PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | EDITOR
DIRECTOR | EDITOR | PRODUCER
T Y D E M U R A
NIKE | PARIS OLYMPICS - SHIGEKIX [EDITOR]
"If you call me out, I’ll freeze the world." Things are about to get heated. With all eyes on the new breaking competition, @bboyshigekix is ready to battle his way to the top. #Paris2024 #WinningIsntForEveryone Creative Director: Max Pilwat Senior Art Director: Kazuhi Yoshikawa Senior Copywriter: Yumiko Ota Head of Production: Michelle Brough Offline Editor: Ty Demura Assistant Brand Executive: Kai Laughlin Brand Director: Chelsea Hayashi Head of Brand Management: Jordan Cappadocia Agency: Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo
DIGITAL VER. [EDITOR]
NIKE | NIKE JUKU x ATARASHII GAKKO!! [PRODUCER]
Japan's entrance exams are notoriously difficult. In the years leading up to college, kids may study an extra 7.5 hours on top of the school day, often attending "cram schools" (juku). Being glued to their desks studying doesn't just take a toll on their physical health but on their mental and emotional state as well. But multiple studies show that short bursts of physical activity can directly affect academic performance. So we created Nike Juku, a program aiming to help students refresh their brains through short, simple study breaks where they get their bodies moving. The Japanese power group ATARASHII GAKKO! embodied the vibe we were looking for. We collaborated with them on their single "Woo! Go!" Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Creative Director: Curro de la Villa Senior Copywriter: Nedal Ahmed, Yumiko Ota Senior Art Director: Kazuhi Yoshikawa Lead Producer: Kosuke Sasaki Account Director: Jordan Cappadocia Account Supervisors: Chelsea Hayashi, Kaede Ose Account Executive: Ryu Kaida Producers: Ty Demura, Yoko Onodera Comms Planning Director: Justin Lam Comms Planner: Joanna Fukae Strategic Planning Director: Thijs van de Wouw Strategic Planner: Rina Deguchi Studio Designers: Akane Yasuda, Shotaro Tomiyama Studio Manager: Aiwei Ichikawa Agency Editor: Vinod Vijayasankaran PR: Midori Sugama Translator: Mako Tomita Executive Creative Director: Scott Dungate Managing Director: Yosuke Suzuki Prouction: AOI Pro. Director: Mackenzie Sheppard Producer: Daisuke Misu Director of Photography: Mikul Eriksson Line Producer: Anna Liu/ Sumire Matsumura Production Manager: Kazuki Omi/ Kanako Sato Assistant Directors: Hideaki Jimbo, Kai Hoshino Sandy Production Designer: Masami Tanaka Casting Director (for Atarashii Gakko!): Shohei Ueno Casting Directors: Mai Ikeda, Misaki Matsui, Rikiya Takano Lighting Director: Arata Ijichi Stylist: Yoppy Hair & Make up: Phoebe Post Editor: Sachi Sasaki Assistant editor: Tomonori Watanabe Sound Designer: Mike Regan Sound Mixers: Yoshizaki Masaaki, Hiroki Okumura Colorists: Mikey Rossiter, Haruka Okutsu Film Transfer: Metropolis Post Compositors: Murata Chitoshi, Yamaguchi Sakiyo FX Artist: Naomi Hayashi Animation: Takashi Ohashi Stills Photographer: Masumi Ishida Assistant Photographer: Ryuji Tamaki Retoucher: Takuya Tsugane Awards CICLOPE Asia 2022: DIRECTION - OVER 180 SECONDS: Winner Berlin Commercial Awards 2022 - CASTING: Winner Spikes Asia 2023 - DIRECTION: Gold CICLOPE Festival 2022：Production - CHOREOGRAPHY: Silver
VICE | KOHH / YUKI CHIBA [DIRECTOR]
