WORKS

BAD HOP

Apple Music

Music Documentary

Released in 2019.

This is a documentary about a popular Japanese rap group, BAD HOP, and their first recording session fully done in the US, and the documentary captured their new challenge with world famous, successful, and talented producers.

Chise

TAKURO Solo Album

"journey without a map"

Music Video

Released in 2019.

This is the 2nd solo project of TAKURO, the guitarist of a famous Japanese rock band, GLAY. The music video was filmed with LA’s iconic cityscape in the background. The title “CHISE” means “HOME” in Ainu language, spoken by the indigenous people lived in Hokkaido, Japan, which is also TAKURO’s hometown.

Urei no Prisoner

GLAY

Music Video

Released in 2018.

A music video for the famous Japanese rock band, GLAY. Filmed with Nevada’s wildness in the background. In its behind scenes, the band had a beautiful encounter with their fan in a small town with a population of only 286, far away from the members’ homeland.

Your Song

GLAY Single

Music Video

Released on 2018.

This is a Music Video of a Japanese rock band, GLAY, which was all filmed in LA. This song is selected for Special Olympics Nippon’s official song.

Hivolman 2

HVE original Stop motion animation

After everyone went back home, in the empty HVE office, one of the arm rig has turned into a monster!? What will happen to the office? Can Hivolman keep the peace for everyone?

The 2nd animation of HVE’s original character “Hivolman.”

Hivolman 1

HVE original Stop motion animation

The 1st animation of HVE’s original character “Hivolman.” This is how Hivolman was born! Can Hivolman save the world and keep the peace!?

ECO

HVE original Short

An experimental short film of riding bicycle to express HVE’s passion to become eco-friendly.

VEAT "Capture, Express, Impress"

Commercial

A commercial for a matching application “VEAT,” filmed with various talents from Los Angeles. The app was created by Diverse Inc., known for its social networking service mixi.

VEAT 2D Animation

Commercial

An animation-based commercial for a matching application “VEAT” filmed in Los Angeles. The app was created by Diverse Inc., known for its social networking service mixi.

Nikon

Commercial

A commercial filmed in Los Angeles for Nikon, which was aired on CNN web.

Share Your #HiChewFace

Morinaga

Commercial

A commercial for the Japanese soft candy, Hi-Chew from Morinaga, mainly aired on web all over the US. The commercial featured the brand’s concept for the candy, “kissing face” (the pronunciation of the word “chew” is same as the onomatopoeia of kissing sound in Japanese). The commercial gained positive reviews for its compilation of cute kissing faces.

The Madness

Buchcherry

Album "Rock N' Roll"

Special interview and music video

A special interview DVD for Buckcherry’s album “Rock N’ Roll” and a music video for their single “The Madness”. Both of them were filmed and edited in Los Angeles, CA.

Grammy Awards

Live Broadcasting in Japan

WOWOW

Since 2014, HVE has been a part of the broadcasting team for a special live broadcasting program for Japan of the annual Grammy Awards at STAPLES Center in LA. As a special feature for Japanese audience, a Japanese celebrity would visit several locations and US musicians to report the latest music scenes.

Sunday Sports

Sport news program

NHK

The program in 2020 focuses on Olympic related news and reports. HVE featured Japanese swim team’s training in the U.S. towards Tokyo Olympics, as well as gender issues in sport, which will hugely affect the athletes’ qualification in the games, especially in track and field.

Strong Point

Sport Documentary

BS Nippon Television

A documentary series featuring Para-Athletes to introduce their challenges toward Paralympics. The stories focus on the athletes overcoming obstacles and finding the infinite possibility of their own bodies and making it their own Strong Point. HVE interviewed para-swimmers, Keiichi Kimura, who is training in Baltimore, US, Takayuki Suzuki based in Newcastle, UK,  Airi Ike, based in Australia, and a wheelchair rugby player Daisuke Ikezaki who is training in Arizona, US.

MLB

Coverage of MLB from spring training to postseason.

The Tevis Cup-the Toughest Endurance Horse Racing

Documentary

NHK BS

A full coverage of the historical Tevis Cup, where the riders are required to ride 100 miles within 24 hours through Sierra Nevada. The documentary  featured riders’ challenges before and during the race, and the race was covered by over 10 cameras including a drone.

