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Clip Pictures is a full service production company based in Los Angeles producing various projects from commercials, music videos, fashion film, and still photography. We are here to service film productions in the United States. Below are projects we produced.

SUBARU GLOBAL: BETTER TOGETHER

Subaru Global Brand Movie for the 87th Geneva Intl Motor Show…

Agency: Hakuhodo, Yomiko
Production: AOI Pro, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Go Mitsui
Director: Kei Ota
Director of Photography: Keisuke Kazui

NINTENDO: SUPER MARIO RUN

This is the Japanese commercial for the first real smartphone game from Nintendo! Clip Pictures produced the segments filmed in Los Angeles and New York with parkour performers and athletic cast….

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: Engine Film, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Shunsuke Kamata
Director: Kensaku Kakimoto
Director of Photography: Naoya Kondo

TOYOTA: G’S MEETS GIRL

The all new G’s series commercial for the Toyota Aqua (Prius C in the US). The drift U-Turn was shot as a real stunt in the middle of Downtown Los Angeles. Not CGI.

Agency: Hakuhodo, SIX Inc.
Production: Rock N Roll Japan (CF), Amana (Print), Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Takeshi Nozoe, Taku Tsuboi, Tomohiro Hieda
Art Director: Tatsuki Ikezawa
Director: Yusuke Tanaka
Director of Photography: Shoji Uchida
Photographer: Shoji Uchida

SRIXON: Z65

Filmed in Orlando, Florida with professional golf player, Hideki Matsuyama.

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: Cleveland Golf, C3 Film, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Toshio Kurihara
Director: Masaki Yamazaki, Kip Hewitt
Director of Photography: Kevin Buroughs

HONDA: CIVIC

Honda Civic commercial for the Middle Eastern territory.

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: AOI Pro, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Ko Fukuda
Director: Martin Bennett (Mustard Berlin)
Director of Photography: Konstantin Freyer

NOMURA

Drone shoot at John Ford’s Point in Monument Valley starring Hiroshi Tamaki and Kentaro Sakaguchi.

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: AOI Pro, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Takuma Takasaki
Director: Hisashi Eto
Director of Photography: Akihiko Okabayashi

JACCS: SEED THE FUTURE

Our annual commercial with Kei Nishikori.

Agency: Asahi Advertising Inc.
Production: C3 Film, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Kyoji Onuma
Director: Teppei Shibata
Director of Photography: Makoto Tajima

TOYOTA: VELLFIRE

Print ad for the popular minivan, Toyota Vellfire, shot in front of the Chicago skyline.

Art Director: Toshihiro Hyodo
Photographer: Shoji Uchida
Production: Bridge, Clip Pictures

CLE DE PEAU BEAUTE x JOJI KOJIMA

Video for Cle de Peau Beaute’s 2015 holiday season limited collection BAL MASQUE designed by jewelry designer, Joji Kojima. Shot in New York featuring Joji Kojima.

Client: Shiseido
Production: Paragon, Clip Pictures
Director: Takeshi Fukunaga
Director of Photography: Erik Shirai

CABINET OF JAPAN: SHARING TOMORROW

Clip produced two commercials for the Cabinet Office of the Japanese government featuring Japanese citizens contributing in their professional industry who reside overseas…

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: Aoi Promotion, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Sana Kawasaki
Director: Takehiro Oishi
Director of Photography: Taro Hashimoto

SUMCO

The client’s very first commercial in collaboration with the pioneer of vertical dance performance, Bandaloop, on the building wall of the Oakland City Hall…

Agency: Hakuhodo Inc.
Production: Aoi Promotion, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Shuji Mizuno
Director: Satoshi Kawarabayashi
Director of Photography: Bishin Jumonji

JACCS: SEED THE FUTURE

Our third consecutive campaign with Japan’s new hero, Kei Nishikori, now ranked 4th in the world. The director asked him to try hitting the camera for one of the shots…

Agency: Asahi Advertising Inc.
Production: C3 Film, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Kyoji Onuma
Director: Yosuke Uchiyama
Director of Photography: Koshi Kiyokawa

ACURA: MDX

The luxury brand from Honda launches in Kuwait. Clip had the honor to produce the very first MDX commercial in the Kuwait territory…

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: Aoi Promotion, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Ko Fukuda
Director: Martin Bennett (Mustard Berlin)
Director of Photography: Jean Baptiste-Jay

ACURA: TLX

The luxury brand from Honda launches in Kuwait. Clip had the honor to produce the very first TLX commercial in the Kuwait territory…

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: Aoi Promotion, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Ko Fukuda
Director: Martin Bennett (Mustard Berlin)
Director of Photography: Jean Baptiste-Jay

HONDA: CR-V

Clip produced the new commercial for the 2015 Honda CRV in Kuwait…

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: Aoi Promotion, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Ko Fukuda
Director: Martin Bennett (Mustard Berlin)
Director of Photography: Jean Baptiste-Jay

SHISEIDO: ADENOGEN

The hair regrowth product line from Shiseido is back. Featuring the Westminster Chorus group, the international chorus champions of the Barbershop Harmony Society in 2007…

Client: Shiseido
Production: BB Media, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Masatoshi Takagi (Shiseido)
Director: Junji Kojima
Director of Photography: Pascal Lebegue

DUNLOP: ENASAVE

The all new commercial from Dunlop starring Masaharu Fukuyama for their popular eco-friendly Passenger All-Season tires. Loads of fun filming the elephants, kangaroos…

Agency: Asatsu-DK Inc.
Production: TYO MIKADO, Clip Pictures
Director: Michihiko Yanai
Director of Photography: Shoji Uchida

VIRGINIA S.

