A Tokyo film studio
built for global brands.
Tokyo-based film production studio. Brand films, production coordination, short drama, and UGC for global brands. 13+ years, 1,500+ films.
The craftsman behind every frame.
Trained in Los Angeles. Founded Seven Seas Pictures in Tokyo in 2013. Thirteen years and 1,500+ films later, still on set every week — directing, shooting, and shaping every project that leaves our studio.
His work spans global brands like Amazon Japan, AXA, and Harley-Davidson, Japanese industry leaders Mitsubishi Electric and Kyocera, scripted action through the JAPAN ACTION GUILD partnership, and over 25,000 students trained worldwide via Udemy. A producer who actually produces. A director who actually directs.
Three things most studios in Japan can't offer.
Five years in Los Angeles. Trained in the language of global brands.
Our director Ryohei Watanabe spent five formative years in LA — studying film, shooting on real sets, absorbing how international production actually works. The result: briefs, scripts, and on-set communication in fluent English, with zero translation lag.
Official partner of JAPAN ACTION GUILD.
Founded by the action directors behind Rurouni Kenshin and Kingdom, JAG is Japan's premier action and stunt body — government-licensed, recognized by the national performing arts council. As an official partner, we open doors to fight choreography, sword work, and stunt talent that international productions otherwise can't reach.
Canon C400 + broadcast audio. Built for delivery.
We own the gear that international clients expect. Canon C400 4K cinema body, dual Sennheiser MKH416 shotguns, Zoom F6 and F8n field recorders. Drone-licensed pilots. No rental delays, no spec compromises — kit ready the moment your shoot is greenlit.
Why brands trust us with their Japan stories.
Bilingual from brief to delivery.
Every email, every script, every revision in fluent English. No translation lag. No "lost in translation" moments on set. Your brief lands in Tokyo and comes back as a finished film — without a third party in between.
Local knowledge, global standards.
We know which permits, which neighborhoods, which crews. We also know how an international agency expects deliverables: on time, on spec, in your editor's preferred codec. Detail-oriented. Flexible. Quick.
Right-sized for the project.
A four-person doc crew or a forty-person commercial set. We scale up and down, partnering with vetted Japanese specialists when the project needs it — without the agency markup or the language overhead.
Got a film to make
in Japan?
Tell us about your project. We'll send a tailored proposal within two business days — or hop on a call if it's easier. Initial consultations are free, of course.