Method: Risograph printing and stop-motion I adopted “stop-motion animation using risograph printing,” a technique I have been experimentally producing independently since around 2019, as the visual expression method for this work. By handling the footage physically, I was able to introduce a level of flexibility that digital methods do not allow, such as using different types of paper for each scene, which was a major gain from this production. Concept: “Life during the COVID-19 pandemic” In Video Creators 100, which presents representative creators for each year, what kind of year was 2021? I set this theme because I wanted to preserve it as a visual record. One year has passed since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. I am writing this text on May 29, 2021. The third state of emergency, which was initially supposed to last two weeks, has been extended by about another month and a half. In 2021, the infectious disease is still spreading, and the new lifestyle has become more deeply rooted. I think it has become normal for many people to enjoy entertainment through a screen. While continuing to stay at home, meetings, live events, and drinking parties have all been replaced by monitors. The present is what keeps and extends our lives through the screen, and I condensed 2021 into a teaser video with the hope for the future—that one day COVID will subside and we will be able to go বাইরে outside again.

TRY ANGLE, characterized by its triangle shape. We visualized the beauty of form by contrasting the geometric elegance when laid flat with the three-dimensional effect when worn. We captured its multifaceted beauty and the intriguing curves of the pleats.

A music video for the music unit Shinsou C-ku, created by the video production team Sharaku Town (写楽街). The song serves as the theme song for Sharaku Town’s documentary work Ghosts × Cults × Outlaws. The entire MV was shot on an iPhone.

A short film included in Type C of Keyakizaka46’s 4th single, “Fukyouwaon.” The protagonist, who has wandered into the world of a picture book, draws pictures herself to create the continuation of the story. Making use of the cast member’s own talent for painting, the drawing scenes were filmed without a script. A narration track was recorded later, and animation was added.