出光興産は明治時代に誕生した日本を代表するエネルギー企業。 公開されたムービーは、さまざまな苦難に挑戦し続けてきた出光興産と、戦後輝かしい成長を遂げた日本が共に歩んできた歴史をペーパークラフトで表現したストップモーション・アニメーションです。登場するオブジェクトは全て紙で出来ています。 平面でありながら奥行き感のある映像に仕上げました。 情緒ある音楽や効果音にもぜひご注目ください。

This film is adapted from “Muō no Rigyo” from “Ugetsu Monogatari” by Akinari Ueda, a magical realist tale written in Japan’s Edo period, also known as the source story for “Ugetsu,” the film by Kenji Mizoguchi. I paradoxically emphasized the subtle “kai’i (怪異)”—a Japanese word indicating something mysterious, strange, eerie, and sometimes dangerous—by reconstructing the storyline to make it rational and interpretable. I used photogrammetry to obtain its distinctive bumpy texture and create the strange scenery of a dream. By adapting the story of “Muō no Rigyo,” one of the tales in Ueda Akinari’s “Ugetsu Monogatari,” and using photogrammetry to render it as a 3D animation, I created this work. By extensively altering the uncanny tale of irrational events so that it could be interpreted as rationally as possible, I attempted to paradoxically present the remnants of contemporary mystery that still could not be fully filtered out. In addition, by using 3D models with distinctive textures obtained through photogrammetry, a somewhat imperfect technique that is weak in handling reflections, transparency, and motion, I attempted to create an eerie, dreamlike scene. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

This work received the First-Time Participant Award in the motion category of the “MAX CHALLENGE 2023” contest held at Adobe MAX Japan 2023. The theme was “Dream Bigger.” It depicts scenes of pursuing dreams in everyday life, telling a story of moving forward toward those dreams. To express a dreamlike atmosphere, I designed it with pop-style characters and a bright color palette.

SUNTORY「YAMAZAKI MOMENTS」/ Sakanaction「SORATO」/ NHK「Naotora: The Lady Warlord」/ Movie「Tower of the Sun」/ Perfume「Future Pop」/ Kannoya「YUBESHI」/ Mori Building「DESIGNING TOKYO」/ TOYOTA「Harrier Turbo」/ TOYOTA「THE WORLD IS ONE FUTURE」/ TOYOTA「e-RACER」/ TOYOTA「RAIZE」/ Mandom「GATSBY PERFECT SKIN LOTION」/ Kracie「FRISK」/ ONE OK ROCK×Honda Bike「Go, Vantage Point.」/ SQUARE ENIX「Dragon quest of stars」/ dream bed「Serta Brand Movie」/ UHA Mikakuto「e-ma Throat Candy」/ The Claypool Lennon Delirium「satori」/ Pokémon GO「Buddy Adventure!」/ Nintendo「Mario Kart Tour」/ IKEA「RÅSKOG」/ McDonald's「McFlurry Chou Oreo®」/ McDonald's「McFlurry Nama Caramel」/ Human Trust「Igai na basho de saikai」 / SUNTORY「PEPSI JAPAN COLA」/ SUNTORY「Black Oolong Tea」/ GINZA SIX「Main Street」 / Kyary Pamyu Pamyu「Harajuku iyahoi」/ RECRUIT LIFESTYLE「HOT PEPPER GOURMET」/ Kyary Pamyu Pamyu「Sai＆Co」/ KOKUYO「ing」/ FUKUSHIMA「MIRAI 2061」/ Mandom「GATSBY DEODORANT ROLL-ON」