Emily Balistrieri is an American translator based in Japan. His translation of Tomihiko Morimi’s The Tatami Galaxy was a finalist for the 2023 PEN Translation Prize. Other works include Ao Omae’s People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice, Eiko Kadono’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Takuji Ichikawa’s The Refugees’ Daughter. He did the English subtitles for Takahide Hori’s award-winning film Junk Head and occasionally works on videogames such as Cocosola’s The Witch’s Isle.