Talk live “The world and charm of Syd Mead talked by masters” will be delivered in memory of the first anniversary of his death!

© Syd Mead, Inc. © Syd Mead Talk Live Executive Committee

Looking back on the feat of a genius designer who was touted once in a hundred years, seven professionals who think about the "future" gather in Ikebukuro, and the next-generation planetary-class event opens a miracle!

Visual futurist Syd Mead, known for the movies "Star Trek," "Tron," "Blade Runner," and the anime "∀Gundam," passed away on December 30, last year, and will soon be celebrating his anniversary.

In 1979, Mr. Mead's first art book "Sentinel" landed in Japan as a foreign book, and has a great impact on various creators. The design not only presents a real product, but is full of visions that give a hint of the coming world, and will eventually become the driving force for creating many masterpieces as an image that will revolutionize the world view of science fiction movies.

Katsuhiro Otomo, Naoyuki Kato, Shinji Higuchi, Takashi Shimizu, Yutaka Izubuchi, Shoji Kawamori, and Kazutaka Miyatake, the leading figures in the video industry who were inspired and influenced by such a meet design, are about to celebrate their first anniversary. We will meet and talk about each thought with producers Shigeru Watanabe and Masuo Ueda.

The program will be a two-part live broadcast event, with the first part approaching behind the scenes of Syd Mead's creations and the second part expanding the topic from the standpoint of mechanical design and concept art. The words exchanged here will be a baton for young creator aspirants and an ale for future activities. Don't miss this precious dialogue!

[Overview]

-Given to young creators of the future- "The world and charm of Syd Mead talked about by masters"

Date and time: Friday, December 18, 2020

Meeting place: Hall Mixa (Ikebukuro Mixalive TOKYO B2F)

Performance:
[Part 1] Katsuhiro Otomo, Naoyuki Kato, Shinji Higuchi, Shigeru Watanabe / Takashi Shimizu (moderator)
[Part 2] Yutaka Izubuchi, Shoji Kawamori, Kazutaka Miyatake / Masuo Ueda (moderator)
* Honorific titles omitted, in alphabetical order

Fee: Tickets will be on sale from December 8th (Tuesday)
* Details will be announced on the official website.

Official HP: https://www.mixalive.tokyo/sydmeadlive/

Official Twitter: @progressionstyo (SYD MEAD 2020)

Inquiries about the event: sydmead-info@mixalive.tokyo

Organized by: Syd Mead Talk Live Executive Committee

Cooperation: Syd Mead, Inc.

【profile】
■ Syd Mead Visual Futurist

Born July 18, 1933 in Minnesota, United States.
After starting his career as a Ford car designer, he founded Syd Mead, Inc. in 1970. Future-oriented and realistic visions quickly make him a world-class industrial designer. His activities are not limited to the field of industrial design, but he has also achieved excellent results in the work of film art that began in the late 1970s. "Star Trek Theatrical Version" (US 79) "Blade Runner" (82) "Tron" (82) "2010" (US 84) "Alien 2" (85) and other masterpieces of science fiction movies that everyone knows It is a legend that deals with. In recent years, participation in "Blade Runner 2049" (17) has been a hot topic. He has worked with Japan a lot, and the two major anime projects "YAMATO2520" (95) and "∀Gundam" (99) are particularly impressive.
After declaring retirement on September 18, 2019, he died on December 30, 2019. (86 years old)

<Part 1 / Appearance>

■ Katsuhiro Otomo (Otomo / Katsuhiro) Cartoonist / Film Director

Born in 1954, from Miyagi prefecture. Debuted as a manga artist in August 1973 with "Gunsei". 1982 Started serializing "AKIRA" (winning the 8th Kodansha Manga Award). 1983 Published "Domu" (winner of the 4th Japan SF Award). While gaining popularity as a manga artist of the new era, he was in charge of character design for the theater animation "Genma Taisen" (Director: Rintaro) of the same year and participated in video production. In 1988, he was the animation director of the movie version of "AKIRA" himself, and produced "MEMORIES" in 1995, "Steamboy" in 2004, and "Fire Town" (one of "SHORT PEACE") in 2013. In 2005, he was awarded the Chevalier des Arts and Culture by the French government, and in 2013 he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon. In 2014, he was awarded the Order of Arts and Culture Offiche by the French government, and received many award-winning works.

