Using disc unfolding and long one-take camera work, I treated the entire song as a small narrative. I also built the typography from motion design to match the song’s sense of floating, and scattered little “what happens next?” elements throughout. The piece was created with the intention of delivering a viewing experience in which, even though the song runs for a relatively long 5 minutes and 30 seconds, you end up thinking, “I was just staring at the screen, and the song was already over.”

A project that explores a three-dimensional imaging device based on the principles of light wavelengths, and the possibilities of visual expression using it. By turning the limitations of the device—such as human perceptual abilities, the “maximum of three layers,” and the fixed colors for each layer—into advantages, a new “mode of expression” unique to this medium was developed, resulting in a group of three-dimensional animations with a vivid sense of depth that could be described as sculptures of light.

I was responsible for the art direction of the visual movie for “Fuyuusuru,” a new product from the underwear brand une nana cool. As with the annual visual campaign, it was created in collaboration with Tezuka Chihara’s directorial debut film, Ice Cream Fever, and features Riho Yoshioka, who plays the lead role. Butterflies, which are a key motif in the film, were used to express the comfort and world of the “Fuyuusuru” product in this visual work.

At the entrance of PwC Japan’s office in Otemachi, Tokyo, a consulting firm with more than 200,000 staff across 158 countries, a permanent audio-visual installation produced by JKD in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Gensler has been installed. For this project, an animation work was created for a 5-meter-high, 5-meter-wide wall, making use of calligraphy by the calligrapher Ukyo Kamigori, which had previously been on display there. Led by creative director Norimichi Asai and created in collaboration with calligrapher Mami and animator Hideki Inaba, the installation transforms dynamic brushstrokes into rich colors, creating a space that evokes a refined Japanese aesthetic. The sound design, by Daisuke Tanabe, draws viewers into the serene yet richly decorative animation.