TOKYO Athlete

Sport Documentary

NHK

Episode 4: Swimming-We Are the Ace"

A documentary series featuring Olympic athletes who are expected to win medals in Tokyo 2020. This particular episode focused on Japanese swimming team’s training in Arizona, U.S., as well as an interview and coverage of the training of an US swimmer Chase Kalisz, a rival for a Japanese ace swimmer, Daiya Seto.

Chokugeki! Shinso Sakagami (the Deep Truth)

Journalism variety

Fuji Television

A journalism variety show hosted by a Japanese talent, Shinobu Sakagami, to reveals the truth behind certain controversial people and events.

In the particular episode, HVE covered the world premiere of the movie “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” and focused on Ken Watanabe, a Japanese actor based in LA.

Sakagami Animal Kingdom

Animal variety show

Fuji Television

The Japanese celebrity Shinobu Sakagami learns about animals in order to create a kingdom for both animals and human. The two episodes filed in California featured Cat House on the Kings, Wildlife Waystation, and other animal rescue facilities and pet friendly spots in Los Angeles and southern California area. more.

Hakone Relay Marathon

Sport documentary

Nippon Television

Hakone Ekiden, a relay marathon race, is an annual New Year’s traditions in Japan. This documentary is a close coverage of university students’ daily training and special camp training in the U.S. in order to seek the secret of their strength.

Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2019

Sport broadcasting

Fuji Television

Live broadcasting of the annual figure skating competition, in which athletes from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania compete. The 2019 championship took place in Anaheim, California. Shoma Uno won a gold medal in men’s singles, and Rika Kihira won a gold medal in women’s singles.

PGA Championship

Sport broadcasting

Fuji Television

Live broadcasting of PGA Championship in 2017 (the 99th) and 2018 (the 100th). In 2018 championship, Tiger Woods’ great comeback excited the gallery

YUBIWAZA

Sport documentary

 MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System)

A TV show featuring passionated e-athletes challenge the e-sport world. In this episode, the show featured Evolution Championship 2018 that took place at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.

Osaka International Women's Marathon

Sport documentary

Kansai TV

A documentary covering high altitude training camp held in Boulder, Colorado, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, toward Osaka International Women’s Marathon.

Mezamashi TV

A daily news magasine show

Fuji Television

A daily news magazine show in Japan. In one of its segments, the program featured the Japanese comedian and artist, Cookie and his photoshoot at Burningman.

EVA - Dawn of Human -

Documentary trilogy

NHK

A documentary trilogy reveals an extraordinary journey and history of human evolution with the latest technology, navigated by a future organism called “EVA.” Narrative parts of the documentary was filmed in Australia.

World Baseball Entertainment Tamacchi

Sport documentary

Fuji Television

A former Japanese baseball player, Daisuke Motoki, and a Japanese comedian, Hironari Yamazaki, visits MLB spring training in Arizona to interview with the players and report their training scenes.

Takeshi’s Supernatural X-File

Variety show

TV Asahi

With over 500 witnesses, people believe there is a lake monster, called Champ lives in Lake Champlain, NY, just like Nessie.

HVE teamed up with local captains and the experts of Champ and carried out a massive search from above and below the lake.

World Extreme Survival

Variety show

TBS

Japanese celebrities were brought to isolated wilderness. Can they survive 100 hours in severe environment? HVE documented two survival stories in North Pole Canada and Alaska.

I Am Bouken Shonen

Variety show

TBS

A weekly variety show about people who seek their dreams.

HVE covered American dreamers who believe in the existence of bigfeet, followed their annual meeting and other activities.

Giant Experiment

Variety show

TBS

Flying with an umbrella like Mary Poppins has been our dream so we created a 20ft umbrella and brought it up high in the sky with a special helicopter. Would it be possible for human to fly with an umbrella? A Japanese talent, Mikan joins this experiment as Japanese Mary Poppins.

Sadako Ogata - World with Neverending War -

Drama/documentary

NHK

This drama/documentary portrayed Sadako Ogata, “the little giant,” the first woman to serve as U.N. High Commissioner to rescue refugees. The piece was entirely filmed at a movie set in a suburb area of LA, and other parts of Los Angeles.

Indy Car Series

Sport documentary

Nippon Television

The IndyCar Series is at the highest level of formula car (open-wheel) racing in North America, which inherited the best of both Formula 1 and NASCAR. The top speed reaches 380km or 236 miles per hour. This show followed two Japanese racers, Hideki Muto, originally from the old Tsukiji, and Takuma Sato, an elite racer, and covered their challenges.

Fukuno Restaurant

HVE original

Promotional Video, Website