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KENSAKU KAKIMOTO

Director / filmmaker / photographer

While working on numerous projects as a filmmaker, Kakimoto is also active in advertising photography and artist portraits as a photographer.
In 2021, Kakimoto worked on the main visual and titles of the Taiga series “Seiten wo tsuke”. The movie “Koi suru kiseichuu” directed by him was released the same year. He has also presented many photography works as a contemporary artist inside and outside of Japan. He was selected for the international art exhibition "Ripples across the Water 2021”. In 2023, he exhibited at the Asama International Photo Festival 2023 “PHOTO MIYOTA”. This year he has also held at Canon Gallery 50th Anniversary Special Exhibtion, the “As is” exhibition by Kensaku Kakimoto.




He’s also active as a modern artist working on numerous photographies internationally.
This summer his work will be shown at an international art exhibition named “Mizu no hamon”.

Film Awards:
Nominated at Tribeca Film Festival 2021 in “Art and Soul” and “Shining Star” category.
Best picture at Global Shorts 2020 and London International Film festival.
Video of the Year at Space Shower Music Awards in 2019.
2016 ACC Grand Prix, in addition to numerous awards at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, One Show Design, London International Awards, New York Festivals, AD STARS, Spikes Asia, ADFEST, and the Adobe WW Sales Conference Film Festival and many more.
演出家、映像作家、写真家。


多くの映像作品を生み出すとともに、広告写真、アーティストポートレートなどをはじめ写真家としても活動。2021年大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」メインビジュアル、タイトルバックを演出。映画「恋する寄生虫」が公開。また現代美術家としても多くの写真作品を国内外で発表。国際美術展「水の波紋2021」に選出。2022年夏「―TIME― ⾳⽻⼭清⽔寺」展を開催。浅間国際フォトフェスティバル2023 PHOTO MIYOTAに出展。Canon Gallery 50周年企画展 柿本ケンサク写真展「As is」開催。




賞歴
2021年トライベッカ映画祭 - アート&ソウル部門、及びシャイニングスター部門選出。
2020年Grobal Shorts 最優秀作品賞、ロンドン国際フィルムフェスティバル優秀作品賞。
2019年SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS - VIDEO OF THE YEAR、2016年ACCグランプリ他、Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity、One Show Design、 London International Awards 、New York Festivals、AD STARS、Spikes Asia、 ADFEST、THE Adobe WW Sales Conference Film Festivalなどで数々のAWARDを受賞。

AWARD

2021
- +81FILM "Silence" -
TRIBECA : Shorts World Premier
2020
- +81FILM "Snowdrop Flower" -
1.4 Awards Show : Short Film / GOLD
2019
-RADWIMPS "Catharsist" MV-
SPACE SHOWER MUSIC AWARDS(Japan):VIDEO OF THE YEAR
2017
-END ALS STILL-
ADFEST (Thailand):Media / GOLD  
2016
-END ALS STILL-
ACC CM FESTIVAL(Japan):Film B / Grand Prix

-YASKAWA -
Spikes Asia(Singapore):Film Craft / GOLD 
Spikes Asia(Singapore):Digital / SILVER
ACC(Japan) :Film B / BRONZE
Epica Award(France):Online Campaigns / GOLD
ADFEST(Thailand):Interactive Lotus / BRONZ
New York Festivals (USA): DIGITAL / Finalist
CODE Award(Japan):Good use of data
AD STARS(Korea):Innovation/GOLD
AD STARS(Korea):Film Craft/BRONZE

-TOYOTA BARISTA-
ADFEST(Thailand):DIRECT LOTUS / GOLD
ADFEST(Thailand):MEDIA LOTUS / GOLD
ADFEST(Thailand):INTERACTIVE LOTUS / BRONZE
New York Festivals (USA): FILM/ Finalist
AD STARS(Korea):Outdoor / BRONZE
2015
Canne Lions / Shortlist
One Show / Design- GOLD PENCIL
London International Awards / BRONZE
New York Festivals / Finalist
THE Adobe WW Sales Conference Film Festival / THE FIRST EVER HONORARY AWARD
ACC / Grand Prix
Dentsu Award / Grand Prize
ADFEST / GOLD
SPIKES AISA / GOLD 
ADSTARS/ GOLD
ESQUIRE Degital photography awards

KENSAKU KAKIMOTO
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