We follow rappers Kohh and Mony Horse into the projects where they grew up, surrounded by drugs, violence, and death. After discovering a knack for music-making, the two rappers, alongside their manager 318 and their crew, make the best out of their situation by becoming the face of Hip Hop. This film helped launch the career of Kohh, arguably the most influential name in Japanese rap today. Media: Vice Media Director/Editor: Ty Demura Camera Operator: Anthony Knight, Jonah Schwartz, Nico Perez, Joseph George Editors: Tomoyuki Shiotani, Eiji Iwakawa Supervising Translator: Lena Oishi Translator: Kaori Kitagawa Executive Producers: Bingo Sato, Akiko Kurematsu Production Manager: Sebastian Stein Post Production Supervisor: Eiji Iwakawa Executive Producers: Eddy Morreti, Shane Smith, Suroosh Alvi Supervising Producer: David Laven Special Thanks: Dutch Montana, DJ Daddy Rock, Castle Records, Seeda, DJ Kenn, Riverside Mobb, Gunsmith Production, Zen La Rock Music: Gunsmith Production Archival Video: Gunsmith Production, DJ Ken Watanabe
VICE | BAD HOP [DIRECTOR]
Kawasaki is home to large petroleum complexes, steel mills, freight railroads and other factories making it the most air polluted area in the country. It's also home to a rap crew called Bad Hop, essentially the Wu-Tang of Japan. This film launched the group into the stratosphere and to this day, they are one of the biggest names in Hip Hop. Media: Vice Media Director/Editor: Ty Demura Camera Operators: Sebastian Stein, Jonah Schwartz, Nobutaka Shirahama, Keivan Salehpour, Anthony Knight Production Assistants: Ian Marshall, Kilala Otobe Fixer: Ghetto Hollywood Translator: Luke Baker Executive Producer: Bingo Sato Head of Content: Kentaro Kawaguchi Production Managers: Michinori Saigo, Takuya Takada Executive Producers: Eddy Morreti, Shane Smith, Suroosh Alvi, Jim Czarnecki, Hosi Simon, Alex Miller Music: Bad Hop, DL Murray, Crowned Crow Productions, Jingle Punks Archival Materials: Bad Hop Special Thanks: New Joke, Solomon I&I Production, Zeebra, Mr. Maro, Soushi Matsukura
TINDER | LIVE YOUNG AGAIN [PRODUCER]
Although young adults in Japan have a strong desire to meet new people, pandemic restrictions prevented them from making connections and memories during their "seishun" years ("springtime of youth.") We put a new spin on seishun in Japan. Seishun doesn’t end when school does. It’s a feeling that can be seized by meeting new people and experiencing new things. The launch film tells the story of Haru, who escapes monotony and finds that love, friendship—and the occasional heartbreak—is just a swipe away on Tinder. Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Creative Directors: Max Pilwat, Nedal Ahmed Copywriters: Marina Danjo, Kensuke Tsugaru Art Director: Shohei Kawada Studio Designer: Akane Yasuda Executive Producer: Kosuke Sasaki Account Supervisor: Kana Ikushima Account Executive: Akari Saito Producers: Ty Demura, Siyun Kim, Yoko Onodera Comms Planner: Joanna Fukae Strategic Planning Director: Thijs van de Wouw Strategic Planner: Rina Deguchi Studio Manager: Aiwei Ichikawa Agency Editors: Vinod Vijayasankaran, Jacob Kim Translator: Mako Tomita Production Intern: Emi Yamashita Grey Account Director: Anthony Matsuo Head of Production: Michelle Brough Executive Creative Director: Scott Dungate Managing Director: Yosuke Suzuki Production: BWGTBLD GmbH Director: Jared Knecht Executive Producer: Julian Holland Producer: Anton Oelssner Director of Photography: Paul Ozgur Line Producer: Boong Production Manager: JJ Assistant Director: Opor Production Designer: Perb Casting Director: Kaiju Inc. Stylists: Lorena Maza, Michael Maggs Make Up: Kai Hair: Keng Cast Haru: Manami Hasegawa Store Manager: Yuichi Ryoto Dance Boy: Takahiro Nakayama Bed Girl: Nutcha Harnpukdipatima Sparkler Boy: Thanapat Tungthanakornkit Cafe Girl: Lynn Drouard Water Girl: Chanikarn Kessung Motorcycle Boy: Zaw Khun Naw