Tokyo Video Center (TVC) has been making documentaries, factual programs and sports shows for more than 40 years.
We have produced dozens of talented filmmakers and have received a great number of prizes and international awards for our documentaries. We take particular pride in our character-driven, human-interest films, which feature protagonists that range from ordinary citizens to big-name luminaries.
President
ATSUSHI
TAJIMA
Producer
Vice President
TAKESHI
SANO
Director
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Name
TOKYO VIDEO CENTER, INC.
Address
2-17-9 iidabashi chiyodaku Tokyo
102-0072 Japan
TEL：+81(0)3-6261-7500
Established
July 7th, 1970
Capital
38million yen
Number of Employees
140
Partners
JAPAN Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
NHK Global Media Service
NHK Educational
NHK Enterprise
NHK Planet
NHK international
Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS)
BS-TBS
Fuji Television Corporation (CX)
AWARDS
International Emmy Award
ATP (Association of all Japan TV program production companies) Grand Prize
International Emmy Awards Nominee
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards Gold World Meda
Rose dOr Award Nominee
Japan Prize Grand Prize
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards Gold World Medal
SPORTS JAPAN
SPORTS JAPAN tells you everything about the exciting world of Japanese sports and martial arts with in-depth analysis and up-to-the-minute stories.
Medical Frontiers
Japan is a world leader in health care. This program explores cutting-edge Japanese medical technologies and tips for a healthy lifestyle
The Road to Asian Highway
The Great Asian Highway is a network of roads crisscrossing 32 countries from Turkey to Japan. It has become the artery of Asia's transformation into an engine of world economic growth.
Tell Us about Your Life- Battlefield doctor, Tomoko Kanto（1999）
International Emmy Award, ATP Grand Prize
Dr. Kanto Tomoko is the first Japanese who is participated in “Battlefield doctor”. She went to her alma mater and told students the importance of life. Dr. Kanto asked them if there is one medicine in front of two patients, what kind of decision should doctor chose? We impressed by Student’s decision.
“Maika” The Reapers(2002)
ATP Grand Prize, Galaxy Prize , Banff TV award, Rocty prize nominee
14 hundred millions of people are acquisitive of material wealth in China. The stage is the biggest granary of China; there are two sides of people who can buy the combine harvester and poor farmers with using iron sickles. This documentary focus on how they live under circumstances of wealth inequalities.
Inheriting a Kabuki Legacy - Ichikawa Ebizo: His Fate and Anguish (2008&2009)
New York Festivals The Arts: Gold World Medal International Emmy Award: Nominee, Rose d'Or Awards: Nominee
This is the story about man who is fated to be a Kabuki actor. He tried to performance at the Paris Opera under emotional conflict. We can see Ebizo’s full of challenger's spirit through the scene with Danjyuro, his father and his master.
Pro Gamers: Social Outcasts or Superstars?
The world of professional video-gaming is a high stakes arena where cash prizes are worth millions, and international fame and glory await the best. But who are these pro gamers, and what does it take to become a true legend? Daigo “The Beast” Umehara is the world’s greatest ever “Street Fighter” player. For Momichi his young rival, Daigo seems untouchable, until a tournament victory places the legend in his sights. But what Momichi and the other challengers - Luffy from France, Justin from the USA, and GamerBee from Taiwan - are learning, Daigo knows only too well: living the game is not just about winning and losing, and victory can be as poisonous as defeat. In the gaming world they are heroes, but in society pro gamers are still seen as social outcasts or even addicts. Three years in the making, this film profiles five young pro gamers from Japan, France, the USA and Taiwan, as they go head-to-head in tournaments around the world. From Tokyo to Las Vegas, we follow their highs and lows as they land huge sponsorship deals, attract crazy fan bases and above all, live the game …
Length
58/88 min
Format
16:9
Director
Takao Gotsu
Cinematography
Kouichirou Miyagawa
Film Editer
Herbert Hunger
Original Music
Birger Clausen
Co-producers
Kenichi Imamura
Fumiko Shiobara
Producers
Hideki Furutani
Nobuyuki Sasaki
Executive Producers
Raita Nakajima
Atsushi Tajima
Ruby Chen
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