Leading the lens was two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome, returning to his second home: the skate bowl. From the first light test to the final drone sweep, this production was a study in precision and adaptability.

Day 1: Tech Scout
U.S. Production, led by Chief Producer Mitsu, did the light study, wind flow, and camera angles in relation to the curve of the bowl. Every frame was plotted for movement, reflection, and energy. Venice Skate Park, familiar to skaters, was reimagined as a cinematic vessel.

Day 2: Prep
Casting director Gary Sato brought in the best of California’s skate scene. Yuto rehearsed with his stunt double, calibrating every transition until the camera could cut between them without a blink. Gear checked, stunts mapped, safety rehearsed. Precision dressed as ease.

Day 3: Shoot
California was alive with energy that day, bright and real in a way you could feel. Yuto sliced through the air, calm and focused. Drones hovered overhead, front and center, while glide rigs buzzed around nearby. It was creative chaos, but in the best way; every moment caught on camera told its own story.

Day 4: Weather
The shoot paused when a tsunami warning crossed from Japan. The skies stayed calm, but the crew held position until it cleared. After filming resumed, chief producer Mitsu, Hideoki’s multi-hyphenate lead, designed a custom water-tank rig using local materials. The setup bent sunlight and motion through the frame, creating an underwater perspective and a realistic visual.

Day 5: Routine
Before wrapping, we captured something quieter: Yuto’s day-in-the-life, and behind-the-scenes of an Olympian. It grounded the campaign in humanity, discipline, and not just spectacle. The result is a 9-minute Real Routine in LA video.

When the post was wrapped in Tokyo, the footage leapt onto the massive LED towers of Shibuya Crossing, and OOH visuals were visible everywhere. Synchronized screens pulsed with Yuto’s movement, a skate sequence reborn in electric scale. Passersby stopped mid-scramble; the ocean light of Venice now washed over Tokyo’s busiest intersection.

At its core, Hideoki & Co. delivered the kind of visual craft that only comes from total immersion in the process: scouting, building, adjusting, studying, then capturing.