Show Yanagisawa

Show Yanagisawa is a Japanese film director, painter and animation director.

Life Yanagisawa was born in Tokyo 1982. He started his career as a graffiti art live-painting artist combined with abstract painting.

In 2009, he won the Grand Prix in film category of the Asia Pacific Advertising Festival.

In 2016, he directed the Shiseido ad "High School Girl?", and 2017 SIE ad "Gravity Cat", winning the grand prix in film category at Epica Awards, and the New York Festivals. The ad also won a gold at the Cannes Lions and the Clio Awards, and appeared on several lists for best advertising spots of 2015.

In 2015, he directed the first worldwide trailer of Pokémon Go.

Awards

Pocari Sweat / "Find your own way" D&AD 2022 —Production Design—Yellow Pencil D&AD 2022 —Direction—Wood Pencil CICLOPE ASIA 2021 —Direction— GRAND PRIX ADFEST 2022 —Film Craft— GRAND PRIX Cannes Lions 2022 —Film Craft— BRONZE One Show 2022 —Moving Image Craft—GOLD Shiseido / "The Party Bus" Epica Awards 2018 —Film— GRAND PRIX Epica Awards 2018 —Direction & Cinematography— GOLD Epica Awards 2018 —Health & Beauty— GOLD ADFEST 2019 —Film Craft— GRAND PRIX ADFEST 2019 —Animation—GOLD ADFEST 2019 —Film— BRONZE D&AD 2019 —Cinematography—Graphite Pencil D&AD 2019 —Animation—Wood Pencil D&AD 2019 —Branded Entertainment—Wood Pencil D&AD 2019 —Direction—Wood Pencil ANDY AWARDS 2019 —Film Craft— GOLD Shiseido / "High School Girl ?" Cannes Lions 2016 —Film Lions— GOLD Cannes Lions 2016 —Film Craft Lions— GOLD NEW YORK FESTIVALS 2016 —Film— Best of Show, GRAND PRIZE Epica Awards 2015 —Film— GRAND PRIX Epica Awards 2015 —Direction & Cinematography— GRAND PRIX Epica Awards 2015 —Luxury— GOLD Clio Awards 2016 —Film— GOLD One Show —online— GOLD Andy Awards 2016 —Art Direction— GOLD AD FEST 2016 —Film Lotus— GOLD Spikes Asia 2016 —Film Craft— GRAND PRIX Spikes Asia 2016 – Film Lotus— GOLD D&AD 2016 —Branded Film Content—Silver Pencil D&AD 2016 —Film Advertising Crafts—Wood Pencil

SIE / Gravity Rush 2 "Gravity Cat" Cannes Lions 2017 —Film Craft – Production Design/Art Direction— GOLD Cannes Lions 2017 —Film Craft – Direction— SILVER Cannes Lions 2017 —Film— SILVER Cannes Lions 2017 —Film Craft – Visual Effects— BRONZE Cannes Lions 2017 —Entertainment – Online Fiction— BRONZE Cannes Lions 2017 —Cyber – Social Video— BRONZE Cannes Lions 2017 —Cyber – Brand/Product— BRONZE One Show 2017 —Craft— GOLD NEW YORK FESTIVALS 2017 —Film— GRAND PRIZE NEW YORK FESTIVALS 2017 —Branded Entertainment— GRAND PRIZE NEW YORK FESTIVALS 2017 —Film Craft— GOLD D&AD AWARDS 2017 —Branded Film Content—Silver Pencil ANDY AWARDS 2017 —Advertiser— GOLD ANDY AWARDS 2017 —Craft— GOLD AD STARS —Film – Commercial Public Services— Grand Prix AD STARS —Film Craft – Art direction / Production design— Gold AD STARS —Video Stars – Branded Entertainment Videos— Gold AD STARS —Video Stars – Branded Viral Videos— Gold AD STARS —Interactive – Online ad— Silver Clio Awards —Film Technique – Direction— Gold Clio Awards —Branded Content – Film— Silver Clio Awards —Film – Short form— Bronze Clio Awards —Film Technique – Visual Effects— Bronze Clio Awards —Social Media – Social Video— Bronze ACC Creativity Awards —Online Film— Grand Prix ACC Creativity Awards —Interactive— Bronze Spikes Asia —Entertainment – Online: Fiction— Grand Prix Spikes Asia —Film Craft – Achievement in Production— Gold Spikes Asia —Film Craft – Visual Effects— Silver Spikes Asia —Film Craft – Production Design / Art Direction— Bronze Spikes Asia —Film – Media & Publications— Gold Spikes Asia —Digital – Brand / Product Video— Silver Spikes Asia —Digital – Social Video— Bronze Spikes Asia —Digital Craft – Video / Moving Image— Bronze Spikes Asia —Design – Motion Graphics Design & Animation— Bronze LIA Awards —Production & Post-Production – Production Design— Gold LIA Awards —Production & Post-Production – Direction— Silver LIA Awards —Production & Post-Production – Visual Effects— Silver LIA Awards —TV/Cinema/Online Film – Branded Content— Silver LIA Awards —TV/Cinema/Online Film – Recreational— Silver Clio Entertainment Awards —Branded Entertainment— Grand Prix Clio Entertainment Awards —Audio/Visual— Gold Clio Entertainment Awards —Visual Technique— Gold

Hakusensha / LALA GIRL'S COMIC MAGAZINE "LaLa Reports" AD FEST 2009 —Film Lotus— GRAND PRIX AD STARS 2009 —Distribution/Publication— GOLD AD STARS 2009 —Film/Direction— GOLD Spikes Asia 2009 – Publications & Media— Silver

Google / "Google Maps 8-bit for NES" London International Award 2012 —Branded Content— GOLD AD FEST 2013 —Design Lotus— GOLD AD STARS 2012 —Interactive— GOLD Spikes Asia 2012 – Publications & Media— Bronze Cannes Lions 2012 —Cyber Lions— Short List 16th Japan Media Arts Festival —Entertainment Division— Jury Award winner AD FEST 2014 —Film Lotus— GOLD

SUBARU / "Mini car light stream" AD FEST 2014 —Film Craft— Bronze AD STARS 2014 —Film/Direction— Bronze Spikes Asia 2014 – Film Lotus— Silver Spikes Asia 2014 – Film Craft— Bronze London International Award 2012 —Innovative Use of Radio— Bronze Spikes Asia 2012 –Digital Tools— Silver Yahoo! Creative Award 2014 — GRAND PRIX

Avex Music / Ai Otsuka "I Love XXX" 14th Japan Media Arts Festival —Entertainment Division— Jury Award winner

Universal Music / JAYED"Everybody" MTV Video Music Award 2010 —Best Male Video— winner

"Lost and Found" 40TH Montreal World Film Festival First Films World Competition— Finalist 19TH Shanghai International Film Festival —International Panorama—New Director