Samty Group, a company engaged in real estate planning and management, has released its new brand film featuring Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pitcher for the Dodgers and the brand’s official partner.
IN FOCUS was in charge of the film’s direction.
The shoot emphasized the tension, determination, and discipline behind each pitch, capturing not only the moment on the mound but also the rigorous preparation that leads up to it. Filming took place in the United States, with the mound and locker room environments faithfully recreated.
By paralleling Yamamoto’s challenge on the grand stage of MLB with the journeys of people pursuing their own dreams, the film conveys “the value of daring to dream” and “the courage it takes to take that first step forward.”
IN FOCUS was in charge of the film’s direction.
The shoot emphasized the tension, determination, and discipline behind each pitch, capturing not only the moment on the mound but also the rigorous preparation that leads up to it. Filming took place in the United States, with the mound and locker room environments faithfully recreated.
By paralleling Yamamoto’s challenge on the grand stage of MLB with the journeys of people pursuing their own dreams, the film conveys “the value of daring to dream” and “the courage it takes to take that first step forward.”
CREDITS
- CAST
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- DIRECTION
- Youdai (IN FOCUS)
- DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
- Issey Muraoka (LIGHT AND PLAY)
- LIGHTING DIRECTION
- Ippei Iwaki
- SECOND CAMERA OPERATION
- Akane Kobayashi (NEWTOWN inc.)
- CHIEF LIGHTING ASSISTANT
- Aoto Ukon
- KEY GRIP
- Usa Yudai (Arrive)
- DIT
- Yasuyuki Shitara (Film.MISSION)
- ART
- Hideki Makishima (WhiteCo)
- ART ASSISTANT
- Manami Ishii (Nouvelle Vague)
- HAIR & MAKE UP [Yoshinobu Yamamoto]
- Maki Hayashi
- SUB CAST HAIR & MAKE UP
- Ayaka Nakashima (TENT)
- SUB CAST STYLING
- Kasumi Kishi
- SUB CAST CASTING
- Tatsuya Cris Kawanishi (Zucchero)
- EXTRA CASTING
- Jun Abe, Hironobu Suzuki (Kosei)
- STAND IN MODEL
- Kyohei Ohsato
- STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
- Yu Nagai
- OFFLINE EDIT
- Yuma Matsuoka (Amimono)
- OFFLINE EDIT
- Yuma Matsuoka (Amimono)
- ONLINE EDIT
- Tatsuro Yokoyama (Tres)
- COLOR
- Haruka Ariga (Artone Film)
- AUDIO / SOUND EFFECT / MIX
- Yasunori Suzuki (CHIKU CHIKU SOUND)
- MUSIC
- Tamon Fujimi (WISTERIA SOUND)
- ASSISTANT DIRECTION
- Kennedy Taylor
- US PRODUCE
- Hiroki Shirota (Clip Pictures)
- US PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Robert Atkinson (Clip Pictures)
- NARRATION
- Hiro-a-key, Kanno Nozomi
- PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Hana Miyajima, Yuri Usami (TYO)
- PRODUCE
- Go Ishimatsu, Tsuyoshi Yamamuro (TYO)
- CREATIVE DIRECTION
- Shintaro Kumataka (Creative Produce CAKE)
- PRODUCTION
- TYO
- AGENCY
- Asahi Advertising, Creative Produce CAKE