Osaka) was born and grew up as a 2.5 generation Okinawan Japanese. He started performance art as a vehicle to protest against the colonialized situation for Okinawa and its people, yet he did not know the art form as such when first performed. Moromizato has participated in numerous performance art festivals and workshops in Japan, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia.