The lyrics were so good that I aimed to create an MV like a sound novel. Although it didn’t rain during filming, the wind was so strong that we weren’t able to shoot as planned. For the parts we couldn’t film, I later made full use of my smartphone and digital camera and gathered as much material as possible, such as flowers and skies I found in everyday life, using them to fill in the gaps between scenes in the work.

One day, as I was heading home from school, I ran into the man I liked with his girlfriend. The shock was so overwhelming that I couldn’t just go straight home, so I decided to walk home on foot, even though it would take more than an hour, while drinking alcohol I had bought at the supermarket. This self-documentary animation follows me wandering through Tokyo, a wonderland, as I am swallowed up by alcohol and the city, fusing the rakugo technique of “dōchū-zuke” with pop culture. This work is a simple story about nothing more than walking through the streets of Tokyo in a staggered drunken state. I created it by focusing on how well this theme suited the rakugo technique known as “dōchū-zuke.” Dōchū-zuke is a method of describing, in a lively and continuous manner, the journey from point A to point B. I repeatedly walked the same route I had actually taken and built my own version of rakugo from it. To express the state of intoxication, I combined digital animation with 3D animation and live-action footage in some scenes, creating a chaotic world.

Suntory: Living with Water Digital Museum Released in March 2019 as a work.

Produced in Unreal Engine 5