Show Yanagisawa

Show Yanagisawa is a Japanese film director,^[1] painter and animation director.

Life

Yanagisawa was born in Tokyo 1982. He started his career as a graffiti art live-painting artist combined with abstract painting.

In 2009, he won the Grand Prix in film category of the Asia Pacific Advertising Festival.

In 2016, he directed the Shiseido ad "High School Girl?", and 2017 SIE ad "Gravity Cat", winning the grand prix in film category at Epica Awards,^[2]^[3] and the New York Festivals.^[4] The ad also won a gold at the Cannes Lions and the Clio Awards,^[5] and appeared on several lists for best advertising spots of 2015.^[6]^[7]

In 2015, he directed the first worldwide trailer of Pokémon Go.

Awards

Pocari Sweat / "Find your own way"

D&AD 2022 —Production Design—Yellow Pencil
D&AD 2022 —Direction—Wood Pencil
CICLOPE ASIA 2021 —Direction— GRAND PRIX
ADFEST 2022 —Film Craft— GRAND PRIX
Cannes Lions 2022 —Film Craft— BRONZE
One Show 2022 —Moving Image Craft—GOLD

Shiseido / "The Party Bus"

Epica Awards 2018 —Film— GRAND PRIX
Epica Awards 2018 —Direction & Cinematography— GOLD
Epica Awards 2018 —Health & Beauty— GOLD
ADFEST 2019 —Film Craft— GRAND PRIX
ADFEST 2019 —Animation—GOLD
ADFEST 2019 —Film— BRONZE
D&AD 2019 —Cinematography—Graphite Pencil
D&AD 2019 —Animation—Wood Pencil
D&AD 2019 —Branded Entertainment—Wood Pencil
D&AD 2019 —Direction—Wood Pencil
ANDY AWARDS 2019 —Film Craft— GOLD

Shiseido / "High School Girl ?"

Cannes Lions 2016 —Film Lions— GOLD
Cannes Lions 2016 —Film Craft Lions— GOLD
NEW YORK FESTIVALS 2016 —Film— Best of Show, GRAND PRIZE
Epica Awards 2015 —Film— GRAND PRIX
Epica Awards 2015 —Direction & Cinematography— GRAND PRIX
Epica Awards 2015 —Luxury— GOLD
Clio Awards 2016 —Film— GOLD
One Show —online— GOLD
Andy Awards 2016 —Art Direction— GOLD
AD FEST 2016 —Film Lotus— GOLD
Spikes Asia 2016 —Film Craft— GRAND PRIX
Spikes Asia 2016 – Film Lotus— GOLD
D&AD 2016 —Branded Film Content—Silver Pencil
D&AD 2016 —Film Advertising Crafts—Wood Pencil

SIE / Gravity Rush 2 "Gravity Cat"

Cannes Lions 2017 —Film Craft – Production Design/Art Direction— GOLD
Cannes Lions 2017 —Film Craft – Direction— SILVER
Cannes Lions 2017 —Film— SILVER
Cannes Lions 2017 —Film Craft – Visual Effects— BRONZE
Cannes Lions 2017 —Entertainment – Online Fiction— BRONZE
Cannes Lions 2017 —Cyber – Social Video— BRONZE
Cannes Lions 2017 —Cyber – Brand/Product— BRONZE
One Show 2017 —Craft— GOLD
NEW YORK FESTIVALS 2017 —Film— GRAND PRIZE
NEW YORK FESTIVALS 2017 —Branded Entertainment— GRAND PRIZE
NEW YORK FESTIVALS 2017 —Film Craft— GOLD
D&AD AWARDS 2017 —Branded Film Content—Silver Pencil
ANDY AWARDS 2017 —Advertiser— GOLD
ANDY AWARDS 2017 —Craft— GOLD
AD STARS —Film – Commercial Public Services— Grand Prix
AD STARS —Film Craft – Art direction / Production design— Gold
AD STARS —Video Stars – Branded Entertainment Videos— Gold
AD STARS —Video Stars – Branded Viral Videos— Gold
AD STARS —Interactive – Online ad— Silver
Clio Awards —Film Technique – Direction— Gold
Clio Awards —Branded Content – Film— Silver
Clio Awards —Film – Short form— Bronze
Clio Awards —Film Technique – Visual Effects— Bronze
Clio Awards —Social Media – Social Video— Bronze
ACC Creativity Awards —Online Film— Grand Prix
ACC Creativity Awards —Interactive— Bronze
Spikes Asia —Entertainment – Online: Fiction— Grand Prix
Spikes Asia —Film Craft – Achievement in Production— Gold
Spikes Asia —Film Craft – Visual Effects— Silver
Spikes Asia —Film Craft – Production Design / Art Direction— Bronze
Spikes Asia —Film – Media & Publications— Gold
Spikes Asia —Digital – Brand / Product Video— Silver
Spikes Asia —Digital – Social Video— Bronze
Spikes Asia —Digital Craft – Video / Moving Image— Bronze
Spikes Asia —Design – Motion Graphics Design & Animation— Bronze
LIA Awards —Production & Post-Production – Production Design— Gold
LIA Awards —Production & Post-Production – Direction— Silver
LIA Awards —Production & Post-Production – Visual Effects— Silver
LIA Awards —TV/Cinema/Online Film – Branded Content— Silver
LIA Awards —TV/Cinema/Online Film – Recreational— Silver
Clio Entertainment Awards —Branded Entertainment— Grand Prix
Clio Entertainment Awards —Audio/Visual— Gold
Clio Entertainment Awards —Visual Technique— Gold

