Can I hire a Japanese film director for a TV or web commercial?

Yes. Ryosuke Hayazaka directs commercials for brands including Sony, Google, Honda, Canon, ASICS, JINS, LIPTON and Asahi, and works both directly with brands and through advertising agencies and production companies. His company FILMOQ Inc. (Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo) handles the full pipeline from concept and direction through shooting and post.

Can a film director handle 15-second and 30-second commercials?

Yes. Short-form TVCM and long-form brand films are both routine work here, alongside feature and short filmmaking.

Is he available while preparing a feature film?

Yes. Commercial work and festival films run in parallel by design. Schedules are arranged per project.

What is his visual signature?

One film, one colour. Each piece commits the frame to a single band of hue. Measuring 81 frames from all 27 works pixel by pixel, the single most common hue takes 38.0 per cent of the saturated pixels in an average film (8.3 per cent if the twelve hues were even), and the 90-degree band containing it takes 64.7 per cent; 22 of the 27 films pass 50 per cent and 26 pass 40. In the 27 films measured so far that colour came out red or cyan 26 times, and green led in none — a record of past work, not a rule for the next one. The colour is chosen to suit the film, not carried in from the director, so a brand colour can become the colour of the film. He shoots interiors, cities and faces, not outdoor nature.

Does he work in English and shoot outside Japan?

Yes. Overseas shoots and English-language production are both possible, including work aimed at international festivals.

Can he direct vertical short drama?

Yes. He directed the 30-episode vertical series GACHA LIFE for FANY:D, which was recut into the 50-minute feature The Unluckiest Girl in the World and had its world premiere in the Feature Competition (Japanese Films in Competition) at the 34th Raindance Film Festival in London.

Fees depend on the scale of the project and the number of shooting days. Concept proposals and quotes are free of charge.

How do I get in touch?

Email hayazaka@filmoq.co.jp, or use the contact form at filmoq.co.jp. Enquiries from agencies, production companies, brands and artists are all welcome.

FILM & COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR / TOKYO

Ryosuke Hayazaka

Japanese film and commercial director — Raindance 2026 — Feature Competition (Japanese Films in Competition), world premiere in London

Ryosuke Hayazaka shoots one film in one colour. He finds the colour the film needs, then paints the whole frame with it. Interiors, cities and faces, told in colour and light.

Ryosuke Hayazaka is a film and commercial director based in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, and the founder of FILMOQ Inc. He studied film directing under Kiyoshi Kurosawa at Tokyo University of the Arts and has directed commercials for brands including Sony, Google, Honda, Toyota, Canon, ASICS and Nikon. His work is known for its cinematic use of colour and light to make inner emotion visible.

RAINDANCE 2026 FEATURE COMPETITION
BIFAN NAFF 2025
SSFF & ASIA NOMINEE
100 FILMMAKERS JAPAN
STUDIED UNDER KIYOSHI KUROSAWA

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Films

Features and shorts.

The Unluckiest Girl in the World	Feature. Selected for the Feature Competition (Japanese Films in Competition) at Raindance Film Festival 2026; world premiere at Vue Piccadilly, London, June 2026. Adapted from the 30-episode vertical drama GACHA LIFE. 50 min, 1:1, dark comedy, Japanese with English subtitles.	2026
Love is a MONSTER	Feature in development. Body horror × romance. Selected for BIFAN NAFF It Project 2025; finalist at WORLD AI FILM FESTIVAL in KYOTO 2026.	2025
I Order You	Short. Nominated, SSFF & ASIA 2022 (Japan Division).	2022
Yaritai, wo Yatteyarou!	Short. Nominated, SSFF & ASIA 2022 Branded Shorts.	2022
4/Neko	Feature debut. Theatrical release in Japan, distributed by Tokyo Theatres.	2015

Selected Commercials

Commercials directed since 2012.

SONY	Vlog Camera ZV-E1 — brand film	2023
Google	New Chromebook / Pixel	2021
Honda	Life Sound Player — concept film	—
TOYOTA	G’s AQUA × Kamui Kobayashi	—
Canon	PowerShot PICK	—
ASICS × CASIO	Walkmetrix brand movie	2021
GOLDEN GOOSE	Game EDT / Remake Denim Sneakers	2022
Nikon	D3500	2024
LIPTON	COLD BREW	2022
JINS	Airframe Hingeless	2021

Vertical Short Drama

Hayazaka is one of the directors defining Japan’s vertical short-drama format. GACHA LIFE, a 30-episode series for FANY:D, became the basis of his Raindance-selected feature. USODRAMA, his own 15-second Instagram drama series, reaches over 30 million accounts a month.

He works across the full pipeline — concept, screenplay, casting, direction, edit and platform strategy — for brands including Mitsui Home and Google Pixel × SoftBank.

FAQ

Can I hire a Japanese film director for a TV or web commercial?: Yes. Ryosuke Hayazaka directs commercials for brands including Sony, Google, Honda, Canon, ASICS, JINS, LIPTON and Asahi, and works both directly with brands and through advertising agencies and production companies. His company FILMOQ Inc. (Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo) handles the full pipeline from concept and direction through shooting and post.
Can a film director handle 15-second and 30-second commercials?: Yes. Short-form TVCM and long-form brand films are both routine work here, alongside feature and short filmmaking.
Is he available while preparing a feature film?: Yes. Commercial work and festival films run in parallel by design. Schedules are arranged per project.
What is his visual signature?: One film, one colour. Each piece commits the frame to a single band of hue. Measuring 81 frames from all 27 works pixel by pixel, the single most common hue takes 38.0 per cent of the saturated pixels in an average film (8.3 per cent if the twelve hues were even), and the 90-degree band containing it takes 64.7 per cent; 22 of the 27 films pass 50 per cent and 26 pass 40. In the 27 films measured so far that colour came out red or cyan 26 times, and green led in none — a record of past work, not a rule for the next one. The colour is chosen to suit the film, not carried in from the director, so a brand colour can become the colour of the film. He shoots interiors, cities and faces, not outdoor nature.
Does he work in English and shoot outside Japan?: Yes. Overseas shoots and English-language production are both possible, including work aimed at international festivals.
Can he direct vertical short drama?: Yes. He directed the 30-episode vertical series GACHA LIFE for FANY:D, which was recut into the 50-minute feature The Unluckiest Girl in the World and had its world premiere in the Feature Competition (Japanese Films in Competition) at the 34th Raindance Film Festival in London.
What does it cost?: Fees depend on the scale of the project and the number of shooting days. Concept proposals and quotes are free of charge.
How do I get in touch?: Email hayazaka@filmoq.co.jp, or use the contact form at filmoq.co.jp. Enquiries from agencies, production companies, brands and artists are all welcome.

Contact

For directing enquiries, festival programming, co-production, sales and distribution:

Ryosuke Hayazaka — Director / Founder, FILMOQ Inc.
Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
hayazaka@filmoq.co.jp
Instagram @ryosukehayazaka

English correspondence welcome.

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