Service Production: TA Productions Executive Producer: John Buche Post Editor: Aika Miyaki Music Composer: Alex Epton (ATC Management) Artist Manager: Clarisse Quinn (ATC Management) Sound Design: Mike Regan Sound Mixer: Toru Komatsu Sound Producer: Raichi Hara Studio: Mouri Art Works Studio Colorist: Alex Bickel (Color Collective) Color Assistant: Javiera Ergas (Color Collective) Executive Producer: Claudia Guevara (Color Collective) VFX Executive Producer: Rebecca Rice (Mathematic) VFX Producers : Jason Bartnett (Mathematic), Eiji Takahashi (McRAY) VFX Artists: Hugo Aymerich (Mathematic), Clement Germain (Mathematic) Greg Langlois (Mathematic), René Samoël (Mathematic), Tetsuo Shinshi (McRAY), Kariku Kiyozuka (McRAY), Takeshi Kajiwara (McRAY) VFX Assistants: René Samoël (Mathematic), Pierre de Fraguier (Mathematic) Activation Production: WOW, Hakuten Producers: Tomoki Ota (Hakuten), Mayuko Takenaka Space Designer: Aki Ito (Hakuten) Product Manager: Daisuke Takahashi (Hakuten) Sound Designer: Kenji Yoshida (Hakuten) Producer: Ko Yamamoto (WOW) Director: Takafumi Matsunaga (WOW) Technical Director: Kensuke Arakawa (WOW) Programmer: Seiya Takasawa (WOW) UI Designer: Takaaki Morita (WOW) Live Performances: Elle Teresa, Shimamo, Vick, CYK Casting & Live Performance Coordination: SPLUCK Sound Engineer: Kiryu Koyama Lighting: Huez Stills Photographer: Fish Zhang Photographer Manager: Yume Chen Production: Taiyo Kikaku Executive Producer: Hide Nagasawa Producer: Yuta Ueno Line Producer: Leo Otake Production Manager: Yuta Rikiyama Casting Director: Yuri Hasegawa Stylist: Ai Suganuma Hair & Make up: Hiroyuki Kato Location coordinator: Daisuke Shimoyama Print: Tokue Hirofumi (Daiichi-Seihan), Kawakami Tsutomu (Daiichi-Seihan)
CANVA | KITTY LASER [EDITOR]
If you've ever used Canva, you know that it's a game changer. No more endless hours watching Photoshop tutorials on YouTube. Canva lets you create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more at a level akin to a professional graphic designer. This film revolves around a particularly mischievous feline named Mugi-chan and how he uses his online presentation to convince his owner to feed him grilled fish instead of cat food. Director: Kai Hoshino Sandy DOP: Chris Rudz Co-creators: Ahato Date, Nozomi de Lencquesaing Creative Director: Max Pilot Copywriters: Kiran Strickland, Marina Dojo Art Directors: Josh King, Bryant Wutuh Designers: Jackie Hudson, Akane Yasuda Head of Production: Michelle Brough Agency Producer: Eisuke Arai Head of Brand Management: Jordan Cappadocia Brand Management: Chelsea Hayashi, Isao Okubo Translator: Mako Tomita Agency Editor: Ty Demura Studio Manager: Aiwei Ichikawa Head of New Business: Anthony Matsuo Managing Director: Yosuke Suzuki Production Company: Nakama Executive Producer: Kenji Sato Line Producer: Anna Hashimoto 1st AD: Sarah Sanui Production Manager: Yuki Defago Production Assistants: Ted Devo, Koshi Uehara Transport Department: Shin Ito, Nico Art Department: Megumi Naito, PO Casting Director: Nozomi de Lencquesaing Gaffer: Arata Ichiji Sound Mixer: Nicolas Amblard, Steven LeFever Costume Designer/Props: Tomo Hyakutake On Set Stylist: Maiko Yoshida Location Manager: Yuta Kakukou 1st AC: Javi Sauve 2nd AC: Usman Kawazoe, Erjol Muarem Data Wrangler: Kirk Barret Music / SFX: Seiji Champolion Post / VFX house: Nomad Tokyo LLC Producer: Yuumi Aoyama Online Editor: Amanda Amalfi Storyboard Artist: Ahato Date Colorists: Artone Film, Toshiki Kamei, Yoshi, Osamu Haga, Sakito
FISH PARFAIT [EDITOR]
CAT PRESO [EDITOR]
VICE | THE PAST AND PRESENT OF BOSOZOKU [DIRECTOR]
