A bit of fun

I’ve been asked on several occasions to provide more than just photography – sometimes people ask for a bit extra.

Like this movie poster I shot for my best friend’s wedding a long time ago – ‘The Last Ninja’, a bit of a satirical homage to the old Sho Kosugi ninja films. Quite possibly still one of the most enjoyable things I’ve ever shot. Design and layout by another friend who owns a design firm in Tokyo.

Took a whole day of shooting and running around bamboo forests to get all the photos for the poster taking us from the carpark of an abandoned apartment building to a bamboo forest, but it was a massive laugh and we were all happy at the end.  Not all of the shots of that day were used and some of the better outtakes are below the poster, as well as some of the ones that were used:

A massively fun day .

I’ve got a project coming up this summer involving satirical movie posters that’ll form part of the new video learning program we’re starting up at japanorama.co.uk.  Should be fun so look out for them coming out soon!