Introduction
This promotional short animation was created for the April 2003 opening of the Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo. Following SUPERFLAT MONOGRAM, Mamoru Hosoda once again visualized artist Takashi Murakami’s concept. Murakami’s characters known as the “Rokuroku Seijin” modeled in part after people involved in the project, visit the newly completed Roppongi Hills. Produced entirely in full CG, it was developed alongside the commercial film made for the opening. This is a rare piece of footage that has never been released online.
©2003 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Director：Mamoru Hosoda
Born in Toyama in 1967, he joined Toei Doga (now Toei Animation) in 1991 and made his debut as a film director in 1999 with 'Digimon Adventure the Movie'. Later, as a freelance director, he released The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). In 2011, he set up his own animation film production company, Studio Chizu, and directed, wrote the script and wrote the original story for both Wolf Children (12) and The Boy And The Beast (2015). Mirai (2018) (director, screenplay and original story) was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards. Belle (2021) (director, screenplay and original story) was selected for the Cannes Première section at the 74th Cannes International Film Festival.