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Co-creation by the Innovators
SHIBUYA / Daido Moriyama / NEXT GEN

Sony's logo is shown on a black background.

Opening background music plays.

Shows a view looking down at the city of Shibuya, both morning and night.
A train on the Yamanote line runs across the center of the screen from left to right.
On the background of the image of the train running through a tunnel, Opening title, "Sony's Innovations & Challenges" and "Stories" are displayed.

A man is walking, holding a single-lens camera in his hand.
A compact camera captures the man's camera in its LCD monitor.
On the background of the fast-forward image of people come and go, the subtitles, "Co-creation by the Innovators" and "SHIBUYA / Daido Moriyama / NEXT GEN" are displayed.

The screen is divided into many small screens, each showing a snapshot. Some are colored, and some are black-and-white.
The snapshot on the center shows a black-and white picture of a dog exhibited on an outer wall of a building.
Some snapshots show views of a city, such as road signs, street art, or people walking.

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Summer 2019

Shibuya, at night.
It is crowded with youths.
A view from the front seat of a vehicle.
Enters Shibuya Scramble Crossing illuminated with neon lights. The building of Shibuya 109 appears in the front.

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Sony created a space for artistic co-creation
with Shibuya as the canvas.

Background music changes.

A photographer, Daido Moriyama is interviewed.

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Photographer
Daido Moriyama
A leading photographer since his debut in 1964. Winner of the 2019 Hasselblad Award,
the so-called "Nobel Prize of photography".
Moriyama
"Sony provided young people the opportunity to take photos and have their work showcased, using the massive city of Shibuya as an element.
In that sense, this photo event is very much on the cutting edge."

On the large, digital display on the front wall of Shibuya modi, the logo, "SONY SQUARE Shibuya Project" is shown.
Sony Square on the first floor of Shibuya modi.
‘Public advertisement of SHIBUYA / Daido Moriyama / NEXT GEN' is written on a white panel. A small digital display is also exhibited on it.
Centered by Moriyama, eight young men and women are taking their commemorative photograph together.

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An art competition entitled "NEXT GEN"
was held and eight finalists were selected.
Their work was exhibited at
Sony Square Shibuya Project and Sony Square NYC.

The finalists are looking at the exhibits.
Moriyama lightly bows his head to two of the finalists: one man and one woman.

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Of the finalists, two were chosen to be featured
alongside Daido Moriyama
in an exhibition entitled "UNDERGROUND"
inside Shibuya Station.

A long-haired woman with a smile is interviewed.

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Akane Ito
One of two NEXT GEN creators featured in the "UNDERGROUND"
exhibition inside Shibuya Station with Daido Moriyama.
Ito
"Whoever heard of a photography exhibition inside the subway of Shibuya Station?
It sounded interesting, so I decided to enter the competition."

Camera shutter sounds.
A bicycle parking lot full of graffiti in a narrow tunnel under an elevated railway.
A man in a black T-shirt holds his single-lens camera.

Yamaguchi
"Could you two both look this way for a second?"

The man in a black T-shirt is interviewed.

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Hiroki Yamaguchi
One of two NEXT GEN creators featured in the "UNDERGROUND"
exhibition inside Shibuya Station with Daido Moriyama.
Yamaguchi
"I've always felt a special connection with Shibuya, ever since I was little. The idea of photographing Shibuya for the competition really appealed to me, so I entered."

Night time.
Ito walks across the crosswalk in front of Shibuya modi with a compact camera in her hands.

Ito
"Personally, I don't come to Shibuya often.
So I approached this as a way of discovering Shibuya anew.
I wanted to present my own personal experience of the city."

Day time.
Ito walks the streets.
She looks up at an elevated bridge and holds her camera.

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Photo Theme: SHIBUYA 2019

Yamaguchi calls out to a foreign young man sitting on a skateboard on the roadside.
As Yamaguchi steps back and holds his camera, the young man smiles.
In the crowd, Yamaguchi holds his camera and calls out to people passing by.

Yamaguchi
"I enjoy meeting and talking to people and taking their photos.
If they are happy with the photo and it looks good, I'm happy too."

Shibuya Scramble Crossing at night.
Young people hang around the entrance to the Center Gai and in front of a building where a glass-walled store of Starbucks is.

Day time.
Yamaguchi walks along an alley with signboards that prohibit parking and pop wall paintings.

A filmmaker, Tomokazu Yamada is interviewed.

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Filmmaker
Tomokazu Yamada
Cutting-edge director of films, music videos, TV commercials and dramas.
Named Best Video Director at the Space Shower Music Awards 2019.
Yamada
"I'm a huge fan of Daido Moriyama. That was the main reason."
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"UNDERGROUND" also featured a new video
installation by filmmaker Tomokazu Yamada,
an admirer of Daido Moriyama's work.
Yamada
"I also liked the idea of the exhibition space and was impressed by the aspirations of everyone involved in the project.
That's why I wanted to participate."

Yamaguchi walks with his single-lens camera in his hand.
He stops, and takes a shot.

Yamaguchi
"I'd guess I've taken about a thousand photos today."

Yamaguchi checks the images he captured on his camera's LCD monitor.
A black-and-white photograph of women standing in front of a wall and one of a man standing beneath scaffolding under construction.

Ito
"I think I've taken over a thousand photos."

Ito checks the images taken on the LCD monitor of her compact camera.
Ito holds her camera in front of a pop wall painting.
Some photos of geometric scenes taken from corners of the city and ones of colorful abstract art.
A photo of the glass window of a karaoke hall shows a woman's arm resting her elbow.

