Yuichi Kodama (児玉裕一 ''Kodama Yuichi''） is a Japanese video director. He has mainly directed music videos and ads. He often produces music videos and ads that are strongly connected or "tied-up" to each other, such as Perfume's "Secret Secret" and Morinaga Milk's "Eskimo Pino", or Amuro Namie's songs and Vidal sassoon's ads.
In 2008, he won 3 awards in the
Cannes International Advertising Festival, 4 awards in the
Clio Awards and 3 awards in the One Show Interactive for a project he did for
UNIQLOCK. Kodama is an alumnus of
Tohoku University
, or is a Japanese national university located in Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku Region, Japan. It is informally referred to as . Established in 1907, it was the third Imperial University in Japan and among the first three Designated National ...
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Music videos
2022
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Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently re ...
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Celestial
Celestial may refer to:
Science
* Objects or events seen in the sky and the following astronomical terms:
** Astronomical object, a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe
** Celes ...
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Hikaru Utada – "Somewhere Near Marseilles ―マルセイユ辺りー -LIVE at Sea Paradise"
2020
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Fujii Kaze
is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician under Universal Sigma. Raised in Satoshō, Okayama in Japan, he began uploading covers to YouTube since the age of 12. He released his first studio album, '' Help Ever Hurt Never'' in 2020, which ...
- "Kaerou"
2018
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Perfume
Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Th ...
- "
Future Pop"
2017
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Wednesday Campanella - "
Ikkyu-san"
2015
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Ringo Sheena
, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen.
She describes herself as "". She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled ...
- "
No verão, as noites / God, nor Buddha"
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Perfume
Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Th ...
- "
Pick Me Up"
2011
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Tokyo Jihen
, also known as Tokyo Incidents, is a Japanese rock band formed by Ringo Sheena, after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single " Gunjō Biyori" was released in September 2004, and they ended activities in February 2012. The band sold 2. ...
- "Sora ga Natteiru"
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Tokyo Jihen
, also known as Tokyo Incidents, is a Japanese rock band formed by Ringo Sheena, after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single " Gunjō Biyori" was released in September 2004, and they ended activities in February 2012. The band sold 2. ...
- "Onna no Ko wa Daredemo"
2010
*Nanba Shiho - "Gomen ne, Watashi"
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Perfume
Perfume (, ; french: parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent. Th ...
- "
Natural ni Koishite" "
Nee"
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salyu
is a Japanese singer, produced by Takeshi Kobayashi. She debuted in 2000 as the fictional singer Lily Chou-Chou for the film ''All About Lily Chou-Chou'', and later debuted as a solo artist in 2004. She is best known for her charity single coll ...
- "Extension"
2009
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Sakanaction
, stylised as sakanaction, are a Japanese rock band from Sapporo, Hokkaido. Their music is a fusion of alternative rock, electronic music, electronic, Pop music, pop, and New wave music, new wave styles. The band consists of five members: Ichiro ...
- "Native Dancer"
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Ringo Sheena
, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen.
She describes herself as "". She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled ...
- "Tsugou no Ii Karada"
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SAWA - "Swimming Dancing"
2008
* Perfume - "
Secret Secret"
* Ringo Sheena -"
Mellow"
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Midorikawa Shobo -"Dare Yorimo Anata wo"
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POLYSICS
is a Japanese Techno/Electronic Music band from Tokyo, who dubs its unique style as "technicolor pogo punk". It was named after a brand of synthesizer, the Korg Polysix. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in ...
- "Pretty good"
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SAWA - "ManyColors"
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Base Ball Bear - "17 sai" "changes"
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Mr.Children "Esora" filmed with Morimoto Chie, as "Kodama goen゜"
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RADWIMPS - "
Order Made
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 23, 2008, as the leading single a year before the band's sixth album, '' Altocolony no Teiri''. The song was a commercial success, debuting at number one on Oricon's single charts, and ...
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Amuro Namie - "NEW LOOK"
2007
*POLYSICS - "Catch On Everywhere" "Hard Rock Thunder"
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Tokyo Jihen
, also known as Tokyo Incidents, is a Japanese rock band formed by Ringo Sheena, after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single " Gunjō Biyori" was released in September 2004, and they ended activities in February 2012. The band sold 2. ...
