Cinematic Reality: Japan | Photography Journey from Tokyo to Osaka

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Introducing Cinematic Reality, a short-film series highlighting my photography along with cinematic behind-the-scenes footage. I created this first episode from my month-long street photography trip to Japan back in mid-September to October 2023.
All video shot handheld on Sony A1 & Sony RX100VII.
Film cameras: Canon EOS 300 & Fuji GA645
Film stocks: Portra 400 & Cinestill 800T
Video edited and color graded with DaVinci Resolve.
Photos edited with Adobe Lightroom.
Check out my full Japan photo gallery on my website:
www.illkoncept.com/japan
Instagram: / illkoncept
Twitter: / illkoncept
0:00 Intro
0:55 Day
5:56 Metro
9:52 Night
22:36 Shinkansen (Bullet Train)
24:21 Osaka
30:03 Outro
Soundtrack:
Max LL - Opening
Max LL - Disruption (Opening)
Live Footage - The Westernization of Asia
Cultus - Tidal Pools II
Ryan Taubert - Son of a Gun
Saint Mesa - Auteur (Instrumental)
Cultus - Tomorrow Never Comes
Cultus - More Me, More Often
Ryan Taubert - Molehill Mountain
Ryan Taubert - I Am Not A Tyrant
Ryan Taubert - White Knight
#streetphotography #japan #tokyo #osaka #35mmfilm #film #youtubenewwave

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8 июн 2024

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@mikawa9229 4 месяца назад

Hi, I am Japanese. I used to think that my life was just a boring everyday, but watching this dramatic movie made me feel a little better. Being a part of this scenery might not have been a bad life.

@illectricsheep 4 месяца назад

lol

@jerfareza 4 месяца назад

As someone who lives in Japan, the trick is to pretend that you're on a holiday everyday 😂 Then you'll find interesting things.

@laflammiche 4 месяца назад

It's life ... simply street life ...japanese street life ... colors colors and colors ... wonderful atmosphere. You just need wings.

@SMGJohn 4 месяца назад

Life is what you make it out to be.

@benjiang9789 4 месяца назад

I have been living in Hong Kong, a metropolis where East meets West. But I have the same feeling: Life is so boring. So, to cheer myself up, I love to visit Japan, just to look around, enjoy the landscape, and talk with the local people. And then, I feel refreshed.

@jjhs1790 3 месяца назад

I'm a 71yr old man and have been traveling by bycicle camping everywhere twenty more times throughout Japan since my 45. You are really talanted to catch the essence of what you see. In this chaotic world when you do something pushing the earth forward even a tiny step better a precious contribution.

@derecktsang 3 месяца назад

Keep on cycling n camping .Good luck n good health.

@DasHellgast 3 месяца назад

Fantastic! I fervently wish to bike through Japan just like you. Greetings from Spain, and congratulations on such a fulfilling life🚀

@electricearth1101 3 месяца назад

The choice to film Large Buildings, Neon Lights and Trains the whole time is Very original 😂😂 JK

@CasueLMusic Месяц назад

you are a true inspiration Sir

@davidignaz 4 месяца назад

I am 5 minutes in and I cannot imagine how there can be another 25 minutes of this goodness😮‍💨

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

It just gets better in my opinion lol. Night was the best time. Appreciate you taking the time to watch. Not all videos will be this long

@Vinyled 4 месяца назад

Hear, hear! 🙌

@Vinyled 4 месяца назад

@@illkoncept Length, please do! 😁🙏

@mymonfort 4 месяца назад

Amazing.

@michaelengelen2938 4 месяца назад

Wow-awesome footage. Great inspirations. Thanks for sharing

@inveenhuizen 4 месяца назад

Those three Ronalds McDonalds having diner was pure art.❤

@6rain875 4 месяца назад

at a burger king no less

@Iamspi 4 месяца назад

timestamp please?

