This is a small bakery in town. One night, the owner, Riku, kneads the dough as usual, lets it rest, and then finishes work and leaves. Clatter, clatter... Suddenly, an unsettling sound echoes through the shop. A thief has slipped inside and is picking the register lock. The cream bun dough, left to rest in the refrigerator, is startled awake by the sound and bursts into tears, crying, “Waaah!” And that cry is heard by the thief... a close call!? Will the “baby buns” be able to get through this crisis...?

A teaser video and teaser visual for the completely original 3DCG animation “URAHARA,” with Ryosuke Kamide serving as the original creator, screenwriter, and director, and Kanta Mochida handling direction, visuals, and design. A story about the changing city, the soil being covered over, the fungi being killed off, and the humans who are allowed to live on. It is about the many pangs of conscience borne by humans who have set out running toward a dystopia.

Description: The award winners of the 10th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival are portrayed as crocodiles, one of the apex predators at the top of the ecological pyramid, roaming freely across the imaginary playground of “expression.” The work was created by extensively using the VR modeling software “shapelab,” while moving across a variety of tools. https://shapelabvr.com/artist-showcase-kanta-mochida/

People have evolved by running. Endless plains, mountains and waters teeming with life, and silver snow-capped ridges— No matter how harsh the field may be, if we can imagine a course there, we can surely run it to the end. Imagination will light the way to paths yet unseen, and illuminate the direction humanity should take.

With the appearance of three unique characters—a skier, an astronaut, and a climber—the ENCHANT print is transformed into a stage adorned with colorful flags, outer space, and vibrant bouldering holds. This film captures the positive spirit of PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE, which delights simply by being worn. We have released a special film that expresses the worlds of the print series “ONE STEP,” featuring characters from a variety of professions, and “ENCHANT,” a distinctive dotted pattern series that invites free imagination of any situation. Focusing on the skier, astronaut, and climber from the ONE STEP characters, the video gently brings out each character’s individuality in a relaxed manner. Focusing on the skier, astronaut, and climber from among the ONE STEP characters, we created a video that freely expresses each character’s individuality.

"Gummies" MTV ULTRA HITS by kanta mochida We created a new character called Gummies and explored the laws of motion and the unique viscous properties that could be associated with it. We created a new character called Gummies and visualized the laws of motion and distinctive viscous properties that could be conceived from it.

A music video set in a crab processing plant, powered by a performance by Tokyo Shio Koji. For the crabs that appear here, dancing means life. Their “death” does not refer to the death of a biological individual, but to the loss of dance. For that reason, even if they are processed for food, they can continue dancing; however, the crabs whose legs and arms have been removed for canning can no longer dance. How will they confront this? The crabs’ desperate battle begins.

Showreel by Kanta Mochida. A wide variety of tones that can’t be contained within the framework of a single creator, including interactive display installations, music videos, and TV openings. A succession of visually striking works with a broad range holds your gaze in its grip.