5 print shoots with model Rachel Ballinger (Muse Management) by Camilla Akrans, and video directed by Tabitha Denholm shown in dedicated smoking rooms throughout Japan…

Agency: Beacon Communications
Production (Print): Kirameki, Clip Pictures
Production (Movie): Kirameki, Partizan, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Kazz Ishihara, Ema Ishida
Photographer: Camilla Akrans
Director: Tabitha Denholm
Director of Photography: Eli Born

SOKENBICHA

Back plates of the Monument Valley and the Ahmanson Ranch were shot for 2 spots of this campaign featuring Haruka Ayase with Navajos residing in the vicinity of Kayenta, AZ…

Agency: Hakuhodo, SIX Inc.
Production: Aoi Promotion, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Jin Saito (SIX Inc.)
Director: Junji Kojima
Director of Photography: Kazunali Tajima

JACCS: SEED THE FUTURE

Second consecutive campaign with the ATP ranked Japanese tennis player, Kei Nishikori, filming 3 spots in Miami, FL. For one of the spots, we held traffic on both lanes of the JFK Causeway Bridge…

Agency: Asashi Advertising Inc.
Production: C3 Film, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Kyoji Onuma
Director: Yosuke Uchiyama
Director of Photography: Koshi Kiyokawa

HAAGEN DAZS: SPOON VEGE

Featuring Ko Shibasaki, this commercial is for the new vegetable ice cream exclusively sold in Japan by Haagen Dazs. Clip shot the night aerial background plate of New York City…

Agency: TBWA/Hakuhodo
Production: Aoi Promotion, Clip Pictures
Director: Tetsuma Maki
Director of Photography: Shoji Uchida

TOYOTA: NOAH

A special Toyota commercial featuring Hollywood actor Elijah Wood and Peter Rabbit to introduce the new hybrid Noah, sold only in Japan. The commercial was filmed in downtown Portland…

Agency: Delphys
Production: TFC, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Makoto Nagata
Director: Tetsuma Maki
Director of Photography: Shoji Uchida

TOKYO OLYMPIC 2020

This presentation video was shown at the International Olympic Committee on September 7, 2013 in Buenos Aires when Tokyo was elected as the Host City for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games…

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: Dice Inc, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Takuma Takasaki
Director: Tetsuma Maki & Satoshi Natori
Director of Photography: Yasu Tanida

ASAHI KASEI HEBEL HAUS

Filmed on a 110F boiling hot day in Arizona, the commercial proves the toughness of the Hebel Haus product. The mirrored machines direct heat 8 times the strength of the normal sunlight to test…

Agency: Dentsu Inc.
Production: Kirameki, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Masahiko Gonda
Director: Tetsuma Maki
Director of Photography: Mikiya Takimoto

JACCS: SEED THE FUTURE

World ranked tennis player Kei Nishikori stars in the JACCS credit card commercial. The commercial features an aerial shot zooming into Kei Nishikori standing on the court…

Agency: Asahi Advertising Inc.
Production: C3 Film, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Kyoji Onuma
Director: Yosuke Uchiyama
Director of Photography: Daniel Stilling

CHARLIE: SWEET 10 COVERS

Clip Pictures produced 2 music videos and the album cover photo shoot for the UK artist, Charlie. Charlie sings ten of Japan’s most popular love ballads in English. The album was…

Client: Sony Music Japan
Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Seiichi Niitsuma
Music Video Director: Takahiro Shimoyama

INTEL ULTRABOOK: POP-UP THEATER

Intel Asia Pacific creates flashmob art and theater using Ultrabook PC screens choreographing 60 people with Ultrabooks synched together via wifi to create ‘digital billboards’…

Client: Intel Asia Pacific
Agency: PARTY
Production: dof inc, Aoi Promotions, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Masashi Kawamura (PARTY)
Director: Hiroki Ono
Director of Photography: Yasu Tanida

MARLBORO: EDGE

(**Due to age restriction policies, a password is necessary to access this page.) A print ad shoot of the Black American Quarter horse symbolic of the Marlboro brand. Clip built a runway and…

Agency: Beacon Communications
Production: Kirameki, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Tomosuke Furukawa
Photographer: Keisuke Kazui

MILIYAH KATO: HEAVEN

Clip Pictures produced the photo shoot for Miliyah Kato’s album cover and limited edition photo book. This was shot in West Hollywood and a hidden outdoor film studio outside of Los Angeles.

Client: Sony Music
Production: Yard2, Clip Pictures
Art Director: Ikuo Toyama
Photographer: Masami Sano

VIDAL SASSOON: ROCK STEADY ft. NAMIE AMURO

In collaboration with Vidal Sassoon, Namie Amuro presents the Japanese version of Aretha Franklin’s “Rock Steady” remixed by MURO & michico. The shoot had Emmy Award winner Patricia Field…

Client: Vidal Sassoon, AVEX
Agency: Beacon Communications
Production: Kirameki, Karma Kollective, Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Kazoo Sato
Director: Yusuke Tanaka
Director of Photography: Shoji Uchida

XBOX360

Before founding Clip Pictures, Hiroki Shirota produced the promotion video for the press event when Microsoft first introduced their new game console to the Japanese market in 2005.

Client: Microsoft
Agency: McCann Erikson
Production: Kirameki, Clip Pictures
Director: Co-Beau