Kiyoko Shibuya
Kiyoko Shibuya (渋谷 紀世子, Shibuya Kiyoko, born 1970) is a Japanese visual effects director and film producer. She has worked on all of acclaimed filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki's films to date and received four VFX-Japan Awards for her efforts.
Kiyoko Shibuya | |
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渋谷 紀世子 | |
Born | 1970 Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 1993–present |
Employer | Shirogumi |
Awards | 4 VFX-Japan Awards[1] |
Life and career
Shibuya was born in 1970 in Tokyo.[2] After watching Star Wars (1977) and Back to the Future (1985), she became engrossed in the production of special effects, which would later lead to her employment at the animation and visual effects studio Shirogumi.[2] In 1993, Shibuya began working in digital compositing on the Juzo Itami-directed award-winning film The Last Dance.[2] Thereafter, she has participated in the creation of visual effects for various advertisements and movies at Shirogumi's studio in Chōfu, Tokyo.[2]
Shibuya has worked on every film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, notably serving as the visual effects director for Juvenile (2000),[2] Returner (2002),[2][3] Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005),[2][4] Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007),[2] Space Battleship Yamato (2010),[2] Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012),[2] The Eternal Zero (2013),[2] Parasyte: Part 1 (2014),[2] Parasyte: Part 2 (2015),[2] A Man Called Pirate (2016)[2][5] and Godzilla Minus One (2023).[6] She also produced Yamazaki's animated features Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki (2011),[7] Stand by Me Doraemon (2014), Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019), and Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020).
Filmography
As visual effects director
- Juvenile (2000)[2]
- Returner (2002)[3]
- Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)[4]
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)[2][8]
- K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)[9]
- Ballad (2009)[2]
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010)[2][10]
- Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)[2][11]
- The Eternal Zero (2013)[2]
- Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)[2]
- Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)[2]
- A Man Called Pirate (2016)[2][5]
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)[2][12]
- The Great War of Archimedes (2019)[13]
- Yokaipedia (2022)[14]
- Godzilla Minus One (2023)[6]
As producer
- Friends: Mononoke Shima no Naki (2011)[7]
- Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)[15]
- Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019)[16]
- Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)[17]
- Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle (2021) - visual effects[18]
Awards
Shibuya has received four VFX-JAPAN Awards, for her work on Takashi Yamazaki's Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012), The Eternal Zero (2013), A Man Called Pirate (2016), and Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017).[1]
References
- "過去のアワード". VFX-JAPAN (in Japanese). Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "白組・Fudeトップクリエイター特別インタビュー". Wacom. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- "Returner : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "海賊とよばれた男 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "「ゴジラ-1.0」ポスタービジュアル [画像・動画ギャラリー 5/9]". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- "フレンズ もののけ島のナキ : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (live-action movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "K-20 怪人二十面相・伝 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "SPACE BATTLESHIP ヤマト : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "Always: Sunset on Third Street 3 (live-action movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "アルキメデスの大戦 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "ゴーストブック おばけずかん : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "STAND BY ME ドラえもん : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "ドラゴンクエスト ユア・ストーリー : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "STAND BY ME ドラえもん2 - 作品情報・映画レビュー -KINENOTE(キネノート)". www.kinenote.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- "高解像度ドームスクリーンで魅せる60fpsの大迫力映像〜ライドアトラクション『ゴジラ・ザ・ライド大怪獣頂上決戦』VFXメイキング". CG・映像の専門情報サイト | CGWORLD.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
External links
- Kiyoko Shibuya at IMDb
- Kiyoko Shibuya at Anime News Network's encyclopedia