We’re pleased to share that three of our short films — The Boy And The Whore, ORANGE, and À (10) Centimètres (At ( 10) Centimeters Ahead) — are now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, one of Japan’s leading platforms.
We provide cultural supervision and dialogue adaptation for international film and animation projects related to Japan. Our mission is to help filmmakers avoid common cultural misunderstandings and to create authentic, respectful representations of Japan.
We can support your team not only during the script development and pre-production stages, but also before and during shooting, reviewing scenes, gestures, and dialogue on set to ensure cultural and linguistic accuracy.
We can also join your set as a cultural advisor, reviewing key scenes or dialogue directly during filming if needed.
Filmmaking / Script writing
“IDEA has no limit”
We offer creative direction and filmmaking based on imaginative, original ideas. Our creative approach transforms ordinary concepts into visually powerful, emotionally resonant works.
Whether for film, commercial, or art projects — we propose stories that surprise and move audiences.
Advising / Coordinating Your Shoot in Japan
“Need the local production partner in Japan?”
We provide advising and coordination services for film productions in Japan.
Planning a shoot in Japan without a local partner can be challenging — research, paperwork, and location permits can take enormous time and effort.
Having organized numerous international productions in Japan, we can help you build a smooth, efficient, and realistic plan. Share your project with us — we’ll propose the best production strategy you couldn’t reach from behind your laptop.
The silence of loudness Fierce tenderness The wound of heal Perfect fracture
The art pursued by Flower* is an attempt — and an attitude — to embrace both “abundance” and “absence,” and to face their contradiction with quiet resolve.
Un film artistique ── A declaration of creative will.
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About Us
Flower* Inc.
Tokyo-based Film Production Company
We provide high-level international film production solutions in collaboration with our global partners.
Consulting on Japanese Culture & Language for Film
Creative Direction & Screenwriting
Advising & Coordinating Film Productions in Japan
Original Film Projects
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Masaya Matsui
Filmmaker / Director / Producer
Masaya Matsui is a Paris–Tokyo based film director and producer. After a decade-long career as a VFX director, he founded Flower* Inc. in 2011. Since then, he has directed and produced numerous international films.
As a director, his cinematic style is imaginative and poetic—rooted in innovative ideas, creative design and writing, and an authentic approach to visual storytelling. His films have been selected and awarded at international film and advertising festivals worldwide.
As a producer, he collaborates with global partners to develop and consult on international co-productions, proposing new production models through Flower* Inc.
We’re pleased to share that three of our short films — The Boy And The Whore, ORANGE, and À (10) Centimètres (At ( 10) Centimeters Ahead) — are now available for streaming on U-NEXT, one of Japan’s leading platforms.
We’ve just published the first installment of a new personal series: “A Record of a Film in the Making.” It begins not with a screenplay or structure, but with a quiet moment—a voice that appeared before the story had a shape.
Flower* produced a ‘Cinéma vérité’ style short film <YUKALICIOUS -the empress of hayama> with Clamfilms from France as a part of program of Zushi Beach Film Festival 2025.
Flower* Inc. is participating in the exhibition in Tokyo, the tour of the successed exhibition held in Kyoto last Feb. Come visit! We have the screening of clamfilms which Flower* Inc. works in collaboration.
Flower* produced a ‘Cinéma vérité’ style short film <UMAMI -The poetry of plants> with Clamfilms from France as a part of program of Zushi Beach Film Festival 2024.
“MIZU MONOGATARI -Water Story” Documentary Film which Masaya Matsui directed in 2011 has been DVD video released with another series of documentary film from Think the Earth, “IKIMO-NO-GATARI”.