@danzelhill 4 месяца назад

@@Iamspi 4:20

@electricearth1101 3 месяца назад

The choice to film Large Buildings, Neon Lights and Trains the whole time is Very original 😂😂 JK

@viktorbarnabas Месяц назад

@@electricearth1101 It doesn’t matter; those are just the ‘paint,’ if you will. He painted with them. It’s all about composition; the subject is irrelevant. Currently, 8 billion humans are living in the present with you, and 117 billion have ever lived on this planet. Anything and everything has been done. Just watch it go by and don’t forget to enjoy.

@profdyang4044 3 месяца назад

I spent the summer of 2023 here. This captures these two beautiful cities so well. Sheesh it's breathtaking so great work! I love Japan, Tokyo/ Osaka. I truly appreciate how the Japanese culture and lifestyle. Yes I get that no culture or country is perfect, so I don't want to romanticize Japan, but as an American, who's also lived and travel in other parts of the world, Tokyo is the ultimate city experience. IT has a little bit of everything you imagine a city would be. From the people, to the food, to the music, to the transit system, cleanliness, to the art and fashion to the intensity of the work life/family life balance, to the preservation of culture, to their traditions to the innovations. The philosophies people live out everyday that stood out to me was Shu-Ha-Ri and Onkochishin. Thank you Japan for the life experience that I will never forget. Arigatou Gozaimasu

@amephone 3 месяца назад

Tokyoites who are exhausted by daily life are often said to have the eyes of a dead fish. Photographed from inside the train (what a beautiful side trip!) the people looked so calm and relaxed. They are good, gentle fish that move slowly through large amounts of information. I was born in Tokyo. Thank you for your pure gaze. I was very moved by the scene where the camera slowly moves from the exterior of a retro game center in Osaka to inside. The space that had been frozen seemed to come back to life. And it was very encouraging to read so many comments praising this intelligent and positive work. ARIGATO!!

@cipherjoe9 3 дня назад

Straight back to the late 70’s

@-VOUW- 4 месяца назад

So grateful to the algorithm for suggesting this piece of art. Absolutely loving it. Beautiful stills and video, and the music to top it off 😮‍💨. Cool you captured the food spot from Perfect Days!

@stevethea5250 4 месяца назад

timestamp

@-VOUW- 4 месяца назад

@@stevethea5250 at the end of day 1, so from 4:33 onwards.

@electricearth1101 3 месяца назад

The choice to film Large Buildings, Neon Lights and Trains the whole time is Very original 😂😂 JK

@stormer7502 3 месяца назад

for some reason this gives me the same feeling I get when I see old very old videos and photographs. something about the crowds of people each living their own lives and the mundanity of it all is somehow fascinating

@maxcuccarese 3 месяца назад

I don't usually comment on videos, but this is a masterpiece that deserves a lot. I could watch it for hours. Congratulations and thank you so much for publishing it, I hope you can publish many more.

@electricearth1101 3 месяца назад

The choice to film Large Buildings, Neon Lights and Trains the whole time is Very original 😂😂 JK

@maryuno1 3 месяца назад

As a Japanese, I honestly do not like Tokyo. People and buildings are cluttered and crowded, and there is too much unnecessary information such as advertisements and announcements. Compared to the traditional and well-designed cityscapes of Europe, Japanese cities look really bad. But in your video, Tokyo itself is like an organism, and I could feel the vividness that people are living right here. It made me think again that this might be a good thing. Thank you.

@cajarana76 12 дней назад

You have to try sometimes different angles to look at the same thing.

@gustavosaliola 4 месяца назад

I'm on the first third of the video and came to conclusion that no matter what camera you use, the quality of your framing, the things that you see trough the lenses and the desicions that you make when editing and color grading are gonna be always beautiful. The gear is just gear. Kudos to your craft and good taste. Salute from Argentina.

@peterlewald492 4 месяца назад

I lived in Tokyo near Shinjuku for nearly three years in the late 80th. This videos makes me feel homesick so much. Very well done. A masterpiece.

@z.833 4 месяца назад

Shinjuku, expecially Okubo was dope back in the 80s. Dangerous and nasty (and so cheap). I liked that chaos. Too touristy nowadays.

@mitchellm90 3 месяца назад

@@z.833 680 Club!

