When I got the offer about this commercial film, I was in Beijing and the director John Woo was in Los Angeles. So we talked by the phone to discuss. “To depict the color of beer I want to capture the evening in Thailand, in the image of glowing gold; I’d like you to build the set of a market to fit the atmosphere”; that was his request.

Though most Thai stalls are colored in blue or red, to reflect the evening sun I decided to defy the fact and build up a market in yellow shades, using transparent fabrics in yellow brown and yellow ocher for the stall awnings. Mauro Fiore, director of photography who flew there from Hollywood, arranged to let the rays of light seeping into these yellow shades, so as to get the color even more tender and warmer.

John Woo looked rather nervous, as he hadn’t filmed for quite long. “Telling you the truth, this is my first CM to direct,” he told me in whisper, “while I’ve filmed more than 40 movies…”

It means he appointed me as a production designer to work for his first commercial film –it’s such honor to me.———Yohei Taneda

ASAHI SUPER DRY, ‘CRANK UP’, the episode now shown on TV in Japan, depicts Masaharu Fukuyama, the leading character through the series, to reach the “crank up” (completion of filming) moment of an imaginary action film in the set of the market.

Filmed in Bangkok, Thailand, the CF was directed by a renowned film-maker John Woo, who first became famous in Hong Kong for his works like “A Better Tomorrow” series, followed by the huge success with “Face Off”, “M:I-2″, and “Red Cliff part1&part2″, films he made in response to the call from Hollywood.

You can enjoy the film on ASAHI MOVIE CHANNEL as well. John Woo is featured as himself, with his zeal performance. The commercial film is full of the enthusiasm and tension just like you would feel at the real filming set.


ASAHI SUPER DRY Commercial Film ; CRANK UP : 15secs / 30secs』
Directed by John Woo（Mu YuSen )
Featuring　Masahiro Fukuyama
©ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD.

 ASAHI MOVIE CHANNEL ASAHI SUPER DRY Commercial Film ; CRANK UP : 15secs

 ASAHI MOVIE CHANEL ASAHI SUPER DRY Commercial Film ; CRANK UP : 30secs

We have the image that Taiwan is the island with plenty of sunlight. but actually Taiwan is the island with high mountains and deep woods. In these mountains, I and Japanese art department built the Japanese town, Mushe and the Taiwanese aboriginal village Mahebo , where the Sediq people lived during the period that Japan ruled Taiwan in the beginning of 20 century. The task to create the world supporting the dram of the violent clash of two different cultures and religions took an enormous amount of time and energy. With the director and Taiwanese people we completed this task. I am very glad that this movie will be seen by Japanese people at last. ———Yohei Taneda

This Taiwanese film “Warriors of the Rainbow ; Seediq Bale” that Yohei Taneda worked on as Production Designer will be in theaters in Japan on the 20th April.

This film is an epic story of the indigenous tribes who fought off their Japanese oppressors in the early 1930s. with tragic result. The director Wei Te-sheng spent years planning and developing this project. The shooting was started in the autumn of 2009 and finished the autumn of 2010.He should have raised the funds sometimes during the shooting. Actors and actress come from the aboriginal people, actors from Japan, Taiwanese crew and crew from Japan, Hong Kong and Korea shared a sense of mission with the director who controlled everything. We can see the director’s great talent, passion and power on the screen in the theatre.

In Taiwan this movie broke box office record which the director himself made with his first full-length feature “Cape No.7″ and became Taiwanese people’s movie in 2011.
In Japan, we can see 2 volumes, part 1, The Flag of Sun and part 2, The Bridge of the Rainbow, that is, Taiwan original version. The movie is an excellent action entertainment with international high opinions. Please enjoy this movie in the theatre.


 “Warriors of the Rainbow ; Seediq Bale”
Director：Wei Te-sheng
Starring： Lin Ching-tai, Da-Ching, Masanobu Ando, Ma Zhi-xiang, Vivian Hsu, Yuichi Kimura and more
Central Motion Picture Corporation & ARS film production


 Warriors of the Rainbow ; Seediq Bale

The FilmCraft is a ground-breaking study of the art of filmmaking – the most collaborative and multidisciplinary of all the arts, each volume covers a different aspect of moviemaking. Latest title “FilmCraft : Production Design” written by Fionnuala Halligan has been published in the UK by Ilex Press and in the US by Focal Pres. Yohei Taneda offered to be interviewed with famed production designers, such as Ken Adam, Stuart Craig and Dante Ferretti. His illustrations, photos, miniatures and many other artworks for production design on the past are shown in the book.

 amazon UK “FilmCraft : Production Design”
 amazon US “FilmCraft : Production Design”

Yohei Taneda redesigned a wedding hall “ Toyonoakari” at a wedding center Nogikaikan, Tokyo in Japan.
It’s shown Meiji and Taisho period modernism to have Japanese taste with Art Deco style decoration. Four walls are presented four seasons, depicted Japanese typical trees and flowers dynamically and characteristically. You can feel Japanese spirit combined with Western learning in modern-day.

 “Toyonoakari” Nogikaikan, Tokyo JAPAN (Japanese only)

Yohei Tabeda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” was held in Kaohsiung City in 2012 and Songshan Cultural Park in Taipei city will be followed this time. It is Taiwanese version of “The Secret World of Arrietty and Yohei Taneda” exhibition that was held at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in 2010. After that, it went on a tour to Matsuyama city, Kobe city and Nagaoka city, more than 700,000 people had come and viewed. Yohei Taneda’s production designs from early works such as “Swallowtail Butterfly”, “Sleepless Town” and “KILL BILL Vol.1″ through the latest work “Man of Tai Chi” directed by Keanu Reeves, and also Arrietty’s Room, set up the world from the feature-length animated film “The Secret World of Arrietty” will be appeared.

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “CINEMA ARTS” in Taiwan
Schedule：27 Oct. 2012 – 17 Feb. 2013
Venue：Songshan Cultural Park, Taipei city

 Songshan Cultural Park

“Petit Louvre” exhibition at Ghibli Museum, Mitaka in 2008 and at Musee d’art Mercian KARUIZAWA in 2010 were well-received, and its Taiwanese version was held at Kaohsiung City in Jun. 2012. National Museum of History in Taipei City will be followed this time. It will be shown Yohei Taneda’s works besides production designs.

Yohei Taneda Exhibition “Petit Louvre” in Taiwan
Schedule：6 Oct. 2012 – 8 Jan. 2013
Venue：National Museum of History, Taipei City

 National Museum of History, Taipei City

Chinese film “The Assassins” that Yohei Taneda worked on as Production Designer will be in theaters in China on Sep. 26th, in Hong Kong and Singapore on Sep. 27th. This film is set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son. A brilliant director, Linshan Zhao who has been active in Commercial Film field directed this magnificent story.

 “The Assassins ; Tong que tai”
Director：Linshan Zhao
Starring： Yun-Fat Chow, Yifei Liu, Alec Su, Hiroshi Tamaki and more
Changchun Motion Picture Studio　Enlight Pictures　Le Vision Pictures

 Hong Kong trailer（YouTube）

The first air in 2006 through Jun. 21st in 2012, Ryu Murakami had interviewed many Japanese economic leaders. They were invited to the set that is like illusionism of ruins, designed by Yohei Taneda. The renewal set will be shown on Jun. 28th. It’s drawn on the concept of future and a space with brilliant light.

 Nikkei Special “The Cambrian Palace” Official Website (Japanese only)
TV TOKYO Corporation’s Group, every Thu. 22:00〜22:54 in Japan