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

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

MAYU WATANABE: SHIRANAI UCHINI

Photo book of Mayu Watanabe aka Mayuyu, one of the most popular members of the massive girl group, AKB48.

Client: Kodansha
Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Kazutaka Nakamura

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

LIBERTIN DUNE: THERE’S A DESERT BENEATH THE CITY

Photographed by Nick Haymes for the Japanese art fashion magazine LIBERTIN DUNE (No 11) with Giorgio Armani.

Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Nick Haymes

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

RINO SASHIHARA: SCANDAL ADDICTION

Photobook shoot in Las Vegas for Rino Sashihara, the only member of the AKB48 group to win the annual general election back to back. (2015 and 2016)

Client: Kodansha
Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Kojiro Hosoi

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

VOGUE JAPAN: TEN TIMES TWENTY

To celebrate their 200th Issue, Vogue Japan, in collaboration with Clip Pictures, produced a fashion film starring the model/actress Rola.

Client: Conde Nast Japan
Creative Director: Gen Arai
Production: Clip Pictures
Director: Kurt Iswarienko
Director of Photography: Eric Ulbrich

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

DEUXIEME CLASSE: SS2015

Fashion shoot for the popular women’s brand, Deuxieme Classe. View more of our work on their Tumblr page: tumblr.deuxieme-classe.jp

Agency: Simone Inc.
Production: Clip Pictures
Creative Director: Kaie Murakami, Tamami Aoki
Photographer: Akira Yamada
Director of Photography: Nick Ray McCann

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

MARIKO SHINODA: YOUNG JUMP

A special calendar and cover shoot for Young Jump magazine with fashion model, Mariko Shinoda, the former member of the Japanese pop idol group, AKB48. Young Jump’s best…

Client: Shueisha
Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Takeo Dec

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

CABIN ATTENDANT

Aired on July 7, 2014 at 9PM. This 2-hour TV movie is the long awaited reboot of the hit TV movie STEWARDESS DETECTIVE, one of the most popular TV movies of all time in Japan…

Network: Fuji Television
Production: FILM Inc, Clip Pictures
Director: Kunihiro Nagase

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

MISS PILOT

The TV drama about the characters becoming pilots for All Nippon Airlines. Episode 5, 6, and 7 was filmed in Grand Forks, North Dakota in cooperation with UND Aerospace…

Network: Fuji Television
Production: Film Inc, Clip Pictures
Director: Kensaku Sawada
Cast: Maki Horikita, Takumi Saito

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

AZUL BY MOUSSY SS2013

Video and photo shoot for one of the most popular female brands in Japan, AZUL by Moussy filmed at the Parker Palm Springs Hotel with top model Ana Beatriz Barros…

Client: AZUL by Moussy, STEEZ PR
Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Keisuke Fukamizu (JFK)
Stylist: Takahiro Miyajima

ROTTWEILER

Takahiro Miyajima’s apparel brand, Rottweiler with Ford Model Jordan Davis filmed at Trestles Beach…

Client: Rottweiler
Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Keisuke Fukamizu (JFK)

SWEET MAGAZINE

Editorial photo shoot with photographer, Takashi Kumagai, and model, Yuki Maomi for SWEET, the largest circulating fashion magazine in Japan. Filmed in various locations including…

Client: Takarajima
Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Takashi Kumagai

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

KURODA KOSAKU

Spin off to the hit feature film AMALFI. Clip produced the first episode shot in San Francisco and Napa Valley with a cast of A-list stars including Yuji Oda, Ko Shibasaki…

Network: Fuji Television
Production: Film Inc., Clip Pictures
Director: Mizuki Nishizaka
Cast: Yuji Oda, Ko Shibasaki

YUKO OSHIMA: WHOSE ARE YOU?

Voted the most popular member of AKB48 in 2010 and 2012. Clip produced her photo book and DVD video project shot in various locations in Los Angeles as well as Palm Springs.

Client: Kobunsha
Production: Clip Pictures
Photographer: Takeo Dec

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

BLUE PACIFIC STORIES: TAKE ACTION

Industry Pictures presents a 3 Short Film Project titled BLUE PACIFIC STORIES. Each short film was directed and written by highly acclaimed pop stars AI, Anna Tsuchiya…

Client: Industry Pictures
Production: Clip Pictures
Director: AI
Cast: Larry the Clown, Lil C, KT, Flii Stylz

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

YAMAHA MOTORS: ACCELERATE YOURSELF

Part of the NEED6 Global Campaign, Yamaha Motors selected 3 filmmakers out of hundreds of entries to direct a short film based on the concept of “acceleration”…

Client: Yamaha Motors
Production: Clip Pictures
Director: Yuji Sasaki

FILMANIA

Filmania is a weekly entertainment show airing on Fuji Television, one of Japan’s largest national broadcast networks. Clip Pictures has serviced the show for numerous episodes for filming needed in Los Angeles and New York.

Client: Fuji Television
Production: Film, Inc, Clip Pictures

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