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Season 2 Episode 8: ShiShi Yamazaki, Animator

In this episode, we will spend the day with ShiShi Yamazaki, an animation artist based in Tokyo. First, we will head towards Machida, located in Tokyo's suburbs, where ShiShi was born and raised. Machida, located in the southwest of Tokyo, is a peaceful commuting town surrounded by nature. ShiShi mentions she often comes here to find inspiration, walking alongside the Sakai river while listening to music. ShiShi, now based in the city, works in Nakameguro, one of Tokyo's most popular and trendy areas. She will tell us more about her work and how she discovered the rotoscoping technique, which consists of tracing over live footage frame by frame. Due to her unique animation style, ShiShi has worked for multiple large brands in Japan, in addition to music videos and other animation work. Most of her work showcases a character named ShiShi Girl, made in her image, which she will tell us more about...

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

3

Episodes:

74

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

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First Air:

2014

Rating:

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