Japanese Tradition DVD - NOW ON SALE!!

In Japan only for now, with no subtitles, except on “Shazai” which was also a nominee at the Berlin International Film Festival last month, and “Onigiri” and “Tejime” which have enough captions that non-Japanese speakers could easily follow the gist. I got my retail copy last night thanks to Rakuten's speedy shipping, and it's a very glamorously presented piece of merchandise! I feel special just holding it.

Now my question for the great internet abyss. Who is that handsome chap of western semblence that suddenly lights up the screen with his awe inspiring presence approximately half way through the series? I looked at the credits, but saw no western names...