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BELLE

BELLE

The film BELLE (Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime) was released in the summer of 2021. The story unfolds in two worlds: the real world and the virtual world. We asked the team of creators responsible for CG production how they went about creating the cyberspace world called "U."

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Death Note: Light up the NEW world

Death Note: Light up the NEW world

It has been 10 years since the films “Death Note” and “Death Note: the Last name”. As CG technology has advanced during those years, the 3D modeling of the death god character Ryuk has also advanced. In the latest Death Note film, how did they go about making the new Ryuk look as lifelike as a real person?

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GANTZ:O

GANTZ:O

"GANTZ" was developed from a popular manga into an anime series and live-action films. And now it is going into uncharted territory - a full CG film. How was this innovative Japanese full CG film created? Interviews with the director and CG artists.

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I AM A HERO

I AM A HERO

The film "I AM A HERO" won multiple awards at the 3 major “fantastic” film festivals in 2015-2016. We will hear from the artists responsible for the film's VFX as they reflect on what it is like to work on such a critically acclaimed A-level Japanese horror film.

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The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast

“The Boy and the Beast”, the most recent film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, challenged CG quality and technology. We take a behind-the-scenes look at some of the challenging scenes with the creative team that managed to completely integrate 2D animation and 3DCG.

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Death Note (TV Series)

Death Note (TV Series)

GC characters generated by Digital Frontier using cutting-edge techniques play an important role in the 2015 Death Note serial TV drama. Let's head backstage with the main staff members involved in GC production.

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Summer Wars

Summer Wars

On November 13th, 2009 a conference was held at Nihon University College of Art.
Speakers were film director Mamoru Hosoda, CG producer Yusaku Toyoshima, and CG director Ryo Horibe.

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biohazard DEGENERATION

biohazard DEGENERATION

Challenges that Digital Frontier encountered during the creation of a film based on the world famous game, “biohazard: DEGENERATION”.
*also known as “Resident Evil: Degeneration” in the US

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biohazard DAMNATION

biohazard DAMNATION

What led to the production of the sequel of full CG animation film “Resident Evil”? Director Kamiya, CG Director Doi, and CG Producer Suzuki tell the story behind the production of “Resident Evil: Damnation”

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