"OSCA" "Killer Tune" "Senkou Shoujo"
*Base Ball Bear - "Ai Shiteru"
*bird - "SPARKLES"
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m-flo Crystal Kay - "Love Don't Cry"
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RIP SLYME
Rip Slyme (often stylized as RIP SLYME) is a Japanese hip hop group. In its best known incarnation, it was primarily composed of four MCs (Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su) and a DJ, Fumiya. Pes and Su have since parted ways with the group. Their sou ...
- "I.N.G"
*YOUR SONG IS GOOD "Aitsu ni Yoroshiku"
*Hitomitoi - "Konayuki no Spur"
*Rekishi - "Rekishi Brand-new Day"
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Midorikawa Shobo "OH! G men" "Koi ni Ikiru Hito""Kouetsu no Hito"
2006
*Base Ball Bear - "Electric Summer" "Girlfriend" "Matsuri no Ato"
*Polysics - Electric Surfin' Go Go" "I My Me Mine"
*MIdorikawa shobo "I am a mother" "Ringo Girl"
*Go! Go! 7188 "Kinkyori Renai"
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Ishino Takkyu - "Siren"
*Captain Straydum - "Fusen Gum"
2005
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QURULI
is a Japanese music group formed in 1996. As of March 2021, the lineup consists of Shigeru Kishida and Masashi Sato. Their music is produced and distributed by Victor Entertainment.
Career
After meeting at "Rock Commune," Ritsumeikan Universit ...
- "BIRTHDAY"
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Ando Yuko - "Samishigariya no Kotobatachi"
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CHEMISTRY -"Wings of Words"
*Suneo hair - "Waltz"
*Midorikawa shobo - "Kao 2005" "Sorezore ni Shinjitsu ga Aru"
2004
*Midorikawa shobo -"Baka Kyodai" "Hokenshitsu no Sensei"
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Dreams Come True - "Ola! Vitoria!"
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YUKI - "Hello Goodbye"
2003
*Suneo Hair - "Uguisu" "Fuyu no Tubasa" "Over the River" "Communication "Seikou Toutei" "Pinto"
2002
*Suneo Hair - "Wake mo Shiranaide" "ivory" "JImon Jidou"
Ads
Only particularly notable ones are mentioned:
2010
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Ezaki Glico
, commonly known as just Glico, is a Japanese multinational food processing company headquartered in Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka. It does business across 30 countries, in North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Overview
Ezaki Glico's primar ...
- "Waterring Kiss Mint Gum" featuring Tokyo Jihen - "Kachi Ikusa"
2009
*McDonald Japan ”Quarter Pounder” featuring Amuro Namie
*P&G -
Vidal Sassoon
Vidal Sassoon (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairstylist, businessman, and philanthropist. He was noted for repopularising a simple, close-cut geometric hairstyle called the bob cut, worn by famous fashion designers including Ma ...
"Bourgeois Gorgeous" featuring Amuro Namie - "Dr."
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UNIQLO - "UNIQLOCK" Season 5
2008
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Morinaga Milk
is a milk products and sweets company based in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since September 1, 1917. Their products include milk products, drinks, candy, confectioneries, and infant formula. Morinaga has distribution agreements with Mondelez Inte ...
-"Eskimo Pino" featuring Perfume - "Secret Secret"
*UNIQLO - "UNIQLOCK" Season 2,3,4
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Kanebo - KATE "CONFUSION"
*P&G - Vidal Sassoon "Fashion×Music×VidalSasoon 60s" featuring Amuro Namie - "NEW LOOK"
2007
*UNIQLO - UNIQLOCK blog parts
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NEC
is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The company was known as the Nippon Electric Company, Limited, before rebranding in 1983 as NEC. It provides IT and network soluti ...
- "FOMA N904i"
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SONY
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professiona ...
- VAIO Entermercial(entertainment+commercial), featuring RIP SLYME - "I.N.G"
2006
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Nintendo：bit Generation
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Keio Corporation
() is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries.
The name is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railw ...
- "Akai Densha Akai Futari" featuring QURULI - "Akai Densha"
Filmography
* ''Kuso-yarō to Utsukushiki Sekai'' (2018)
References
External links
Caviar Co., Ltd.Tokyo Video Magazine VISWhite-Screen
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Living people
People from Niigata (city)
Japanese music video directors
1975 births