Hironobu Sone

Hironobu is involved in the production of multidisciplinary video content as a director, CG director, and motion designer. He specializes in capturing the core of the concept, such as program titles and C.I., while also adding to the video to expand the range of expression.

Credits

CG Director / CG Designer:Hironobu Sone
CG Designer:Tomoya Kimpara, Masanori Takahashi (C), Hideto Yoshida (C), Takuya Hirata (C)
CG Producer:Yasuaki Matsui
Assistant CG Producer:Kanako Kaeriyama
Director:Kensaku Kakimoto (connection)
Produce:Headlight (connection)

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NHK Taiga Drama | Seiten wo Tsuke (Reach Beyond the Blue Sky)

NHK|2021
WOW was responsible for the CG direction and CG production for the credits in the 2021 NHK taiga drama, "Seiten wo Tsuke" (Reach Beyond the Blue Sky).

Eiichi Shibusawa lived as if he were running through turbulent times. His life is portrayed through dynamic camerawork, made possible by volumetric video. Furthermore, the respective periods in which he lived, from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period, are painted impressively with watercolor touches.

Credits

CG Director / CG Designer:Hironobu Sone
CG Designer:Tomoya Kimpara, Masanori Takahashi (C), Hideto Yoshida (C), Takuya Hirata (C)
CG Producer:Yasuaki Matsui
Assistant CG Producer:Kanako Kaeriyama
Director:Kensaku Kakimoto (connection)
Produce:Headlight (connection)

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Credits

Director:Hironobu Sone
CG Designer:Hironobu Sone
Producer:Yasuaki Matsui

DRAGON’S DOGMA TITLE SEQUENCE

NETFLIX|2020
WOW produced the title sequence of the Netflix original anime series Dragon’s Dogma.

The grief and anger caused by loss, the various monsters that await, and the ugliness of the human race witnessed along the journey. The protagonist’s chaotic path and the various karma that lie throughout the story are expressed in a dark worldview through metaphorical motifs.

▶Dragon’s Dogma | Netflix Official Site

Credits

Director:Hironobu Sone
CG Designer:Hironobu Sone
Producer:Yasuaki Matsui

Credits

Director:Hironobu Sone
CG Designer:Hironobu Sone/Takuma Sasaki
Producer:Yasuaki Matsui

Music:Masato Hatanaka

POLA WRINKLE SHOT GEO SERUM PROTEAN

POLA|2022
WOW was in charge of the planning and production of a promotional video, in line with the release of the new POLA product “WRINKLE SHOT GEO SERUM PROTEAN.”
We focused on the fact that the product includes proteins, and designed the story and visuals to have a pattern based on a form of expression that evokes the firmness and luster given by protein.

Credits

Director:Hironobu Sone
CG Designer:Hironobu Sone/Takuma Sasaki
Producer:Yasuaki Matsui

Music:Masato Hatanaka

Credits

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Director / Designer:Hironobu Sone
Producer:Shinichi Saeki

Music:Ayako Taniguchi

HAKUTEN V.I. CONCEPT MOVIE

Hakuten Corporation|2019
Hakuten’s V.I. concept movie was planned and produced by WOW. “Hakuten Mind Dot”’s fresh visual identity (V.I.) comes together to create a three-dimensional object. It constantly changes form, from sharp to soft, solid to liquid, alongside the accompanying music. We expressed Hakuten’s ever-changing creative stance by emphasizing these transformations using 3DCG.

Credits

WOW
Director / Designer:Hironobu Sone
Producer:Shinichi Saeki

Music:Ayako Taniguchi

Credits

Director : Hironobu Sone
CG designer : Hironobu Sone / Takuma Sasaki
Producer : Yasuaki Matsui

Music : Masato Hatanaka

Photographer/ DOP : Yoshihito Sasaguchi (SIGNO)
Stylist : Tetsuro Nagase
Hairstylist : TETSU (SIGNO)
Makeup Artist : YUKO MIZUNO

Production : WOW / SIGNO

WILD AND WONDERFUL

MIKIMOTO|2022
WOW was in charge of planning and production for the promotional film for the new luxury jewelry collection by MIKIMOTO, “Wild and Wonderful.” In this journey across the five continents, we depicted motifs of the wild animals that live there, in their encounters with jewelry, in dynamic and pop style.

Credits

Director : Hironobu Sone
CG designer : Hironobu Sone / Takuma Sasaki
Producer : Yasuaki Matsui

Music : Masato Hatanaka

Photographer/ DOP : Yoshihito Sasaguchi (SIGNO)
Stylist : Tetsuro Nagase
Hairstylist : TETSU (SIGNO)
Makeup Artist : YUKO MIZUNO

Production : WOW / SIGNO