Japanese motorcycle gangs have wreaked havoc since the 1970s. Known as Bosozuku, these gangs have a violent history, raging war against rival crews and cops. Gang members roamed the highways, sometimes hundreds at a time, with an array of brutal weaponry, customized bikes, and distinct crew jumpsuits. Being part of one of these motorcycle gangs was a frantic lifestyle, one that could easily lead to grievous bodily harm, and death. Youth were recruited from their early teens to join the gangs under the mentorship of an elder. It was of utmost importance to protect the reputation of the gang, to never run from a fight, even when grossly outnumbered. In recent years, with strict laws and police cracking down, Bosozoku have become nearly extinct. Yet for those who were a part of the subculture during its heyday, Bosozoku will always provide a fond memory of the recklessness of youth. Media: Vice Media Director/Editor: Ty Demura Director of Photography: Sebastian Stein Camera Operators: Joseph George, Jonah Schwartz, Keivan Salehpour Editor Akira Kamitaki Assistant Editor: Kilala Otobe Executive Producer: Bingo Sato Head of Content: Kentaro Kawaguchi Production Managers: Michinori Saigo, Takuya Takada Production Coordinator: Hirochika Taguchi Production Assistants: Masayuki Katsuno, Ian Marshall, Yoshito Akimoto Executive Producers: Eddy Morreti, Shane Smith, Suroosh Alvi, Jim Czarnecki, Hosi Simon, Alex Miller Archival Video: Taiyoh Group Music: Watapachi, Jingle Punks Special Thanks: Izakaya Nakai Specter, Gan Chan
NIKE | Study Breaks: Meditation with Yuto Horigome
Meditation is for everyone. Yes, even the world’s top skateboarders. In this study break, you’ll learn simple breathing techniques while relaxing with Yuto under the Los Angeles sun. Sitting at your desk studying for hours isn’t the only way to get good grades. Did you know that taking a short break to move your body can get you more focused? At Nike Juku, you don’t cram your brain. In fact, we help you clear it with fun, active study breaks. And unlike your exams, there’s no wrong answers at Nike Juku. Agency: Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo Creative Director: Curro de la Villa Senior Copywriter: Nedal Ahmed, Yumiko Ota Senior Art Director: Kazuhi Yoshikawa Lead Producer: Kosuke Sasaki Account Director: Jordan Cappadocia Account Supervisor: Chelsea Hayashi, Kaede Ose Account Executive: Ryu Kaida Producers: Ty Demura, Yoko Onodera Comms Planning Director: Justin Lam Comms Planner: Joanna Fukae Strategic Planning Director: Thijs van de Wouw Strategic Planner: Rina Deguchi Studio Designer: Akane Yasuda, Shotaro Tomiyama Studio Manager: Aiwei Ichikawa Agency Editor: Vinod Vijayasankaran PR: Midori Sugama Translator: Mako Tomita Executive Creative Director: Scott Dungate Managing Director: Yosuke Suzuki Production Company: AOI Pro. Director: ZUMI Producer: Daisuke Misu Production Manager: Kai Tsuyuguchi, Yurika Yamada Director of Photography: Shun Murakami Casting Director: Mai Ikeda Lighting Director: Yamato Watanabe Wardrobe/costume/styling: Yoppy Hair & Make-up: Phoebe Production Design: Masami Tanaka LA Team Production Company: Couscous Executive Producer: Bear Damen Producer: Salim El Arja 1st AD: Kat Nguyen Line Producer: Po-Wei Su Production Accountant: Neil Engelman Locations Manager: Tom Macdonnald DoP: Logan Triplett 1st AC: Mike Lemnitzer 2nd AC/Loader: Vinnie Bredemus Key Grip: Shun Goldin Grip: Oscar Matute Audio Mixer: Jeremy Emery Medic / CCO: Chris Serafin Driver PA: Alessandro Sassi Processing/Scan: Fotokem Dailies Producer: David Boito
DANCE IT OFF:
ATARASHII GAKKO!!