■ Naoyuki Kato SF painter / illustrator

Born in 1952, from Hamamatsu City. Debuted as a commercial magazine in the February issue of "SF Magazine" (Hayakawa Publishing) in 1974. In the same year, he established "Studio Nue" with his friends. After winning the Hayakawa SF Contest Art Division, he has been active mainly in the covers and illustrations of novels. Major works include the "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" series and the "Guin Saga" series. In the video production, he was in charge of the mechanic design of "Space Battleship Yamato" and the animated "Legend of the Galactic Heroes". Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel "Starship Troopers" (paperback edition) The illustration of the powered suit had a great influence on the history of Japanese animation. To date, he has won the Seiun Award for Best Art in the Japan SF Convention eight times in total. Member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Club of Japan. My hobbies are reading and cycling. Recently, I finished the ceiling painting projected on the planetarium dome by crowdfunding.

■ Director Shinji Higuchi / Special Skills Director

Born in 1965, from Tokyo. Entered the movie world as a special modeling assistant for the 1984 version of "Godzilla". Attracted by the special effects of the independent production group DAICON FILM "Yagino Orochi's Counterattack", he participated in Gainax with Hideaki Anno and others, and became the director staff of "Royal Space Force Oneamis Wings". In charge of the director and storyboard of "Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water" and the script and storyboard of "Neon Genesis Evangelion". In the limelight as a special skill director of "Heisei Gamera Trilogy", after working as a special skill director of "Sakuya Yokaiden", "Shurayukihime", "Pistol Opera", etc., "Minimoni. THE Movie A candy adventure! Debuted as a theatrical film director. After working on the "Lorelei", "Japan Sinks", "The LAST PRINCESS of the Hidden Fort", "The Castle of Noboru", "Giant God Warrior Appearing in Tokyo", "Attack on Titan" series, etc. Received the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for "Godzilla". The "Sukagawa Archive Center" was opened at the birthplace of director Eiji Tsuburaya as part of the activities of the NPO "ATAC", which serves as the vice president and honors the special effects culture through the collection and preservation of materials. "Shin Ultraman" will be released in the summer of 2021.

■ Shigeru Watanabe Producer

Born in 1957, from Fukushima prefecture. After joining the Bandai Group, accounting for poppies, and developing toys for boys, he launched the video label "EMOTION". In charge of the world's first OVA "Dallos". Since then, "Royal Space Force Oneamis Wings", "Red Spectacles", "Yagi Daijano Counterattack", "AKIRA", "Mobile Suit Gundam Counterattack Char", "Kerberos Hell's Guard Dog", "GHOST IN THE SHELL Ghost in the Shell", and "Ultraman Powered" "Masked Rider ZO" "Avalon" "HANA-BI" "Metropolis" "Human Wolf JIN-ROH" "Whale Jump" "WXIII Mobile Police Patlabor" "Mini Pat" "Ghost in the Shell STAND ALONE COMPLEX" "Steam Involved in "Boy" and "Cyber Coil". Also in charge of Japan's first "Disney Video" sell-through. Former President of Bandai Visual, non-executive director of Sunrise. He left Bandai Visual after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Currently Senior Managing Director of Skyfall Co., Ltd. Received the Fujimoto Award Encouragement Award and the Animation Kobe Achievement Award. In charge of "Chronolog" and "Chronolog II", a collection of works by Syd Mead. Design request for "∀Gundam". Produced "Syd Mead Exhibition PROGRESSIONS TYO 2019". Mr. Mead has been acquainted with him for 30 years.

