I directed and animated TWANY’s concept movie. The music was composed by Masakatsu Takagi.

Description: We produced an advertising video for a two-day summit held in Kawasaki City, exploring and expanding the future of “the city” and “society.” To convey a sense of celebration for the city’s 100th anniversary while avoiding the stiff image often associated with municipal events, we created a colorful, pop-inspired video. By morphing the “100” in the 100th anniversary into the character “川” from Kawasaki, we made it easy to understand that Kawasaki City is celebrating its 100th anniversary, while also creating a visually engaging transition.

Explanation: Flame is a phenomenon of light and heat produced by combustion; it is not a substance, but a sensory experience we have when observing the chemical reaction called combustion. People perceive flame, a sensory experience, as a single object, and sometimes even sense life within it. The motion of the molecules in a burning gas draws lines through space. Flame is depicted by the collection of those lines. Through teamLab’s concept of “Ultra Subjective Space,” that collection of lines is flattened into a plane, and flame is rendered. When people stand on the work, a black absolute presence is created, and the shape of the flame changes. The work continues to change forever, influenced by the behavior of the people. “teamLab Planets” (Toyosu, Tokyo) Exhibition details: https://planets.teamlab.art/tokyo/jp/ Work details: https://planets.teamlab.art/tokyo/jp/ew/universe_fireparticles_falling/