In November of 2014, while having winter tires installed on his new car, the salesman, asked Donno Mitoma if acting in a movie was an interest. Two days later, Donno was contacted via Facebook, by the casting director for The People Garden. Melissa sent him a script and 6 hours later Donno attended his first audition! Sans Japanese vocabulary, he was booked as a featured background in January 2015. The whole experience was too captivating to let go; Donno caught the 'bug' and is embracing this new journey.