■ Moderator: Takashi Shimizu Film critic and creative director

Born in 1962, from Tokyo. Edited and written in "PREMIERE Japan version" and "STARLOG Japan version". Written in "Movie.com", "Cinema Today", "FLIX", etc. Appeared on Nippon Broadcasting System "Akiko Yagi LOVE & MELODY". Planning and production of DVDs and events for the overseas TV series "GALACTICA" to encourage Japan to land. His books include "The Triple Cross / Haruki Kadokawa's Film Revolution" and "Shinsho Shinsho Star Wars Studies". Edited and wrote "Mami", a collection of manuscripts by Toru Narita, the art director of the early Ultra series. Composition and direction of the non-fiction "Ultra Revolution 1966-Giant Hero Advent Its Creation and Impact-" recorded in "ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES Ultraman MovieNEX". Received the International Emmy Award, Galaxy Award, and National Association of Commercial Broadcasters Award for Best Award for planning, composition, and coverage of WOWOW's documentary program "Cinematographer Harry Mimura's Hiroshima".

<Part 2 / Appearance>

■ Director / Mechanic Designer Yutaka Izubuchi

Born in 1958, from Tokyo. Debuted in 1978 with the guest mechanical design of "Tosho Daimos". Since then, "Aura Battler Dunbine," "Armored World Galian Iron Crest," "Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack," "Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket," "Mobile Police Patlabor," "Gasaraki," "Choudenshi Bioman," and "Masked." Worked on mechanic design for numerous anime and special effects works such as "Rider THE FIRST". Debuted as a director with "Rahxephon" in 2002. In 2012, he was the general director of "Space Battleship Yamato 2199". A versatile multi-creator, he was in charge of illustrations for Ryo Mizuno's fantasy novel "Record of Lodoss War," and is known for establishing the image of elf ears.

■ Shoji Kawamori Vision Creator / 2025 Osaka / Kansai Expo Theme Business Producer

The TV anime "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross", which he was involved in as one of the original authors while attending Keio University. Also in charge of designing "Valkyrie", a three-stage deformation mechanism that appears there. In the theatrical work "Macross: Do You Remember Love?", He was selected as a director at the young age of 23. Representative works are "Macross" series, "Aquarion" series (original / director / mechanical design), Kenji Miyazawa's semi-autobiographical animation "Ihatov Illusion KENJI Spring" (original / director), "Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory" and "GHOST". IN THE SHELL Ghost in the Shell, Sony “AIBO” ERS-220, Nissan Dualis “Powered Suit Dualis”, “New Century GPX Cyber Formula”, “Symphonic Psalm Eureka Seven”, “Armored Core”, “Demon Ex Machina” (Mechanical Design) Such.

■ Kazutaka Miyatake Illustrator / Mechanic Designer

Born in 1949, from Yokosuka City. Founded the science fiction art planning company "Studio Nue" with Kenichi Matsuzaki, Haruka Takachiho, and Naoyuki Kato. One of the pioneers who established a Japanese mechanic design job. Mazinger Z, Cyclone, Combatler V, etc., a leading figure in perspective illustration. Space battleships such as the Arcadia of "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross", "Space Battleship Yamato" and "Galaxy Express 999", the 10,000m Strat Tower of "Symphonic Psalm Eureka Seven", various spaceships of the science fiction movie "Sayonara Jupiter" and "Sayonara Jupiter" A concept designer who creates robots, huge structures, and even astronomical world views, including the aura battler of "Dumbine".

■ Moderator: Masuo Ueda Producer

Born in 1955, from Tokyo. Joined Japan Sunrise (currently Sunrise) in 1979. After the production of "Mobile Suit Gundam", the movie version "Mobile Suit Gundam III Meguriai Universe" was produced for the first time. Since then, he has worked on numerous masterpieces and hits such as "Galaxy Drifting Vifam," "City Hunter," and "∀Gundam." After completing the "Mobile Suit Gundam 20th Anniversary Project", he left Sunrise in 2000. Engaged in the production of "Inuyasha" as a free producer. Participated as executive producer when Aniplex was launched. After that, he was the president of A-1 Pictures and the president and chairman of Aniplex. Currently CEO of Skyfall Co., Ltd. At "Syd Mead Exhibition PROGRESSIONS TYO 2019", he was the first exhibition project, but he was the chairman of the executive committee.
* Honorific titles omitted, in alphabetical order for each part

【Related Links】
▼ Special site for the first anniversary of Syd Mead's death
https://skyfall.me/sydmead2020/anniversary/

▼ Syd Mead 2020 Shop (e + Shop)
https://shop.eplus.jp/sydmead/

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