Taiyo Kikaku (太陽企画) is a comprehensive video production company primarily engaged in the planning and production of television commercials.
Credited On
- Maximum the Hormone - Dhurha Vs Dhurha - Maximum the Hormone, released January 12, 2022 (
WPZL-90246). Animation (上村 竹哉), CG Director (両角 一優), CG Producer (髙橋 剛), Director (戸塚 敦也), Editor (森永 雅人), Producer (小野嶋 毅), Producer (新井 周作), Production Manager (冨原 将司), Production Manager (村上 大樹), Prop Design (能勢 恵弘).
History
Translated from the ja.wikipedia article 太陽企画 (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 108045193.
Overview
The company produces more than 300 television commercials annually, as well as promotional videos, large-scale exhibition films for planetariums and similar venues, computer-generated animation, stop-motion animation, websites, and experiential event projects using projection mapping and other technologies. It has in-house studios, editing rooms, sound recording rooms, and a CG department, handling work from planning through completion.
It is a separate company from Taiyo Kikaku, a recruitment advertising agency located in Ikebukuro.
History
The company was established in 1968.
In 1976, it opened a video editing room.
In 1984, it received its first ACC Grand Prix for Shogakukan's "Pikkapika no Ichinensei".
In 1986, it opened a computer graphics room.
In 1990, it opened the Presentation Service Center (PSC). Amid the rapid digitization of video production, it also opened Kangaeru Kobo, a workshop that made use of the advantages of handcrafting.
In 1996, it received the ACC Grand Prix for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "Koshi no Shucho".
In 1998, it established Digital Planet, its digital content division. It also received the ACC Grand Prix for Suntory's "Liquor Tax Revision".
In 2002, it established Prism 27, a unit of mid-career creators.
In 2004, it relocated to a new company building, bringing together facilities including a filming studio, video editing room, and CG room.
In 2005, it established POP UP, a one-stop group for commercials and the web; the Mobile Content Development Team, a project team that developed new business models utilizing mobile media and produced content; and the Character Rights Business Development Team, a project team that handled contractual rights issues concerning characters, cross-media initiatives, and merchandising.
In 2006, it established the group company Puzzle Co., Ltd. as a next-generation commercial production company combining video production centered on commercials with web-production business. It obtained the PrivacyMark certification.
In 2007, it established the Promotion Development Office, which provided promotional support with the aim of offering one-stop solutions.
In 2012, it opened TOKYO, an interactive production team, in Harajuku, Shibuya, and established Parasol Co., Ltd.
In 2012, it opened school, a creative team, at Taiyo Kikaku's head office.