Shugo Tokumaru – Katachi

by Ghost Writer · January 25, 2013

Japan’s Shugo Tokumaru has been making his rounds since his debut release, Night Piece, in 2004. Known for his indie pop sound — catering to the Pitchfork audience — Tokumaru has released his best music video yet for the single Katachi (meaning “shape“) from his 2012 album titled In Focus?. Directed by Kijek/Adamski, this stop motion piece is composed of approximately 2000 silhouettes cut from PVC plates layered in an everlasting chain.

Director, Concept, Animation: Kijek/Adamski
Production: Katarzyna Rup / Ab Film Production
Cast: Artur Cetnarowski
Gaffer: Heliograf, Blitz
PVC cutting: Dawid Krzyżanowski / My-Art
Studio set: PlumArt, Marcin “Śliwa” Śliwiński, Arek Szot, Joanna Kijek
Thanks: Studio Las, Paweł Reyman

You can also check the video on Pitchfork’s YouTube channel, or Kijek/Adamski’s Vimeo.