@Tz3952ii 3 месяца назад

So you experienced City Pop in real life. Although most great j pop songs never appeared on TV son you wouldn't know them unless you're into music and followed what locals did. Even today we get to hear only media pressed kid's music never from the real Tokyo music scene.

@Tz3952ii 3 месяца назад

@@z.833 Yea lots of crimes and out of society immigrants as well

@Trapeznaci 3 месяца назад

I'm obsessed with Japan and this incredible video just make my "I want to go there " feeling so stronger

@futonlove6347 2 месяца назад

We welcome you.

@Trapeznaci 2 месяца назад

@futonlove6347 thank you 🙏

@Toldale15 4 месяца назад

This is everything I want from RU-vid! Makes me want to go back to Japan so badly! The night stuff is just perfect! Thanks for the upload. More please!

@electricearth1101 3 месяца назад

The choice to film Large Buildings, Neon Lights and Trains the whole time is Very original 😂😂 JK

@japanomadmedia 26 дней назад

Been living in Tokyo for 13 year and I still watched the whole video. You managed to capture the character of the city so well. You deserve much more views. Music choice is also on point.

@alteregothehi-qs5774 4 месяца назад

I am absolutely amazed by this piece of art. Preparing myself for a video and photo trip to Tokyo 🇯🇵 I am totally flashed by not only your camera work (both still and motion) but also by your cutting and arranging. (as a musician) I was also blown away by your choice of music: what great music is this!! All the best from 🇨🇭

@psrayxp 4 месяца назад

What most people think is an ordinary day-to-day life is full of stories under your lens. I watched it several times. It was so touching~

@10vogels День назад

I watched this again and again

@calvinsbnb76 4 месяца назад

One of the best things I've ever seen on RU-vid! Seminal integration of photo and video. And you really capture the atmosphere and personality of Tokyo! Shooting the photos on film shows a keen insight, and the photos are better for it! Better still, by integrating them with the video you create something that is greater than the sum of its parts, no matter the strength of any particular part -- which I think points the way forward for photography. One note: Where Tokyo is refined, understated and reserved, Osaka is outgoing, open, optimistic and demonstrative. In your treatment of it here, including the music, much of it looks the same as Tokyo; it would be more effective, in my view, to better differentiate the two places; also, easy to do, given the marked difference between them.

@monogramadikt5971 4 месяца назад

when i finally decide to clock out of this paradigm im doing it in japan, its always felt more like my real home then where i was born and raised. being geographically seperated by distance is like being in a weird long distance relationship where the attraction never fades because you dont have to acknowledge all the less perfect aspects of living daily life there.. sigh, one day soon ill be back in your arms again my beautiful tokyo ;) lol

@gunnergunnarsson3534 3 месяца назад

Really put things into perspective on what we CHOOSE to observe in our daily surroundings. There are snippets of beauty in what you choose to observe. But it doesn't have to be in another country, we often forget that these kind of scenarios can happen in our own town or city.

@illkoncept 3 месяца назад

100% agree to this! I will definitely be making videos showing these things in more familiar places as well.

@TeaBeeAdventures 24 дня назад

TEACH ME! Holy hell this is the most amazing footage I've ever seen in my life!!

@Fuegoshotz 4 месяца назад

Holy fcking sht bro... you made me tear up. I dream of making videos like this and I'm literally watching it happen before my eyes. This is pure creativity at its finest. WOW, just WOW!!

@Big_Country_67 4 месяца назад

4:21 to just stumble on this and be able to take a photo is incredible. Great work on the video and of course the amazing photography. Please keep it up ❤

@SolSearcher 4 месяца назад

my brother just moved to Osaka. Took that train from Tokyo to his new home there. This was a wonderful way to see the trip he took. Very well done. Captivating.

@trischulte 3 месяца назад

One of the best cinematic pieces on Japan. Love the compositions, music, edits, and stills!

@aisle_of_view 3 месяца назад

The rainy evening scenes remind me of Bladerunner

@jojoguingona3028 12 дней назад

Exactly my thoughts! The original Bladerunner!

