Creative and Production Capabilities Across Japan
NOUS helps global brands, agencies and regional teams develop and deliver campaigns, stories and content across Japan.
From early-stage thinking and research to crews, locations, filming, photography, post-production and final assets, we bring together the right capabilities around each brief.
DELIVERING FOR INTERNATIONAL AND JAPANESE ORGANISATIONS
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Finding the idea that makes the work matter.
We help clients turn objectives, information and complex subjects into clear, compelling creative work.
Our involvement can begin with a finished brief or much earlier, helping identify the story, sharpen the message and develop the right approach for the audience and market.
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Creative strategy
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Concept and campaign development
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Story and narrative development
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Research and cultural insight
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Creative direction
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Scripts and treatments
PRODUCTION ACROSS JAPAN
The people, planning and local knowledge to make it happen.
Based in Tokyo, with production experience across all 47 prefectures, NOUS provides the local infrastructure needed to execute work throughout Japan.
We manage the practical and creative process, giving overseas and regional teams one accountable production partner from planning through delivery.
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Production planning and management
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Locations, access and permits
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Casting and contributor sourcing
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Crews and equipment
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Scheduling and logistics
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Multi-location and multi-team production
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On-set coordination
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Rights and releases
FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Visual stories created for every format and platform.
We produce film and photography for campaigns, branded content, destinations, technology, corporate communications, events and large-scale content requirements.
From a focused shoot to a nationwide production, we combine strong creative execution with the systems and teams required to deliver consistently at scale.
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Brand and campaign films
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Commercial and editorial photography
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Branded and documentary content
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Corporate and technology stories
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Travel and destination content
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Events, launches and experiences
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Social and short-form video
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Image libraries and visual datasets
CONTENT, LOCALISATION AND DELIVERY
One production.
A complete body of content.
Our capabilities extend beyond the shoot.
Through a network of editors, writers, researchers, translators and post-production specialists, we can develop connected film, photography and written assets for different audiences, formats and markets.
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Film editing and post-production
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Retouching and image processing
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Interviews and editorial stories
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Copywriting and article development
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Cultural adaptation and localisation
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Multi-language coordination
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Social and campaign adaptations
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Asset management and structured delivery
BUILT AROUND THE PROJECT
The right team for the work.
Some projects need one experienced photographer or filmmaker. Others require producers, directors, multiple shooting teams, researchers, writers and local specialists working across several locations.
We build and manage the team around the scale and requirements of each project, while providing one clear point of contact and maintaining a consistent standard from brief to final delivery.
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