Form #2: FormJAPAN｜1. Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Film Director)

00:00 Title
00:12 Introduction: Perspectives
01:46 The Key in the Filmmaking Process
04:46 The Concept of Reality
07:49 2011 Documentary on the Tohoku Earthquake
10:36 The Intersection Between Film and Design
12:45 The Future Focus of Education
15:30 The Most Important Aspect for Creators
17:45 Work-Life Balance
18:41 The Shift in My Relationship with Cinema
20:30 The Role of Film and Creativity
22:12 Closing Credits
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FormJAPAN #1: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

For the first installment of FormJAPAN, we start film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi.

Hamaguchi said, "I felt I couldn't enter society smoothly, I kept running away, and before I knew it, I became a film director." We spoke with Hamaguchi about his journey to become a globally acclaimed film director, the intersection of film and design, education, and the role of creativity in the future. Please take a look.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Film Director
He has won the International Feature Film Award at the 94th Academy Awards for "Drive My Car" (21) and the Silver Lion at the Venice International Film Festival for "Evil Does Not Exist" (23).

Interview article: https://formtokyo.com/japan/2301/?lan...

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Form #2: FormJAPAN

Once, there was a strong connection between “form” and our everyday lives.

Forms such as objects, spaces, and visual communication design emerge as designers and creators draw inspiration from their daily experiences and observations. These forms transcend space and time, blending into our lives. We believe that “form” and the experience of everyday life are inextricably linked, and that’s where our ethos as people resides.

These days, forms are diversifying. Some prioritize ornamentation and presentational techniques, becoming detached from the fundamentals of everyday life, which obscures their purpose and essence.

What forms will enrich our daily lives in the future? What lies behind them? Form means to shape something or the essence of things. Arata Maruyama, the founder of our design studio &Form, and our associates began this series of projects to explore the essence of design and creativity.

Following FormSWISS, our second installment, FormJAPAN, gathers perspectives from creators excelling in various fields such as visual communication design, contemporary art, and film.

Japan, where &Form was founded, possesses beauty and collective values that differ from those of the West. Through Form, we explore the scenes where renowned contemporary Japanese creations emerge, aiming to draw the outline for the future we aspire to create.