Executive interviews & customer stories from Japan — delivered in English.

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Customer testimonial, executive interview & team culture videos

A recent film

Four musicians, one craftsman, and the difference you can hear

Four musicians handed their instruments to Andreas Post, a string instrument technician in Amsterdam, and the film follows what changed — before and after, in their own words. Bunkyo Gakki, one of Japan’s foremost stringed-instrument specialists, brought us the project — to show what their Amsterdam partner actually does — and the storyline, the direction, the filming and the edit are ours. That’s what a customer story does: your customers make the case for you.

Documentary for Bunkyo Gakki (Tokyo) ・ Directed, filmed and edited by us

Every shoot includes an edit-ready bilingual transcript (Japanese to English)

Start editing in 48 hours — not after weeks of translation.

Every shoot includes an Edit-Ready Bilingual Transcript — the full conversation, timecoded in Japanese and English, as Excel and SRT files, within 48 hours. Two business days after filming, everything that was said is in your hands and ready to cut; whether your team edits or ours, the translation is already behind you.

From a rough idea to the finished film — a path we walk together

1. Brief — However unformed the idea feels, it’s enough to begin. On a short call, we ask the right questions and watch it take shape together. You confirm the interviewee’s consent (we bring the bilingual release form), and our fixed price arrives before anything else — so the path ahead is clear.
2. Prep call — Send over the questions you already have, or leave them to us — either way we shape them in Japanese and English, and one round of your feedback makes them yours. You introduce the interviewee and suggest dates that suit them — the calls and confirmations in Japanese are ours to carry. From here, the project moves without you pushing it.
3. Shoot day — This is the day your idea becomes footage, and it’s entirely in our hands. If the venue’s connection allows, join us live and listen in as the conversation unfolds — or simply wait: the transcript will catch everything.
4. 48-hour transcript — Within 48 hours, every word of the interview is in front of you, timecoded in Japanese and English. The moments that feel right will stand out on their own — a light flag from you, and the film begins to take shape.
5. Edit — Before we cut, you see the film on paper — the chosen quotes, in their order — and give it your yes. Two rounds of refinement follow, so the finished film holds only what you’ve already approved.
6. Delivery — Within 10 business days of the shoot, the film arrives — subtitled in English, finished, ready to share. What began as a rough idea is now something you can put your name to.

Who we’ve worked with

• A UK medical-device company — Customer interviews filmed at two Japanese research hospitals; English-subtitled videos used by their global team.
• A US ingredients manufacturer — Customer interview video filmed in Japan for global marketing use.
• An international energy organization — Executive interview with its former head, filmed in Tokyo.
• A European Union institution — Official anniversary-event documentary, filmed and edited.
• A UK publishing group — Video-game studio mini-documentary, shot and produced in Tokyo.
• A leading international business newspaper — Corporate features filmed in Tokyo for its video desk.

Project details and full sample videos are shared on request during the intro call.

“Out of the four videography teams I worked with worldwide on this project, I found that you and your services — both on a technical level [and] on a customer support level — were excellent. You were quick to react with creative and professional ideas and always maintained communication and delivery, even while working half the world away from the client.”

About Jiro Kumakura — Producer

Jiro Kumakura is a Tokyo-based producer. After graduating in literature from Waseda University, he started out as a lifestyle-magazine editor, then spent years directing web design — a career built, from day one, on shaping stories for an audience. In 2014 he founded a production company dedicated to film, and he has been planning and producing corporate videos and documentaries ever since. The editor’s habit never left: every film still starts with listening.

The Team

Jiro leads every project personally, from the first call to the final cut. He directs and films interview shoots himself; for larger productions, we bring in trusted, long-standing associates — a crew assembled around what your story needs.

Our team members come from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, bringing a wide range of expertise to each project. What unites us is a shared passion for Japanese culture and a deep respect for one another’s unique talents and perspectives.

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