We were responsible for the direction, design, and editing of the teaser video for Fuji Television Network, Inc.’s drama If the World Were a Stage, Where Would the Dressing Room Be? This serial drama, for which Koki Mitani is writing the script for the first time in 25 years, is an ensemble coming-of-age story set in Shibuya in 1984. Centered on the theater that holds the key to the story, it features a single-take composition in which Kube, played by Masaki Suda, looks straight into the camera. A parallax effect that makes the cast names appear to float in space evokes the scale and atmosphere of the stage. We brought the world of the drama to life through fonts and designs reminiscent of the Showa era.

We planned and produced the opening title sequence and logo for the NHK Saturday drama “Wagemon,” which aired over five episodes starting at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022.

Opening sequence for NHK’s serialized morning drama “Come Come Everybody,” which began airing on November 1, 2021. This 100-year family story follows three generations of women—Anko, Rui, and Hinata—as they each find their own way of living through love, work, and marriage, across the changing eras of Taisho, Showa, Heisei, and Reiwa. With the theme of “connection,” the visuals were created in papercraft with a warm texture so that viewers could feel both the bonds between people and the links between eras from the opening sequence.

For the NHK Special series “2030: A Turning Point for the Future,” we were responsible for planning and producing the program logo design and opening title sequence. The program reports on the environmental issues facing the world. It examines 2030, said to be a “turning point” for global challenges. Over the next decade, it considers how we can avoid crisis and achieve a sustainable future. In the logo and opening title, we used animation to portray the importance of confronting the real issues humanity faces and making our own choice at this turning point in the future. https://www6.nhk.or.jp/nhkpr/post/original.html?i=26703

2019年9月30日より始まる連続テレビ小説「スカーレット」のタイトルバック映像・ロゴ・ポスターを企画・制作しました。 https://www.nhk.or.jp/scarlet/ タイトルバック映像は、こちらからご覧いただけます。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJrzxkCT9sI

For the 2025 R-1 Grand Prix, we were responsible for the CG direction and CG production of the concept video cuts leading up to the main competition, the CG for the program’s opening sequence, the CG for the key visual, and more.

Following Season 1, as the VISUAL DIRECTOR of the series, I participated as the visual director for the title sequence, each episode, and several scenes.

Responsible for the animation and episode titles, etc. in the NHK drama “Yasashii Neko.”

NHK’s serialized TV drama “Anpan,” modeled on Takashi Yanase and his wife Nobu, the couple who created “Anpanman.” Because the two met and supported each other through turbulent times and made it through together, their work did not remain a thing of the past, but has transcended time and is still loved by children today. This film expresses the life that gave rise to such an enduring masterpiece through imagery that connects the past, the present, and the future. Filming was done entirely with VFX using chroma key, with volumetric capture also used in part. Mio Imada appears not as the protagonist Nobu, but in her modern-day form, representing the viewer and serving as a guide through the world the two created and colored with their own hues. The theme song is RADWIMPS’ “Tamemono.”

Description: We designed and produced the opening title sequence for the Amazon Original drama My Lovely Liar Girlfriend. Drawing on the show’s world, setting, and the design of materials related to the yokai that appear in the story, we created a motion graphics piece that is eerie yet cute, pop, and psychedelic. You can watch the full opening sequence on the Amazon Prime Video page below. https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/video/detail/B0C8WP8RYS/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r (The opening sequence starts at 02:23 in Episode 1.)

2024 [NHK Taiga Drama “The Tale of Genji”] Opening (Motion Graphics Collaboration, Provided) We created the flowing imagery in the opening of the NHK Taiga drama “The Tale of Genji.” It was filmed while allowing various shades of purple to bleed and blend together. © NHK

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