A spin-off animation for adults derived from the popular “Minna no Dance” segment featured on TV Tokyo’s infant and toddler program “Shinapshu.” With simple, approachable characters and dance performances set to lively music, it humorously portrays small everyday scenes. In this work, the theme is “an evening drink,” expressed through humorous dance that captures the relaxing end of the day. Its short, intuitively enjoyable format and gentle world view are key features.

The first JKD work of 2015 was an LED kaleidoscope installation created in collaboration with the fully mirrored concept car, the Toyota Mirror Harrier. A triangular prism mirror tunnel, approximately 7 meters long, was installed at a venue in Roppongi Hills, and 30 patterns of audio-visual content were projected from LED panels at the back. In front of the tunnel, a tablet stand with a built-in control terminal was set up. Visitors could select their preferred content from a menu, project various visuals, and customize the artwork’s color tones, allowing them to enjoy their own unique artistic kaleidoscope visuals. The installation received an excellent response from a wide range of audiences.

This is the four-day process of a wildfire approaching a small village at the end of the Edo period. In an era shrouded by the invisible anxiety of the coronavirus pandemic, and swept up by rumors and information in which truth and falsehood are hard to distinguish, this work portrays the people of a small community in a bygone age who were forced to protect themselves and faced a crisis together. The personified flames were created by filming a performer’s pantomime of fire in live action, then using rotoscoping to redraw it from live action into animation.