@kirby7379 4 месяца назад

Tokyo is my favorite city for many reasons, and you’ve captured the visual spell it casts. I’m just blown away. I feel a longing and transcendence. Thank you for sharing your gifts.

@DavidHunter 3 месяца назад

This is exceptional. Incredibly well made. The art the skill the vision the editing the music choices. Thank you.

@matsefcik 4 месяца назад

I can write up a 5 page essay on everything I loved about this but I'll keep it brief. Absolutely crushed this dude. Both the filming and the photos. I'm gonna be coming back to this one a lot

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much man! Excited for your next videos as well

@Oriell 3 месяца назад

This is absolutely beautiful.

@Ksusha98 4 месяца назад

Mike, i've been following you from the Milwaukee/ Chicago days. LOVE this incredible video. Blade runner feels esp with the music. Pure eye candy. Thank you for making this beauty! A True artist.

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for sticking around all this time. Fall 2024 will be the 10 year mark doing photography. What a journey it's been. The video definitely feels Bladerunner-esque in those rainy scenes with the music. Appreciate the kind words!

@easebeats 4 месяца назад

This is a masterpiece Mike! Kept me intrigued and even after 30 some minutes I didn’t want it to end!

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

Love to hear that dude

@jonez110 29 дней назад

That's very sick, maaan! Can't believe how good this is. Set's new bars!

@jlf2221 9 дней назад

Extraordinary Eyes and a true Master of the camera! A phenomenal work of art!

@koaa1565 3 месяца назад

Meticulous. Mesmerizing. Thank you very much for framing, editing, and uploading your art. As a Tokyo-loving Tokyorities, this is so breathtaking and it hits me hard realizing I am breathing life in this saturated cultural chaos.

@paulhart6830 4 месяца назад

Cinematically, acoustically, and geographically outstanding. I’ve always enjoyed watching Rambalac (search for his channel) walk through Tokyo, but this takes that experience into another dimension. Incredible.

@yourone 22 дня назад

Monumental work dude! You fulfilled the idea that I had a glimpse of when I was watching cinematic reels on instagram, which is what if it would be long video with beautiful shots, immersive and meditative. It is truly inspiring, thank you!

@rascura 4 дня назад

Just perfect. Awesome shots, nice photography and beautifully edited! I hope that i can travel there as well someday!

@estienne1948 4 месяца назад

I live in Tokyo ten years ago and I recognized so many places and atmospheres. Thank you for that. Amazing work, beautiful photos and videos. Excellent music choice also. Slow and beautiful editing. Congratulations.

@tsouk9903 4 месяца назад

Nah I had to pause the video to type this. I've been following you on IG for quite some time now and you're my favorite photographer. I'm not one myself, but I admire the art of photography and you use your camera exactly as cameras are meant to be used (according to my opinion at least). You manage to give life to a picture by flawlessly capturing colors, textures, shading and little details that make one feel like they're inside that little world themselves, unlike the usual, flat pictures. And when it comes to your portraits and pictures of people, I just love how each one of these pictures cancels out the "main character" culture and subtly remind to the viewer that what makes one a "main character" is the combination of many people. Each person's story is what makes somebody else so special. TL;DR: You're really good at what you're doing, keep doing it.

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

I love that. Thanks so much for the thoughtful comment. Means a lot

@florinsgondea6124 9 дней назад

I have a book that I read again every 3-4 years. I saved this video so I can enjoy it again and again as a photographer. It is amazing. This video doesn't need any words. Thanks. Good work.

@DanielHunt 29 дней назад

Absolutely masterful, so many beautiful photos and sequences in one video! I feel like I've just gone through five photography exhibitions. The film grades are stunning.

@menace46 4 месяца назад

Fantastic! Such beautiful colours and scenes. The soundtrack is perfect too.

@joseguimaraes1094 3 месяца назад

Absolutely amazing! The colors, the images, the movement, the purity, the narrative, the soundtrack! A true work of art. Thanks for sharing!

@dan.hampton Месяц назад

A masterpiece. Truly mesmerising 🫨

@NikoNemo 23 дня назад

Beautiful, well done!!! Music and that Cyberpunk vibe... What a ride...

