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Masashi Kawamura

Director

I run a creative studio called Whatever Co, working on a variety of creative projects that combine design and technology. My current project of love is a stop-motion samurai film called "HIDARI."

Biography

After working in global creative agencies such as 180 Amsterdam, BBH Tokyo/Singapore/London, and Wieden & Kennedy New York, he founded PARTY in 2011, and later opened its New York and Taipei operations. In 2019, he joined forces with the team Dot by Dot, and started a new creative studio called Whatever Inc. His background in coding and film directing allows him to create work that weaves together storytelling and technology, which has been recognized in numerous international award shows. He continues to explore creativity in variety of fields beyond advertising, including music videos, product design, and digital installations, and has been chosen as one of the Creativity magazine’s "Creative 50," and Fast Company’s “100 most creative people in business”.

 

博報堂、180、BBH、Wieden & Kennedyといった世界のクリエイティブエージェンシーでの活動を経て、2011年PARTYを設立。PARTY New York及びPARTY Taipeiを立ち上げ、その代表を務める。2019年 dot by dotと合併し、新たにWHATEVERをスタート。数々のブランドのグローバルキャンペーンを始め、テレビ番組開発、ミュージックビデオの演出など活動は多岐に渡る。その仕事はカンヌをはじめ世界で100以上の賞を受賞し、Creativity「世界のクリエイター50人」、Fast Company「ビジネス界で最もクリエイティブな100人」、AERA「日本を突破する100人」にも選出されている。

 

Skills

Roles

  • Mastery
  • Mastery
  • Mastery
  • Advanced

Languages

  • Fluent/Native
  • Fluent/Native

Work Experience

2019 – Present day

Director - Founder (Full Time)

Whatever Co. (Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Berlin)

2011 – 2019

Director - Founder (Full Time)

PARTY Inc. (Tokyo, New York, Taipei)

Education

1998 – 2002

Bachelor of Arts in Environment and Information Studies

Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus

Computer Science