Wataru Takeishi

Wataru Takeishi (竹石 渉, Takeishi Wataru, born 1982^[1]) is a prolific Japanese music video director. Takeishi has created videos for Japanese superstars such as Ayumi Hamasaki and Every Little Thing.^[2] Little is known of Takeishi, as he himself is not one of the superstars he directs the videos for.

Accomplishments

Most Expensive Music Videos

Three videos that Takeishi directed appear on the list of most expensive music videos. He directed three out of five for Ayumi Hamasaki, excluding Green and Virgin Road.

The videos are:

• My Name's Women - Ayumi Hamasaki - Cost: $1,200,000
• Fairyland - Ayumi Hamasaki - Cost: $2,000,000
• Jewel - Ayumi Hamasaki - Cost: $1,000,000

References

1. ↑ http://www.eart.ne.jp/iiapc/iiapc_artist_detail.asp?ArtistID=1510&ContestID=7&lang=j
2. ↑ mvdbase.com - Wataru Takeishi Videography