[PRODUCER]
CLASSROOM GYM
[PRODUCER]
MASSAGE MINUTES:
YURIYAN RETRIEVER
[PRODUCER]
CHOREO CARDIO:
RIEHATA
[PRODUCER]
STUDY WITH US
[PRODUCER]
NIKE | BREAKING: SHIGEKIX [EDITOR]
It’s official. Breakdancing is coming to the Olympics. Officially named “breaking” by the IOC, the sport will be part of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Breakdancers Ami and Shigekix are among the best in the world. This film is a celebration of their skills before we see them embark on their Road to Paris by competing at the 2022 Breaking World Championships in Seoul. This film showcases our dancers by thinking differently about dancing. We felt that merging existing footage of the dancers and processing it with AI generated images could provide the visual power and unpredictable beauty to the message that we wanted to deliver. We linked with Harald Schaack at Grotesk to produce these mind-blowing AI generated images using Stable Diffusion. Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Creative Director: Curro de la Villa Art Director: Shohei Kawada Copywriter: Yumiko Ota Head of Production: Michelle Brough Producer/Offline Editor: Ty Demura Brand management: Jordan Cappadocia, Chelsea Hayashi, Ryu Kaida Online Editor: Vinod Vijayasankaran Executive Creative Director: Scott Dungate Managing Director: Yosuke Suzuki
BREAKING: AMI [EDITOR]
AUDI | E-TRON X KO SHIBASAKI [PRODUCER]
The level of awareness in Japan regarding environmental issues and sustainability is still comparatively low. With this mind, we made a film introducing Audi’s first all-electric car “e-tron” to Japan by partnering with actress and singer Ko Shibasaki. This film puts the breathtaking shots of nature on full display to remind you how close we are to losing it. We also collaborated on the composition the song too, now available on all streaming platforms. Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Executive Creative Director Scott Dungate Managing Director: Ryan Fisher Creative Director: Curro de la Villa Copywriters: Takeshi Amata, Nedal Ahmed Art Director: Kazuhi Yoshikawa Designers: Dee Asada, Donna Kwon Head of Production: Kerli Teo Lead Agency Producer: Kosuke Sasaki Agency Producers: Ty Demura, Amy Aoyama, Hanako Adams, Raissa Kamie, Siyun Kim, Jennifer Chien Account Team: William Smith, Kana Ikushima, Kaede Ose, Asako Takahashi Strategic Planners: Thijs van de Wouw, Rudy Jean-Francois Comms Planner: Justin Lam, Eri Hirose Studio Manager: Aiwei Ichikawa Translator: Takuro Kobayashi, Mako Tomita Agency Editor: Vinod Vijayasankaran, Jacob Kim PR: Midori Sugama Production: Nakama Executive Producer: Kenji Lepretre Sato Line Producer: Shion Kimura Director: Takcom (CONNECTION) Director of Photography: Jin Ito (CONNECTION) Production Manager: Yoshifumi Egawa, Mina Miyamoto, Kosuke Onishi, Yuko Yamamoto Production Assistant: Kento Tsukamoto, Koji Minoshima, Isao Tsumanami Associate Producer: Simon Amar 1st AD: Emi Saito Chief Cameraman: Kei Nakamura (Switch), Yoshifumi Miyamoto DIT: Takuya Ishimoto Lighting Director: Shuichi Kishimoto 1st Best Boy Electric: Kazunari Watabe Drone Operator: Michito Tanaka Key Grip: Yudai Sato Location Coordinator: Tomoya Miyake (Miyabi Planning) Transportation: Horse Location Service Offline Editors: Matt Osborne (CONNECTION), Eiji Iwakawa (Fu Films) Online Editors: Masaki Mizuno (khaki), Kotomi Kawasaki (khaki) VFX: Takeshi Takada (Alt.vfx), Mai Fukuda (Alt.vfx), Dave Edwards (Alt.vfx) Colorist: Ben Conkey Post Producer: Sotaro Ogi Sound Design: Edan Mason Stylist: Kei Shibata H&M: Noboru Tomizawa Mixing and Mastering: Tamon Fujimi (MassiveMusic), Junya Terui (MassiveMusic), Rick Sakurai (MassiveMusic) Talent: Ko Shibasaki Casting Director: Shohei Ueno (A3) Music Production: Styrism Producer: Takayuki Morinaka Composer: Ryota Nozaki (Jazztronik) Stills Photographer: Kenta Aminaka
VICE | ADIDAS X KEIICHI TANAAMI [PRODUCER & DP]