Hakusensha / LALA GIRL'S COMIC MAGAZINE "LaLa Reports"

AD FEST 2009 —Film Lotus— GRAND PRIX
AD STARS 2009 —Distribution/Publication— GOLD
AD STARS 2009 —Film/Direction— GOLD
Spikes Asia 2009 – Publications & Media— Silver

Google / "Google Maps 8-bit for NES"

London International Award 2012 —Branded Content— GOLD
AD FEST 2013 —Design Lotus— GOLD
AD STARS 2012 —Interactive— GOLD
Spikes Asia 2012 – Publications & Media— Bronze
Cannes Lions 2012 —Cyber Lions— Short List
16th Japan Media Arts Festival —Entertainment Division— Jury Award winner
AD FEST 2014 —Film Lotus— GOLD

SUBARU / "Mini car light stream"

AD FEST 2014 —Film Craft— Bronze
AD STARS 2014 —Film/Direction— Bronze
Spikes Asia 2014 – Film Lotus— Silver
Spikes Asia 2014 – Film Craft— Bronze
London International Award 2012 —Innovative Use of Radio— Bronze
Spikes Asia 2012 –Digital Tools— Silver
Yahoo! Creative Award 2014 — GRAND PRIX

Avex Music / Ai Otsuka "I Love XXX"

14th Japan Media Arts Festival —Entertainment Division— Jury Award winner^[8]

Universal Music / JAYED"Everybody"

MTV Video Music Award 2010 —Best Male Video— winner

"Lost and Found" 40TH Montreal World Film Festival

First Films World Competition— Finalist
19TH Shanghai International Film Festival —International Panorama—New Director

References

^ Epica Awards (22 September 2016). Epica Book 29: Creative Communications. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-4742-6163-0.
^ "WATTS OF TOKYO INC. - "High School Girl?"". Epica-Awards.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ Griner, David. "Shiseido's Gender-Shifting Makeup Ad Wins Grand Prix in Film at Epica Awards". Ad Week. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ "Error".
^ "Shiseido's Products (MAJOLICA MAJORCA / INTEGRATE) - High School Girl?".
^ Davidi, Compiled by Adam (4 December 2015). "The best ads of 2015 - the professionals pick their favourites". The Guardian.
^ "Top Ten Ads of the Year 2015 - Creative Review". 17 December 2015.
^ Archived April 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link‍]}

External links

[Awards2016-1] Epica Awards (22 September 2016). Epica Book 29: Creative Communications. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-1-4742-6163-0.

[Epica-award-2] "WATTS OF TOKYO INC. - "High School Girl?"". Epica-Awards.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[Adweek_Shiseido-3] Griner, David. "Shiseido's Gender-Shifting Makeup Ad Wins Grand Prix in Film at Epica Awards". Ad Week. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[4] "Error".

[5] "Shiseido's Products (MAJOLICA MAJORCA / INTEGRATE) - High School Girl?".

[6] Davidi, Compiled by Adam (4 December 2015). "The best ads of 2015 - the professionals pick their favourites". The Guardian.

[7] "Top Ten Ads of the Year 2015 - Creative Review". 17 December 2015.

[JMAF14-8] Archived April 9, 2018, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link‍]}

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