“Genroku-Ryoran” by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) – ACM SIGGRAPH HISTORY ARCHIVES

“Genroku-Ryoran” by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)




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Title:


    Genroku-Ryoran

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Director(s):


Company / Institution / Agency:


  • NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

Description:


    This work was produced for an NHK TV series, Genroku-Ryoran, which describes a famous Samarai historical drama: Chusingura.

    The flowers and 3D CG images are derived from Japanese drawings created in Genroku times. Wireframe images were printed and used to create characters frame by frame, by hand. Then the images were scanned for digital paint and textures

Hardware:


    SGI O2

Software:


    Alias, Animo


Additional Contributors:


    Director: Masayoshi Obata

    Producer: Misako Saka

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