This filmmaking is so brilliant and inspiring that I had to share. Thanks to Ross Martin for passing along Tim Nudd's piece in Adweek which spotlights Hakuhodo and production company Tohokushinsha Film Corp. 4 minute film for Playstation's game Gravity Rush 2 (called Gravity Daze 2 in Japan)
This is everything I love about filmmaking right here. Major praise to all involved for such awesome work:
Client: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Agencies:
Hakuhodo Inc., Tokyo
Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Tokyo
Creative Director: Yuta Okuyama
Designer: Yukiko Kuribayashi
Production Companies:
Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Tokyo
Active Cine Club, Tokyo
Iemoto, Tokyo
Deffence, Tokyo
Yuge Inc., Tokyo
Omnibus Japan Inc., Tokyo
Cutters Tokyo, Tokyo
Nouvelle Vague, Tokyo
Director: Show Yanagisawa
Producer: Takashi Aso, Tatsuya Sunohara, Hisamichi Kido, Chu Ikebe
Cinematographer: Ryoken Okamura
Creative Team: Yusuke Amagai, Yuki Yokoi, Keita Togawa, Masumi Nishibori
Design Firm: The Directors Guild, Tokyo
Digital Artist/Multimedia: Tetsuaki Matsumoto
Editor: Etsuko Kimura, Hanako Tabata, Kenichi Sasaki
Lighting Design: Atsutoshi Ueno
Music & Sound: Kazuyoshi Tonami
Product Manager: Takuya Omura
Sound Designer: Erito Ayaki