Mika Ninagawa

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Mika Ninagawa
Born (1972-10-18) October 18, 1972
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Occupation Photographer, film director

Mika Ninagawa (蜷川実花 Ninagawa Mika, born October 18, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese photographer and director, known for her vibrant and brightly colored photographs of flowers, goldfish, and landscapes. She has enjoyed significant commercial success in fashion and advertising. She made her debut as a full length film director in 2007 with Sakuran. In September, 2010 her AKB48 music video for the song "Heavy Rotation" was released. She directed the live action film adaptation of the manga Helter Skelter in 2012.

Filmography

Music videos

Year Music video Artist Notes
2007 "Ashita Tenki ni Naare" (明日天気になぁれ)[1] Yuzu
2010 "Heavy Rotation"[2] AKB48 Also produced CD jacket.
2011 "Yobisute Fantasy" (呼び捨てファンタジー)[3] AKB48 Team B Found on the "Ue kara Mariko" single.
2012 "Hanabi" (花火) Sandaime J Soul Brothers Also produced CD jacket.
"Sugar Rush"[4][5] AKB48 Soundtrack for the Disney film Wreck-It Ralph.
"Powder Snow (Eien ni Owaranai Fuyu)" (Powder Snow ～永遠に終わらない冬～) Sandaime J Soul Brothers Also produced CD jacket.
2013 "Girl on Fire"[6] Alicia Keys Special video produced for Japan.
"Pink Spider"[7] Kumi Koda Also produced associated UULA short drama.
"Sayonara Crawl"[8] AKB48
"Issen Ichibyō" (一千一秒)[9] Exile Takahiro
"Ame nochi Harelujah" (雨のち晴レルヤ)[10] Yuzu

Books

  • A Piece of Heaven. Tokyo, Japan: Editions Treville, 2002. ISBN 4-309-90493-9. Color photographs.
  • Liquid Dreams. Tokyo, Japan: Editions Treville, 2003. ISBN 4-309-90556-0. Color photographs.
  • Acid Bloom. Portland, Ore.: Nazraeli Press, 2004. ISBN 1-59005-066-5. Color photographs.
  • Floating Yesterday. Tokyo, Japan.: Kodansha, 2005. ISBN 4-06-213075-0. Color photographs.

Awards

  • 1996: Grand Prize, 9th Shashin Hitotsubo Ten
  • 1996: 13th New Cosmos of Photography, Canon
  • 1998: Encourage Award, 9th Konica Award
  • 2001: The 26th Kimura Ihei Award, Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co.
  • 2006: Ohara Museum of Art Prize

References

  • Yamauchi Hiroyasu (山内宏泰 "Hiroyasu Yamauchi"), "Mika Ninagawa", in Kōtarō Iizawa, ed., Nihon no shashinka 101 (日本の写真家101, 101 Japanese photographers). Tokyo: Shinshokan, 2008. ISBN 978-4-403-25095-8. P.202. (Japanese)

Store Produce

at the crossing of the Huangpu River and Suzhou Creek. (2013)

References

  1. ↑ "ゆず 明日天気になぁれ". Space Shower. Retrieved January 3, 2014. 
  2. ↑ "AKB48 ヘビーローテーション". Space Shower. Retrieved January 3, 2014. 
  3. ↑ "AKB48 呼び捨てファンタジー". Space Shower. Retrieved January 3, 2014. 
  4. ↑ "AKB48、全世界挿入歌「Sugar Rush」初披露 -映画『シュガー・ラッシュ』" (in Japanese). Mynavy News. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2012-11-08. 
  5. ↑ "AKB48、ディズニー映画曲「Sugar Rush」で世界デビュー" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2012-11-08. 
  6. ↑ "ALICIA KEYS GIRL ON FIRE DIRECTED BY MIKA NINAGAWA". Space Shower. Retrieved January 3, 2014. 
  7. ↑ "倖田來未 ピンクスパイダー（Short Ver.）". Space Shower. Retrieved January 3, 2014. 
  8. ↑ "AKB48 さよならクロール". Space Shower. Retrieved January 3, 2014. 
  9. ↑ "EXILE TAKAHIRO 一千一秒". Space Shower. Retrieved January 3, 2014. 
  10. ↑ "ゆず 雨のち晴レルヤ". Space Shower. Retrieved January 3, 2014. 
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