This PR video introduces the story of the Japan Heritage site, “Nyonin Koya, Living on with Women — A Healing Sanctuary That Watches Over Us Across Time and Adapts to the Times.” We were in charge of the animated portions featuring three university students. It was produced using rotoscoping, a technique in which live-action footage of people is redrawn frame by frame.

VSinger “HACHI” MV Using Unity throughout, we created a mystical world that begins with bath time.

We created this work using a variety of approaches, including stop-motion with film photography, photogrammetry, old digital cameras, aerial footage shot with a kite, and 360 cameras. Although it includes many cinematic approaches, we kept the experimental feel subdued and structured it so that the actors’ performances remain at the center.

This is a trailer for the vertical film festival “TikTok TOHO Film Festival 2024,” held by TikTok and Toho in 2024. I participated as an animator. Based on the director’s concept draft, I proposed specific illustration designs and methods of expression, and created the piece using digitally hand-drawn animation. The production period was about one month. Since the purpose of the video was to encourage submissions, I made it with the feeling of sharing the joy of creating things, and I was conscious of enjoying the process myself as I worked.