Discover Top Commercial DPs in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Irene Herrera, PhD(c) is a roving Cuban-Venezuelan documentary filmmaker. Among her non-fiction works are Kodo wa Awaseba (Gran Prix Expo Aichi Film Fest); Gaijin no Honne (2004); You Can Call Me Nikkie (2008); Women in Refugee: Stories from a Border (2009); Crossing Hispaniola (2010); Spirits to Enlightenment (2012-HotDocs) and Cracked Foundations a 28-min. documentary broadcasted on NHK World. Irene has also been an active producer and director for the Lebanon and Japan chapters of the Global Lives Project. In 2008 she was a fellow at the Flaherty Film Seminar and in 2009 a Resident Professional at the Knight Center for International Media. Her journalistic work has been published by The Japan Times, AFP, Al Jazeera Plus, CNNE, Globovision, MSNBC.com, Discovery Digital, NHK World, LinkTV, Center for Investigative Reporting and PBS Newshour. She has traveled to over 60 countries and gets by in 5 languages. For published content: https://ireneherrera.contently.com

• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Audio Storyteller
• Sound Mixer
• Drone Operator

Our Tokyo based team is comprised of European and American partners servicing internationally-minded companies. Our team members span multiple continents enabling us to create content from all around the world. We have the infrastructure to support Japanese companies including translators and cultural specialists. Our team has produced thousands of online videos in various genres including gaming, documentary, lifestyle, comedy. Our experience stems from growing our own online presence in the form of YouTube channels and social media profiles, spanning a fan-base of over 1,400,000 people. We provided videos for some of the biggest brands such as Coca-Cola, Panasonic, HP, Sony, and Orange. Our experience with online video production means we are always at the cutting edge of video trends. We incorporate these into our work to new and fresh ideas to our client work. We handle all stages of planning, video production, budget allocation, and talent search. We provide the client with a finished product suited to their needs.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Sound Mixer
• Translator
• Field Producer
• Music Composer
• Post-Production Manager

My name is Yann Moreau, i work in Japan since 15 years as professional Director / video cameraman / editor and photographer for many high end clients - Japanese or International : CNN, Mini Cooper, ESPN, Dell, Esquire, ELLE, Condenast/Vogue company; NHK world, Arte Tv Channel (France - Germany), Tv 9 (spain), JapanToday, GaijinPot, musicians, documentaries, ... Since 8 months, i am also able to shoot with my 4K camera (and Full HD of course). As video cameraman or editor: For example, i was the Japanese cameraman/DP for the Kyoto part of this documentary, in HITACHI laboratory (for Arte TV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FswaVKoSKB8 You can see also my editing for NHK World there : Nhk World - J Design show, for exemple : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzcr00yMEjM I also worked for Vogue Italy (Behind the Scene video for Ellen Von Unwerth Shooting) and Vogue Japan (shooting of the official Vogue Ceremony "Women of the Year").

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Full-Service Live Production
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer

With over 10 years of experience in the creative industry, Shabbir Ahmed founded Tokyo Ame Productions in 2017. Our aim is to provide quality video production and photography for the ever growing great foreigner community in Japan as well as native Japanese customers. Tokyo Ame Productions likes to see itself as a bridge between many foreign creative communities, that have been blooming in Japan and help foreigners overcome difficulties in logistics or cultural barriers that exist while trying to produce content in Japan. Our mission is to make video production in Japan go as smoothly as possible without losing any creative flare due to translation or cultural misunderstandings. Furthermore, we aim to expose Japanese clients to a broader multicultural team that can bring more creative and international ideas and infuse them in a way that fits the Japan' s unique media landscape.

• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Event Photographer
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fashion Photographer
• Audio Storyteller
• Colorist
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer

Luis Patron is a Japan-based TV and video producer, director, director of photography and editor. Luis and his team at Patron Productions GK work for clients like Discovery, Olympic Channel, CNN Digital, NHK (Japan), Canal+, Television Francaise 1, Paris Metropol TV, VPRO (The Netherlands), Swiss TV, Wall Street Journal Live, and Al Jazeera. He also works on branded content, commercial and corporate productions for ANA, Nissan, Honda, Japanese Football League, and Nike. He can work in English, Spanish, French and Japanese languages.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Colorist
• Copywriter
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Translator
• Sound Mixer

Born in 1989, Miwaza is a bilingual Japanese award-winning photographer, videographer, designer, published painter, entrepreneur, and developer with +17yrs experience in Japan and +30 countries. Her mission in life is to pursue creativity in which to share with the world. She started her career first as a freelance photographer/entrepreneur when she was 14 years old and has been expanding her business ever since. She finds joy in connecting with humans through storytelling and the creation of creative content.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Translator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Podcast Producer
• Content Strategist
• Fixer
• Sound Mixer
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Post-Production Manager
• Colorist
• Senior Editor
• Sound Designer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Androniki was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and studied photography in Athens and London. Following a successful career in Greece working on assignments for Greek magazines and later for the Athens Olympic Committee photographing the 2004 Athens Olympics, she moved to Tokyo in November 2004. Since then she works freelance on assignments for international magazines and newspapers such as The Times, The Independent and The Telegraph (UK), Der Spiegel, (Germany), Marie Claire (Australia), K-magazine (Greece), Businessweek (US), Transit, Sotokoto, Shukan Asahi (Japan) etc. and for corporate clients such as Apple Japan. She is interested in the human condition and approaches her subjects with respect and humor. She has been photographing many aspects of life in Japan that vary from everyday life, traditional culture, subcultures or current affairs. Since 2011 she has been working on video also, either for the online section of print media like The Sunday Times of Der Spiegel or for corporate clients like Airbnb and fashion brands.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Portrait Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer

Sangchul Lee was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up in Seoul, Korea and USA. He studied film at Emerson College and completed Master's Film Degree at NYU Tisch Asia. After working in Los Angeles in development, now he is based in Tokyo, making films and taking photos.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Australian born Fine Art Photographer and Cinematographer based in Japan for over 10 years. Exploring the theme of Isolation, whether social, cultural, geographical, emotional or temporal.

• Drone Operator
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Post-Production Manager
• Creative Director

• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP

• Production Company
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Corporate Videographer
• Executive Producer

Richard Atrero de Guzman is a Tokyo based freelance video journalist, producer/photographer, international correspondent for wire news agency. Completed work for New York Times, AJ+, Redfish and CNN's Great Big Story.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator
• Field Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

My current rep agency is ACTRS Inc. But I am free to work outside of ACTRS Inc. I have been producing Commercials, Promos, and Documentaries for international clients over 15 years, such as Dupont, IKEA, COKE, Reebok. I have thorough understanding of the production for domestic and international production. I also work very closely with Al Jazeera, Channel News Asia, BBC and VICE for documentary projects. LONELEY DEATH received a shiver award at New York Festival (producer) and NORTH KOREAN GHOSTSHIP (producer / director) became one of the most viewed documentaries on Channel News Asia. The recent documentary film MEETING ARIZONA (director) won the best feature doc at Mediterranean Film Festival. 【My Background】 I have lived in Australia for 7 years, since 1998. I have studied filmmaking at KVB institute and Sydney University, then worked for film production companies and TV networks such as SBS and FOXTEL. I also compose sound scape and worked with an actor Jordi Molla for the art installation, presented at Spain’s art festival Observatori.

