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
The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (formerly the International Advertising Festival) is a global event for those working in creative communications, advertising, and related fields. It is considered the largest gathering of the ...
, 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 – "
Celestial"
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Hikaru Utada
, who is also known by the mononym Utada, is a Japanese-American pop singer, songwriter and producer. By 2010, Utada had become one of the most influential, and best-selling, musical artists in Japan.
Born in the United States to Japanese parent ...
– "Somewhere Near Marseilles ―マルセイユ辺りー -LIVE at Sea Paradise"
2020
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Fujii Kaze - "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 ...
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Future Pop
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2017
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Wednesday Campanella
is a Japanese music group formed in 2012 combining musical genres such as EDM, J-pop, and hip hop into a unique stylistic blend. The lyrics generally follow a theme of famous or mythical people and creatures from history, pop culture, or vari ...
- "
Ikkyu-san"
2015
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Ringo Sheena - "
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 - "Sora ga Natteiru"
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Tokyo Jihen - "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 ...
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Natural ni Koishite
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Nee
Nee or NEE may refer to:
Names
* Née (lit. "born"), a woman's family name at birth before the adoption of another surname usually after marriage
**The male equivalent "né" is used to indicate what a man was originally known as before the adopt ...
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salyu - "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, pop, and new wave styles. The band consists of five members: Ichiro Yamaguchi, Motoharu Iwadera, Ami Kusakari, ...
- "Native Dancer"
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Ringo Sheena - "Tsugou no Ii Karada"
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SAWA Sawa may refer to:
Places
* Sawa, Nepal, a village development committee
* Sawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, a village
* Saveh, sometimes transliterated Sāwa, Iran, a city
* Sawa Lake, Iraq
People
* Sawa (Hrycuniak) (born Michał Hrycunia ...
- "Swimming Dancing"
2008
* Perfume - "
Secret Secret
"Secret Secret" (シークレットシークレット ''Shīkuretto Shīkuretto'') is a song by Japanese electropop unit Perfume. The song is the 9th song of their 2nd album GAME.
Composition
Secret Secret is 4 minutes and 57 seconds long, an u ...
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* Ringo Sheena -"
Mellow"
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Midorikawa Shobo Midorikawa is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Hikaru Midorikawa (born 1968), Japanese voice actor
* Yōichi Midorikawa (1915–2001), Japanese photographer
* Yuki Midorikawa (born 1976), Japanese manga artist
Fictional
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-"Dare Yorimo Anata wo"
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POLYSICS - "Pretty good"
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SAWA Sawa may refer to:
Places
* Sawa, Nepal, a village development committee
* Sawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, a village
* Saveh, sometimes transliterated Sāwa, Iran, a city
* Sawa Lake, Iraq
People
* Sawa (Hrycuniak) (born Michał Hrycunia ...
- "ManyColors"
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Base Ball Bear
Base Ball Bear is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo that made its major debut in 2006 with EMI Music Japan. Although assembled in autumn 2001, the band formally began in 2002, and started off with self-produced releases.
Their style influences incl ...
- "17 sai" "changes"
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Mr.Children
, commonly referred to by their contracted nickname , are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989. Consisting of Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki, they made their major label debut in 1992. They are one of t ...
"Esora" filmed with Morimoto Chie, as "Kodama goen゜"
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RADWIMPS
is a Japanese rock band who debuted independently in 2003 and signed with Toshiba EMI in 2005. The band's name, Radwimps, was formed from two English slang terms, " rad" and "wimp". According to the band, the coined word had several meanings, i ...
- "
Order Made"
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Amuro Namie
Namie Amuro ( ; ja, 安室奈美恵, Amuro Namie, label=none; born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese former recording artist, producer, songwriter, dancer, model, actress and entrepreneur who was active between 1992 and 2018. A leading figure of ...
- "NEW LOOK"
2007
*POLYSICS - "Catch On Everywhere" "Hard Rock Thunder"
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Tokyo Jihen "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 soun ...
- "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 Midorikawa is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Hikaru Midorikawa (born 1968), Japanese voice actor
* Yōichi Midorikawa (1915–2001), Japanese photographer
* Yuki Midorikawa (born 1976), Japanese manga artist
Fictional
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"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
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-"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 primary b ...
- "Waterring Kiss Mint Gum" featuring Tokyo Jihen - "Kachi Ikusa"
2009
*McDonald Japan ”Quarter Pounder” featuring Amuro Namie
*P&G -
Vidal Sassoon "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 corporation, 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 prov ...
- "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 professional ...
- VAIO Entermercial(entertainment+commercial), featuring RIP SLYME - "I.N.G"
2006
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Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
：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