WAKANA + Flower*
Flower* produced an artisit portrait for paint artist, WAKANA.
Film by Masaya Matsui
Music:
“Cave” — Locran
“Interlude” — Brandon Hopkins
WAKANA + Flower*
Flower* produced an artisit portrait for paint artist, WAKANA.
Film by Masaya Matsui
Music:
“Cave” — Locran
“Interlude” — Brandon Hopkins
MORE DRAW + Flower*
Flower* directed a PR video for Takekoma shrine in Sendai.
Preview link
un-T Factory + Flower*
Flower* directed Ad for Sony’s new turntable products.
Youtube links:
PS-LX5BT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJjsdsayjyk
PS-LX3BT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWHqacc8F0Q
Flower* + Masaya Matsui
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.
Amazon Prime
The Boy And The Whore 少年と娼婦
ORANGE
À (10) Centimètres
Sonia + Flower*
Flower* directed a promotional video for Tohnichi, Torque wrench maker.
“Is this expression culturally correct?”
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.
“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.

“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.
轟音の静けさ
凶暴な優しさ
癒しの傷跡
完全なる欠損
Flower* の追い求めるアートとは、
一見矛盾して見える “豊穣” と “欠如” を包括しようとする試みであり、
それに静かに立ち向かう姿勢である。
Un film artistique ──
創作への決意を込めて。
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
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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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.
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4446727/
Allcinema (Japan): https://www.allcinema.net/person/1114050
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Agent & Contact
Film Projects: S.E. Talent Management
Collaborator
Clam
4 min / FRANCE-JAPAN / 2022
Director/Producer: Masaya Matsui / DoP: Andrew Goldie / Music: Motomitsu Maehara
Cast: Momoko Shimamura
25 min / FRANCE-JAPAN / 2020
Director/Producer: Masaya Matsui / DoP: Toshiyuki Kiyomura / Music: Naohisa Taniguchi
Cast: Otman Salil, Thomas Alden, Océane Dailly
Watch this movie
U-NEXT
https://video.unext.jp/title/SID0216973
Vimeo Ondemand
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/10centimetres
Africa Magic, Clam Film
90 min / NIGERIA-FRANCE-JAPAN / 2019
Director: Andy Amadi Okoloafor
Cast: Gideon OKEKE, Aissa MAIGA
Africa Magic
https://www.dstv.com/africamagic/en-ng/home
12 min / JAPAN / 2014
Director: Masaya Matsui / DoP: Koho Kotake / Producer: Hayato Chaki / Music: Gen Tanabe
Cast: Ryuji Kasahara, Ayano Moriguchi
Trailer https://vimeo.com/246665362
30 min / JAPAN-PHILIPPINES / 2012
Director: Masaya Matsui / DoP: Masaru Yoshida / Producers: Milo Tolentino, Lorenzo Reyes, Rumiko Maruoka / Music: Gen Tanabe
Cast: Wataru Shihodo, Mikaela Malibiran, Marites de Dios, Crystal Faye Flores
Trailer
https://vimeo.com/246589301
7 min / JAPAN / 2012
Director: Masaya Matsui / Animation: Reiko Yokosuka / Producer: Miho Kazama / Music: Gen Tanabe
© SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED, Think The Earth, Reiko Yokosuka and Masaya Matsui
Watch movie https://youtu.be/il0YbNOAU9A
Continue reading “Ecoyomi In Animation うごくえこよみ”17 min / Japan / 2010
Cast: Mai Kinemuchi, Joji Otani, Kenjiro Otani
Trailer https://vimeo.com/25701444
Watch this movie
U-NEXT
https://video.unext.jp/title/SID0216981
Vimeo Ondemand
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/theboyandthewhore
Flower* + Masaya Matsui
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.
U-NEXT Link
Flower* + Masaya Matsui
A shortfilm script is published, have a look!
Continue reading “FATHER, HERE -Our Shortfilm Script is Out Now.”Flower* + Masaya Matsui
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.
Clamfilms + Flower*
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.
Zushi Beach Film Festival Official Website: https://zushifilm.com
at Gallery AL
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.
April 28 – May 7
AL Website
https://al-tokyo.jp
Clam KYOTO Official Website
https://clamkyoto.studio.site
Clam KYOTO Official Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/clam_kyoto/
An Article of Industry Magazine
Masaya Matsui is on FilmmakerLife Magazine.
FilmmakerLife Magazine;
https://www.filmmakerlife.com/masaya-matsui-a-visionary-filmmaker-bridging-cultures/
At Dohjidai Gallery of Art
Flower* Inc. is producing an exhibition which is held in Kyoto, historical center of Japan.
Clam KYOTO Official Website
https://clamkyoto.studio.site
Clam KYOTO Official Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/clam_kyoto/
Clamfilms + Flower*
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.
Zushi Beach Film Festival Official Website: https://zushifilm.com