@syu9281 4 месяца назад

Everything is brilliant, photography, cinematography, music! Love it.

@user-lu9gs3qm4p 3 месяца назад

最高です😭 素晴らしい作品をありがとうございます！！あっという間の30分でした

@FaizalWestcott 4 месяца назад

pure fucking art.

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

Appreciate that man. Means so much coming from you. Love your channel

@user-ls3db6pz4w 4 месяца назад

I had to turn the light off for a while but I couldn't just pause my video or take my eyes off of it. It's magical

@nickchenstudio1 4 месяца назад

This is PURE ART! Please show us more!

@hi8wobble 4 месяца назад

Astonishing work. You’re inspiring me to get back to making art. Thanks for sharing!

@barumin1535 Месяц назад

whoever you are, your vision is damn good. magical video, love it

@bobmocarsky7943 18 дней назад

This is as much a fine art piece as I have ever seen on video … Japan is the perfect out-of-this-world subject to photograph, the music is so evocative … just WOW!

@illkoncept 18 дней назад

Thank you so much for the kind words!

@danielremian 4 месяца назад

holy shit that intro made me say "jesus christ" out loud, like...damn, so good! Perfect editing and choice of music 👌🏻

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

Ahhh so happy to hear that. Glad you liked everything

@vitalis 3 месяца назад

Such an underrated channel! Awesome photography. Instant sub!

@VanaPica 13 дней назад

Simply art!

@max.rittinghaus Месяц назад

A Masterpiece!

@electronictiger 4 месяца назад

This is gorgeous! I also very much appreciate your music selection and subtle use of environment sounds. Very well done indeed. More please!

@bubaks2 4 месяца назад

Instantly subscribed. The videography. The music. Simply artistic.

@bloodswarms 29 дней назад

That's a heck of an opening shot.

@paulwhitfeld4858 Месяц назад

Wow just wow 😮

@MrAlexGodat 4 месяца назад

Love the photos, and I'm awe struck at the opening and closing shots for the video. Makes me want to go right now!

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

Glad you stuck around for that last shot. It's pretty mesmerizing to me, too. I could film out those windows for hours...and I guess I did lol

@johnking9852 4 месяца назад

Have never watched anything like this before. 31 minutes of photographic inspiration. Will have to get the OM1 filmed up & shooting. The music & editing is brilliant & thank you for sharing.

@user-ey3dp8oo2j 2 месяца назад

40年前、東京に住んでいた頃に電車から家々を眺めて、何故だか切なさを感じていました。

@hollisjamesSF 3 месяца назад

Bravo. A real masterpiece. The claustrophobia is intense and amazing

@admiraltamalak7559 4 месяца назад

Blade Runner vibes.

@suukoro7 3 месяца назад

日常を映画みたいに切り取っていて素敵なセンスですね👏日本への愛を感じます。また自作が見たいです

@illkoncept 3 месяца назад

このビデオを通して私の愛が輝くことができて嬉しいです。すぐに戻りたいと思います！そこが大好きです

@eigojiyouzu Месяц назад

fantastic compositions through and through mate. wow.

@ishandeepbaruah9403 7 дней назад

manifesting to click such shots in my upcoming japan trip hopefully! Incredible work, just amazing!

@to-omouzyan 2 месяца назад

日本人として普段のありふれた日常も捉え方によってこうも神秘的に見えるものなのかと思いました。素晴らしい作品でした。

@gaichu-jc4hi 3 месяца назад

i often walk around in Shinjuku talking pictures with my phone like "wow this is kinda cool" but this real professional art is on a completely different level! you made an art out of nothing!

@metricmoo 3 месяца назад

This is ai generated

@strayportal 3 месяца назад

Absolutely incredible. Thank you

@lat1502 20 дней назад

Truly amazing.

@michaelbird27 4 месяца назад

My favorite part is from 25:14-25:40. The reflection of the lights in Osaka near the Glico sign? What a great spot. Last time I was there was in 2013. If you didn't get the takoyaki, you missed out. Great photography regardless!

