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Mika Ninagawa (蜷川 実花, Ninagawa Mika, born October 18, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese photographer and director, known for her vibrant and brightly colored photographs of flowers, goldfish, and landscapes.
Work
Ninagawa has enjoyed significant commercial success in fashion and advertising. She made her debut as a full-length film director in 2007 with Sakuran. In September 2010, her music video for the AKB48 song "Heavy Rotation" was released. She directed the live action film adaptation of the manga Helter Skelter in 2012.
Awards
- 1996: Grand Prize, 9th Shashin Hitotsubo Ten
- 1996: 13th New Cosmos of Photography, Canon
- 1998: Encourage Award, 9th Konica Award
- 2001: The 26th Kimura Ihei Award, Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co.
- 2006: Ohara Museum of Art Prize
Filmography
Movies
- Sakuran (2007)
- Helter Skelter (2012)
Music videos
| Year | Music video | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Ashita Tenki ni Naare" (明日天気になぁれ) | Yuzu | |
| 2010 | "Heavy Rotation" | AKB48 | Also produced CD jacket. |
| 2011 | "Yobisute Fantasy" (呼び捨てファンタジー) | AKB48 Team B | Found on the "Ue kara Mariko" single. |
| 2012 | "Hanabi" (花火) | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | Also produced CD jacket. |
| "Sugar Rush" | AKB48 | Soundtrack for the Disney film Wreck-It Ralph. | |
| "Powder Snow (Eien ni Owaranai Fuyu)" (Powder Snow ～永遠に終わらない冬～) | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | Also produced CD jacket. | |
| 2013 | "Girl on Fire" | Alicia Keys | Special video produced for Japan. |
| "Pink Spider" | Kumi Koda | Also produced associated UULA short drama. | |
| "Sayonara Crawl" | AKB48 | ||
| "Issen Ichibyō" (一千一秒) | Exile Takahiro | ||
| "Ame nochi Harelujah" (雨のち晴レルヤ) | Yuzu | ||
| 2015 | "Kaguya" | News | |
| 2016 | "Kimi wa Melody" | AKB48 |
Books
- A Piece of Heaven. Tokyo, Japan: Editions Treville, 2002. ISBN 4-309-90493-9. Color photographs.
- Liquid Dreams. Tokyo, Japan: Editions Treville, 2003. ISBN 4-309-90556-0. Color photographs.
- Acid Bloom. Portland, Ore.: Nazraeli Press, 2004. ISBN 1-59005-066-5. Color photographs.
- Floating Yesterday. Tokyo, Japan.: Kodansha, 2005. ISBN 4-06-213075-0. Color photographs.
Other projects
Ninagawa was involved in the interior design of the Bar & Cafè on the Bund cafe and bar in Shanghai, China.
Ninagawa was involved in designing the external livery of a new Genbi Shinkansen excursion train scheduled to be operated in Japan by JR East from spring 2016.