Keiichi Tanami has been an artist since the 60’s as a graphic designer, illustrator, video artist and fine artist. He let us tag along for a day to see the world from his perspective and to learn what inspires him. This film was made for adidas who collaborated with the artist for their Spring/Summer “adicolor by Tanaami” collection. Creative Director: Yuichi Abiko Producer/DoP: Ty Demura Camera Operators: Nobutaka Shirahama, Hideto Hotta Camera Operator/Editor/Animator: Akira Kamitaki Production Assistants: Ameya Kana, Yuri Sato Executive Producer: Bingo Sato Head of Content: Kentaro Kawaguchi Head of Production: Michinori Saigo Production Coordinators: Takuya Takada, Yuichi Abiko Channel Manager: Hideki Kobayashi Production Manager: Kentaro Suzuki Post Production Manager: Akira Kamitaki Post Production Coordinator: Kohei Kuromiya Rights & Clearances: James Matsuki Head of Development: Adri Murguia VP, Post Production: Mike Daniels Director of Post Production: Anna Diaz Stilwell Executive Producer: Alex Waterfield Senior Producer: Eric Leven Production Manager: Sergio Noriega Original Music: Mars89 Additional Music: Audio Network Archival Materials: Reiko Touyama, Chion-in, Nanzuka, Tokyo National Museum Special Thanks: Yusuke Yamatani, Tatsuya Shimada, Ushio Shinohara, Norikio Shinohara, Akinori Nishiyama, adidas Originals, Ginza Tsutaya Books, Ginza Graphic Gallery
TEASER [EDITOR]
VICE | A FOOD TOUR OF THE HOMI PROJECTS [DP & EDITOR]
The Homi Projects are a massive housing complex consisting of 67 buildings located in Toyota City (where the car company got its name from) in Aichi Prefecture. Of the 7,000 residents who live there, approximately 3,000 of them are South American (mostly Brazilian and Peruvian), making it one of the most unique immigrant housing complexes in Japan. We follow acclaimed photographer Keisuke Nagoshi, who lived in the housing complex for over three years, on a tour through his old neighborhood as he catches up with various residents and indulges in the food they prepare. Creative Director: Yuichi Abiko Host: Keisuke Nagoshi Editor/DP: Ty Demura Translator: Omar Minami Camera Operator: Masato Miki Executive Producer: Bingo Sato Head of Content: Kentaro Kawaguchi Head of Production: Michinori Saigo Production Coordinators: Takuya Takada, Yuichi Abiko Channel Manager: Hideki Kobayashi Production Manager: Kentaro Suzuki Assistant Production Manager: Nojimi Arakawa Post Production Manager: Akira Kamitaki Post Production Coordinator: Kilala Otobe Executive Producers: Shane Smith, Eddy Moretti, Suroosh Alvi, Hosi Simon, Ciel Hunter, Sara Rodriguez VP, Post Production: Mike Daniels Director of Post Production: Veronica Mukhia Supervisor of Production: Lily Nguyen Music: Grupo Maracutaia, The People of Brazil, Jingle Punks, Audio Network Archival Materials: Nagoshi Keisuke, Toyota City Hall, Kenji Aiba, West Homi Special Thanks: Misawo Fujino, Commune Ltd., Yukio Takahashi, Rodrigo Suto
VICE | SUPER RATS [DIRECTOR]
For decades, setting traps and putting out poison did the trick when it came to getting rid of rats. But after years of city life, some rodents have begun to genetically mutate, developing a resistance to poison and a gift for outsmarting traps. These “super rats” are on the rise in metropolitan areas across the globe and they’re getting smarter, stronger, and larger in number every day. VICE Japan sat down with a handful of experts studying these super rats to hear exactly how the rodents got so resilient, and find out what—if anything—can be done to get them under control. Producer: Ty Demura Camera: Kevin Salehpour, Anthony Knight, Naotomo Umewaka Editors: Ty Demura, Kilala Otobe Production Assistants: Nojima Arakawa, Masayuki Katsuno, Yoshito Akimoto Executive Producer: Bingo Sato Head of Content: Kentaro Kawaguchi Head of Production: Michinori Saigo Production Coordinators: Takuya Takada, Yuichi Abiko Channel Manager: Hideki Kobayashi Production Manager: Kentaro Suzuki Assistant Production Manager: Nojima Arakawa Post Production Manager: Akira Kamitani Post Production Coordinator: Kilala Otobe Global Executive Producers: Eddy Moretti, Shane Smith, Surooshi Alvi, Jim Czarnecki, Hosi Simon, Alex Miller Music Courtesy Of: Group A, Lisachris, Nino Furuhata Special Thanks: Ikari Shook, Hokkaido University, University of Tokyo Archival Materials Courtesy of: Ikari Shook, Ikebukuro Public Health Center, Ben Takayamada, Spotmatik/Pixta