@user-ut8se8lh4t 3 месяца назад

素敵に写真取ってくれてありがとう❤ あなたに良い一日が訪れますように✨

@markkorjagin6927 4 месяца назад

What an amazing piece of art; thank you for creating and sharing it with us.

@benf8599 4 месяца назад

Absolutely love the music/soundscape in this.

@Ksyntaylor 4 месяца назад

Dude just from the first shot alone I knew this was gonna be a banger😮‍💨🔥

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

Appreciate that! I just love those trains that run parallel...made for a great intro

@Itchban 4 месяца назад

Hey Mike. I can see all the time and care you put into this. Great job.

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

Appreciate you dude. Always an inspiration

@Itchban 4 месяца назад

@@illkoncept likewise man! Keen to see more films from you!!

@user-nw1vn4rm7f 4 месяца назад

amazing! thank you for this masterpiece ❤

@mpichen Месяц назад

Amazing video and photography!

@FastpackingDiaries 3 месяца назад

Hands down the greatest introduction to a YT vid I’ve ever seen

@SunsshineYou 3 месяца назад

It is pure art! I hope to see more videos in that style from you. To feel inspiration from small everyday life details, to catch them and be able to convey is something rare.

@marcotine7119 4 месяца назад

Thanks for this rapturous journey and for the inspiration. It's incredible how it lingers in the viewer's mind.

@jordanseeless 4 месяца назад

This was awesome. The perspectives, colours and transitions are incredible. Amazing work, can't wait for the next one!

@freshmanbrian 4 месяца назад

Mad respect for getting out such high quality stills and video so quickly. I took my first trip to Japan in 2022 and I still haven't edited a single photo 😅. Seeing this has inspired me to at least start culling. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you!

@illkoncept 4 месяца назад

It's tough! This project took me longer to sort through than anything I've done before...I know the feeling. I would definitely take a look if I were you, they seemed to have "marinated" enough haha

@ucoco4770 3 месяца назад

この映像で製作者が感じた東京を擬似体験できる。日頃見慣れている東京とは別次元のもので楽しい。上京した当初のようにニュートラルな気持ちに戻りたくなった。ありがとう。

@alihaghdar 4 месяца назад

Pure Art, Stunning and Masterpiece

@paulhart6830 4 месяца назад

Audio… 0:01 Disruption - Max LL - EP: Anthropocene 0:57 The Westernization of Asia - Live Footage - Album: Bunker 5:54 Tidal Pools II - Cultus & Rinnovare - Album: Outgrowth 10:03 Son of a Gun - Ryan Taubert - Album: Fool 14:26 Auteur - Saint Mesa - EP: Specter 15:54 Tomorrow Never Comes - Cultus & Rinnovare - Album: Outgrowth 18:50 More Me, More Often - Cultus - Single: Triplicate Shadow 22:32 Molehill Mountain - Ryan Taubert - Album: Fool 24:35 I Am Not a Tyrant - Ryan Taubert - Album: Fool 27:47 White Knight - Ryan Taubert - Album: Fool

@reiaya5543 3 месяца назад

私は日本人で東京都に住んでますが渋谷には行ったことがありません!😂

@illkoncept 3 месяца назад

lol I can see why locals might try to avoid it just like New Yorkers tend to avoid Times Square

@richardhedd3080 4 месяца назад

I'm blown away!! So beautiful. So much work went into this!! Total respect!!

@christophebollard6732 4 месяца назад

Absolutely spectacular! Thank you. Probably one of the best video I have had the chance to watch so far. Again, great, great work. Inspiring. Thanks a lot

@masa9189 3 месяца назад

素晴らしい映像でした😊😊😊

@esay6785 4 месяца назад

私は東京に住んでいる日本人なので客観的にこの作品を観ていますが、少し影のある見慣れた日常が日本人から見てもとても美しく見えます。良い仕事です。ありがとう。そしてぜひ皆さんも日本へ遊びに来てください。この作品のままの東京があります。私も今夜、街に遊びに行こうと思います。この作品に登場する女の子が皆、とても魅力的だったので😂