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Ito is interviewed while she is walking.

Ito
"I didn't think I'd make the final cut of the competition, so I was very surprised to be chosen.
I'm thrilled, of course, but I also feel a lot of pressure."

Ito crosses a pedestrian overpass with her camera in her hand.
In a downtown, she holds her camera steadily.

Yamaguchi wanders around the town with his camera in his hand.

Yamaguchi
"I'm really nervous. It's an opportunity to learn from professionals.
So I want to give it my best."

Background music plays.

On the background of the image of many people crossing Shibuya Scramble Crossing, the subtitle, "SHIBUYA / Daido Moriyama / NEXT GEN" is displayed.

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© Daido Moriyama photo foundation Courtesy of Akio Nagasawa Gallery
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On August 1, the exhibition opened
63 locations throughout Shibuya
STREET

Photos taken by Moriyama are displayed in various places in Shibuya, including some back alleys and underground shopping areas around the station.
Moriyama is looking at the photos displayed along street walls.
Images of people passing by the photos displayed in various places are shown in fast forward.
A black-and white photo of a dog displayed on a wall near a parking lot.

The Shibuya Hikarie, a skyscraper is standing tall.
A notice board saying ‘SHIBUYA / Daido Moriyama / NEXT GEN' is placed in front of the Hikarie ticket gate at Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.
It also says ‘An art exhibition spread 30 meters underground" with a down arrow.

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Shibuya Station, Basement Level 4
UNDERGROUND
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The exhibit showcased a co-creation between
four creators in an unprecedented location.

Enters the ticket gate, goes down the escalators, and arrives at the fourth basement.
There is a huge atrium space that links the underground platforms where trains are running and the ceiling.
On the ceiling, there are some banners hanging down saying ‘NEXT GEN / Art exhibition for next-generation creators.'

Moriyama
"I'm delighted to be able to display my work in such a space.
It's so dynamic. It's just amazing."

Many large displays are installed on the station's concourse, showing photos of Moriyama.

Each display shows a photo of Moriyama, such as a photo of a corner of Bunkamura (a large, art and culture complex), a photo of a view along the Shibuya River, and a photo of a woman walking across a street, all in black-and white.

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Photos: Daido Moriyama
Yamada
"Shibuya is in the middle of a huge transformation.
I wanted to use the space to capture what is being torn down and rebuilt-fragments of memory, so to speak."

Yamada's installation art.
Nine large displays can be seen on the concourse of the station. Each display shows a black-and-white image.
Under each display stand are traffic lights, concrete blocks, and steel pipes.

Shows the view of a vacant lot around Shibuya Station where buildings used to be.
A road under construction is lined with red lamps, and there is a crane on an elevated bridge.Ten displays: each shows an image of Shibuya being redeveloped.

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Videos: Tomokazu Yamada

Yamaguchi in his jacket is looking at some photo exhibits at the venue.

Yamaguchi
"It's a fantastic opportunity. So I really wanted to show who I am as an artist."

A photo of a young man sitting behind a steel pole.
A snapshot of a woman putting her hands up to her hair.
A photo of a human figure in front of a grid-pattern background.
These photos are all in black-and-white.

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Photos: Hiroki Yamaguchi

Ito is looking at some photo exhibits with a serious look.

Ito
"Of course, I chose the photos I like best, so I'm very happy."

Some snapshots capturing a person and a crowd in the city.
A photo that shows a view from the top of a long, parallel escalator (up and down escalators adjacent) with heavy traffic.
These photos are all in full color.

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Photos: Akane Ito
Moriyama
"With street photography, quantity is critical.
Taking lots of photos is a sign of desire.
That desire gives rise to all sorts of other qualities."

The scene shifts to the front of Moriyama's large display screen exhibits.
Moriyama, Yamaguchi, and Ito are having a pleasant chat.
Yamaguchi and Ito nod as Moriyama tells his story.

Ito
"Mr. Moriyama said he likes Shibuya because it's more elegant than Shinjuku.
I've never thought of it that way, so I found it an interesting perspective."

Outside the art exhibition.
Ito is interviewed with a beaming smile.

Yamaguchi sits in front of a shutter of a building.
He is in a T-shirt and is interviewed.

Yamaguchi
"What I liked about the exhibition was it gave me the chance to meet lots of new people through my photographs."

Ito is interviewed while she is walking.

Ito
"I want to be an artist someday. But I don't think I'm ready just yet.
So for now, I'm just going to keep taking photographs."

Ito passes by a pop wall painting while looking into her camera's viewfinder.
She holds her camera in a downtown.

Yamaguchi
"At the moment I can't make my living taking photos. I'm just an amateur.
But I'd like to become a professional someday."

A narrow tunnel under an elevated railway where bicycles are parked in lines.
Yamaguchi, with his camera in his hand, walks towards you.

Moriyama
"The thing about photography is that essentially, every photograph is a record-A record of our world, our times… and I think that's fine."

Yamaguchi shoots a photo at Shibuya Scramble Crossing at night.

Ito walks across a crosswalk with her hair waving.
Ito walks towards you. She fixes her eyes on you and holds her camera.

Moriyama
"The ability to document our world is what makes photography so wonderful.
I hope to see the world flooded with many, many more photos."

Yamaguchi looks up at the sky crossed by some wires and takes a picture.

Ito points her camera towards a toilet for wheelchair users, which is under cleaning.

Yamaguchi holds his single-lens camera on a street.

The profile of Ito looking into her camera's viewfinder.

Movie ends with Sony's logo.