Arisu Kashiwagi is an Emmy-winning designer + director based in New York. Born in Japan and raised in Los Angeles, Arisu graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Fine Arts Graphic Design in 2005. She started her career at Imaginary Forces as a designer, and is currently an independent director in the creative industry. Together with her producer Anna Kim, she currently operates a creative agency that focuses on branding, video production, and title design.

Arisu has garnered numerous accolades including an Emmy for Outstanding Main Title Design for Netflix's Stranger Things. She was featured in Art of The Title as one of 10 Women of Title Design of 2017. She is a member of the Television Academy. She has served on the jury panel for Art Director’s Club 98th Annual Awards and Motionographer’s Motion Awards. She is Chair of the 2023 ADC 102nd Annual Awards Motion/Film Craft jury.