A music video set in a crab processing plant, powered by a performance by Tokyo Shio Koji. For the crabs that appear here, dancing means life. Their “death” does not refer to the death of a biological individual, but to the loss of dance. For that reason, even if they are processed for food, they can continue dancing; however, the crabs whose legs and arms have been removed for canning can no longer dance. How will they confront this? The crabs’ desperate battle begins.

I was in charge of the direction for Snow Man / Charismas.

A collaborative video work by butoh dancer Kana Kitty and filmmaker Takeshi Taniguchi Kana Kitty Butoh dancer / actress / Shinsō C-ku Graduated from the Department of Art, Aoyama Gakuin Women’s Junior College. While enrolled, she encountered butoh because the figure drawing model in a nude drawing class was a dark butoh dancer. She places her body between this world and the other side, dancing to naturally arising rhythms such as breathing and heartbeat. With no teacher, she began dancing on her own and continues to explore her own movements. She actively collaborates with visual artists and musicians, and has participated in art festivals in Japan and abroad. In recent years, she has traveled to France, Switzerland, Iceland, Bangladesh, Nepal, Vietnam, and South Korea. She is also exploring the possibilities of “Butoh Painting,” an original performance by Kana Kitty that combines paint and bodily expression. She continues the space-experimental performance project “k.a.n.a’s wonder world,” in which guest artists confront the space created through Butoh Painting. Her music video “Kōfuku Sensō” featuring Atsuhiko Nakata of Oriental Radio drew media attention. She is also active as an actress in TV, film, and other works. In 2019, she appeared in the film Ossan’s Love: Love or Dead.

An animated video for “Ai no Hana” by Aimyon, which was used as the theme song for NHK’s 2023 first-half serialized TV drama Ranman. The animation was created using illustrations by picture book author Keiko Shibata, whom Aimyon has long openly praised as a favorite artist. All of the artwork used was newly created by Shibata herself.