IKEA | WHAT WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW [EDITOR]
We released this film in May of 2020 when COVID-19 cases were skyrocketing. We were forced to stay cooped up, and this was IKEA's positive message to the world saying that there's still a lot we can do to enjoy life, even while staying indoors. This film features IKEA employees delivering that message from their own homes, shot on their own phones. Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Creative Director: Max Pilwat Designer: Shohei Kawada Creative: Haruto Murata Copywriter: Max Cameron Brand Management: William Smith, Asako Takahashi, Naoko Okada Offline Editor: Ty Demura Online Editor: Joseph Tuzzolino Translator: Toshiko Iida Head of Production: Kerli Teo Studio Manager: Aiwei Ichikawa Executive Creative Officer: Scott Dungate Managing Director: Ryan Fisher
IKEA | TINY HOME ON WHEELS [EDITOR]
Our lovable real estate agent with fins, Blåhai launches a "Tiny Homes on Wheels" campaign which travels around the country to show how one can live comfortably even with limited space, of course by using IKEA items and storage solutions. Blåhai also introduces his son, Blåhai Jr. for the very first time. Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Creative Director/Art Directors: Max Pilwat, Kim Papworth Copywriter/Creative lead: Yuji Takahashi Art Directors: Kazuhi Yoshikawa, Bryant Wutuh Designer: Akane Yasuda Head of Production: Michelle Brough Agency Producers: Matthew Kato, Midori Ito, Hiromi Shibuya Brand management: Jordan Cappadocia, Chelsea Hayashi, Naomi Razic, Teruyo Watanabe, Isao Okubo Comms Planners: Joanna Fukae, Taiki Satoh PR director: Kazuki Kyogoku Strategic Planner: Rudy Jean-Francois Translator: Toshiko Iida Agency Editors/Offline Editor: Ty Demura, Jacob Kim, Vinod Vinod Vijayasankaran Studio Manager: Aiwei Ichikawa Executive Creative Director: Ian Toombs Managing Director: Yosuke Suzuki Production: Nakama Executive Producer: Kenji Sato Directors: Mackenzie Sheppard, Kai Sandy: Director of Photography: Ivan Kovac Line Producer: Simon Amar Production Manager: Mayuko Kodama Production Assistants: Sofiane Boucif, Dai Yamamoto, Sammi Li, Yukiko Transport Department: Hiroaki Gemma (A’Lest) Art Department: Haruka Niizeki Casting Director: Rikiya Takano (Kaiji Inc.) Gaffer: Kenji Morita Sound Mixer: Edan Mason Blahaj Costume Designer: Yoshio Komatsu (Jiyuro) On Set Stylist: Maiko Location Manager: Mellow Inc. 1st AD: Sarah Sanui Camera Operator: Usman Kawazoe 1st AC: Petter Jensen 3rd AC: Akira Hayakawa Data Wrangler: Ahato Date Talent/Choreographers: Nozomi de Lencquesaing, Karen Tsuji Post/VFX: Nomad Tokyo LLC Producers: Yuumi Aoyama, Minami Seki Colorist: James Clayton Music/SFX: Maxilla Photographers: Yukai, Masanori Ikeda, Robert Kirsch Retoucher: Abe Kohsuke, Creature Trailer Home Producer: Kohei Sugiyama (Zeal Associate Corp.) Assistant Producer: Risa Nishijima (Zeal Associate Corp.) Product Director: Hidetoshi Ninomiya (Zeal Associate Corp.) Designer: Ryosuke Obayashi (Zeal Associate Corp.) Constructor: Kaori Shinoda (Eagle Valley), Masanori Hiruta (Eagle Valley), Takusuke Hokida (Eagle Valley)
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE | REHEATABLE SANDALS [EDITOR]
We have solved the age-old winter problem of cold feet with the Reheatable Sandals. Agency: Wieden + Kennedy Executive Creative Director: Scott Dungate Managing Director: Yosuke Suzuki Art Director: Shohei Kawada Creative: Kyoko Yonezawa Copywriters: Max Cameron, Asami Yamashita Head of Production: Kerli Teo Agency Producer: Siyun Kim Brand Management: Kensuke Suemasa Offline Editor: Ty Demura Colorist/DoP: Vinod Vijayasankaran Comms Planner: Joanna Fukae Translator: Toshiko Iida PR: Midori Sugama Gaffer: Javier Sauve Music: Nanami Sato