Responsible for the creative direction of Ikebukuro PARCO’s largest renewal campaign since its opening. With the theme “NEW FRIENDS,” we drew on the motif of the “pond,” which is also said to be the origin of the name Ikebukuro, and created graphic designs using a technique that combined animals produced in 3DCG with live-action footage of nature, then re-shot the resulting collage through water in live action. In the film, that impression was recreated once again in CG. By mixing a variety of media, we expressed the city of Ikebukuro and Ikebukuro PARCO as a place where beings that transcend various boundaries cross over.

Responsible for the art direction and design of muque’s EP “DOPE!”. It depicts the character “Dope-chan,” created for the artwork, as they run, dance, and spend their time freely.

Based on the characters from “Hana Zakari,” this work was created around the theme of “people who keep falling in love” in order to express a chaotic school romantic comedy. The visual depicts the characters going about their school lives while falling from the sky. It portrays characters who are so head-over-heels in love that everything turns into complete chaos, yet they keep moving forward and continue falling downward.

A commemorative song for the 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation®. The omnibus-style video, created by 30 creators, was structured as a whole as a story of memories and friendship between a young man who grew up with PlayStation® and his game avatar. I also designed the main character and, as one of the 30 visual artists, created “GAME-1.” The piece was directed as a video filled with fun, nostalgia, and a love of games.

I participated as one of the 30 creators.

PlayStation 30th Anniversary

Produced as the intermission video for PAS TASTA’s one-man live show “GRAND POP ODYSSEY,” this was specially edited for the song performed in that show. Set in a ruined world 300 years after a gigantic USB crash-landed on Earth, it depicts Floppy and Esudi’s journey to unravel the mystery of the giant USB.

Description: A set evoking a laid-back cosmic space was composed entirely of Plarail and mirror balls. All shots were filmed with an action camera mounted on a Plarail train running along the tracks in the set. Through the arcing camera movements unique to Plarail and its distinctive angles, the work creates a sense of gravitational pull and the atmosphere of looking out at colossal structures from a train window.

Created motion logos used in the live performances of all 37 artists appearing at POP YOURS. The designs were tailored to each artist by categorizing their unique characteristics.

Participated alongside backspacetokyo, under director Takuto Shimbo, in the real-time AR production for PUNPEE’s one-man live “Sofa Kingdomcome,” held on Space Shower TV’s online live house “LIVEWIRE.” Designed motifs appearing in the two songs “GIZMO” and “Time Machine ni Notte,” a large number of objects associated with PUNPEE, and Itabashi Station in the future, expressing the world of the music.

In collaboration with Whatever, Kudos Design Collaborative, and Conduit Projects, we launched KASA, a creative unit that plans and develops interactive experiences for museums and public spaces, and produced permanent interactive installations for Poster House, the first museum in the United States dedicated to poster art, which opened in New York in June 2019. https://posterhouse.org/ Poster House aims to present the history of poster art around the world, from the 1800s to the present, through exhibitions, events, and publications, and to pass on to future generations the social impact brought about by graphic design. Poster Wall — A 4K digital display that randomly shows high-resolution posters every few seconds from the museum’s extensive poster collection. Visitors can also select content themselves using buttons. Poster Wall is equipped with a dedicated management system that allows museum staff to easily add and update collection items through the system. Poster Machine — A digital installation that lets visitors experience the poster-making process as if they were graphic designers. At each step of the process, it explains the importance of the basic elements needed to create a poster—such as symbols, colors, phrases, fonts, and design styles—as well as design thinking. It makes it possible to design more than 143,000 different posters.

I was responsible for the overall direction of the special exhibition “I LOVE MAX MARA” for the Italian fashion brand Max Mara. The I LOVE MAX MARA exhibition was held from October 26 to November 10, 2018, at Hankyu Umeda Hall in Osaka. The aim was to blend extensive archival materials telling the story of the brand’s history and meticulous craftsmanship with digital content. As the highlight of the event, we created a 5-meter-tall “teddy bear coat” using 3D scanning. When visitors selected a coat color, an animation inspired by that color was projected in 360° onto the giant coat via projection mapping. We also planned and developed a variety of other experiences, including a fashion show utilizing that installation and a digital installation in another area where visitors could create their own maxmaragram using their name.

We co-produced the installation “Robotic Clapping Wall” for 7-ELEVEN Taiwan’s CSR campaign “Rhythm of Love” with ADK Taiwan. Robotic Clapping Wall is an installation featuring a donation box placed in front of a wall equipped with 12 robotic hands. Each time someone makes a donation, the hands on the wall clap for the donor. These “clapping robots,” which produce realistic clapping sounds, were co-developed with Bye Bye World. We also created a campaign website where users could make and share their own original clapping rhythms. Robotic Clapping Wall was exhibited at 7-ELEVEN stores throughout the greater Taipei metropolitan area from November 10 to December 8, 2018. http://7-11rhythmoflove.com.tw/

A non-stop funeral gag movie that combines a variety of visual expressions with the drama woven by the characters around the themes of “living as you please” and “what counts as inappropriate.”