1972年北海道生まれ。
舞台俳優やアコーディオン奏者として活動するかたわら、1995年に8mm映画「十二月の三輪車」を制作。1996年に、長編第１作目「美式天然（主演／吉田日出子・高木均）」の制作を開始。9年という長い歳月をかけ、2005年に完成したこの作品で、「第23回トリノ国際映画祭」の長編コンペティション部門に招かれ、「グランプリ（最優秀作品賞）」と「ベストオーディエンス賞（最優秀観客賞）」のＷ受賞という日本人初の快挙を成し遂げる。その後も世界各国の国際映画祭に招かれ高い評価を得る。

Tsubokawa Takushi was born in Hokkaidō in 1972.
At first, he entered the film world as an actor, but soon his interest shifted to what happened behind the camera. His first work is an independent short film, Jūgatsu no sanrinsha (Trycicle of December,1996) was a silent black and white film, about a man losing his direction in the woods, and in life. The short film was meant to be accompanied by a band and a benshi, like an old apanese silent movie.
Actually, in 1998 director Tsubokawa established his own band, Kumonosu Quartet, where he is in charge of accordion.
The uniqueness of the sound and the funny sketches and make-ups earned the band the praise of audiences not only throughout Japan, but also in Europe.
Tsubokawa’s first feature film, Utsukushiki Tennen – Clouds of Yesterday, features both the wonderful landscapes of his native Hokkaidō and the melanchonic beauty of a Japanese silent film.