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Drone Operator
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Post-Production Manager

Hi there! I'm a creative director in charge of Mozmene, a creative agency/production studio based in Tokyo. Independent. Transparent. Comprehensive. That’s what creative solutions nowadays need to be, and that’s what we at Mozmene have worked hard to achieve. As a multilingual creative agency and production studio, we take the clients capabilities and marketing needs into consideration and scale accordingly. From end-to-end creative solutions for SME to dedicated production services for the in-house marketing teams of some of the largest global brands, Mozmene fits seamlessly into any team’s marketing process. Being a compact creative unit allows us to offer an extremely streamlined process that easily meets our client's expectations for speed, scalability, and cost-effectiveness - the three key ingredients for a successful campaign. In an increasingly multi-channel marketing landscape where quantity is king, we've learned how to leverage these to get the most for our clients. Last but not least, our multicultural staff is uniquely positioned for those foreign companies wanting to enter the Japanese market and for the Japanese companies that want to get global.

• Production Company
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Art Director

I’ve spent 28 years living, traveling and filming around the world and have a passion for telling stories and sharing the human experience through the power of video and photography. Currently based in Tokyo, Japan, I am a freelance videographer, video editor and photographer with 12 years of professional experience shooting documentary-style films for non-profits, travel videos, and corporate promotional videos. I enjoy working both on land and underwater and have worked intermittently as a NAUI/PADI certified SCUBA diving instructor since 2002. I’ve called various countries home including the US, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, the UAE and now, of the second time, Japan. I love travel, adventure, diving, dogs, good food and my wife, not necessarily in that order.

• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant

Like an idea we have no limits or boundaries, just solutions, tools and amazing people with the desire to create. These are the precursors to something amazing happening. Huxham Creative Studio is a Tokyo based entity streamlining the process of being effortlessly awesome. Who we are exactly and what we do can be a little hard to define, at the root of it all we are specialists, not just in a single field but in many. A full service production house from idea to execution. Masterminds of advertising, creators and curators of film and still imagery projects. But most importantly; we are the movers and shakers that accomplish what others merely talk about. In short – we’re the people you hire to get things done

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Music Composer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Matthew currently focuses on commercial work as a director and cinematographer specializing in fashion content production. Matthew’s history in the industry as an editorial assignment photographer & videographer has seen his work on Vogue (US, UK, Paris, Japan & China editions), Elle (US, UK & Italy editions), GQ & British GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, V Magazine & VMAN, Paper, W, Nylon, WWD, Glamour, Garage, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Essence, InStyle, TIME, Complex, and The New York Times. Matthew’s commercial clients include Nike, New Balance, Adidas, Lululemon, Rakuten, Dover Street Market, BAPE, Alpha Industries, Havaianas, etc. Matthew is based in Tokyo, Japan.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Fashion Photographer
• Digital Content Creator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company

Hemant is a young, independent filmmaker based in Tokyo, Japan, with 8 years of experience, including pre- and post-production. It included TV commercials, music videos, film promos, corporate films, social media content, and many others. In particular, his skills revolve around shooting and editing. Director/Camera/Photographer/ Editor / Motion Graphics. Hemant has worked in this capacity for the vast majority of his projects. Hemant has experience as a one-man team as well as being part of the larger crew. This experience allowed him to adapt quickly and painlessly to the changing circumstances and plans on the set and still deliver a high-quality product, as evidenced by his work.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Copywriter
• Senior Editor

I'm an Australian living in Tokyo Japan who has had a long career in creating and shooting imagery. I have been a Photographer working in advertising and editorial for 15 years before transitioning to be a DOP and Director. I shoot Documentary and Narrative and for commercial clients as well as streaming platforms. I am well versed in all areas of filmmaking from pre production to post and bring a creative and well trained eye, great lighting skills and a passion for story telling to all projects. Living and working in Japan I can speak Japanese and understand how to navigate the cultural landscape whilst creating beautiful and powerful work.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP

Encountering unforgettable people and filming their unique stories is key to building a story that viewers would remember. I work as a Producer and Fixer in Tokyo. I have journalism background and have worked with international broadcasters and production companies from around the world for 14 years. Discovering essential characters, finding ways into their lives, and conveying their life experiences through original, compelling visual stories is the passion I share with the teams that I work with.

• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location