Director / Photographer / Cinematographer / DP

Kyotaro Hayashi

林響太朗

Tokyo, Japan

Filmmaker, part-time lecturer at Tama Art University. Graduated Tama Art University (Information Design) and joined drawing and manual. Known for a distinctive sense of colour and for cutting light. Works across 3DCG, VFX and interactive as well as live action, and extends into installation, performing arts and projection mapping. Music videos for Gen Hoshino, Mr.Children, Kenshi Yonezu, Bump of Chicken, Masaki Suda and odol. Clients include Honda, Technics, Issey Miyake, Shiseido, gatsby, beams, parco, NTT Docomo, Sony and adidas. Awards: Venice Biennale 2016 special prize; ADFEST Bronze 2019 and 2020; VMA 2019 Best Pop Video and Best Rock Video; Ssma 2020 Best Video Director and Video of the Year; Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021; iF Design Award 2022 Gold. Filmmaker, cinematographer and photographer at drawing and manual, which he joined after graduating from Tama Art University’s information design course, where he now teaches part-time. Known for a distinctive colour sense that cuts light like painting, natalie’s profile is titled “expressing the beauty of painting through light”.