Kan Eguchi
Film Director

Kan is the most experienced director at KOO-KI, which he co-founded in 1997. His work has repeatedly
won prizes at interna�onal fes�vals, including 3 consecu�ve Cannes Lions wins (Bronze /Bronze /Gold).
He served as a judge at the pres�gious Clio Awards from 2010 to 2012. He was the crea�ve director of“ Tomorrow Begins”, the PR video used to promote Tokyo's candidacy for the Olympic Games in 2020.
“ TOYOTA G ʼs BaseballParty ”, a web ﬁlm he directed in 2015 created a buzz. It was featured on theoﬃcial websites of MLB and CBS Sports Adweek. In 2017, he produced and directed a shortpromo�onal ﬁlm, “ COME ON! Kanmon!” for the ci�es of Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki to boost theirtourism. It has been viewed over 400 million �mes and coun�ng in total.

AWARDS-Movie/ “ THE FABLE”★New Cinema from Asia, Best Asian Film

Award, 19th Neuchâtel Interna�onal
Fantas�c Film Fes�val★Best Ac�on Film, 23rd Fantasia

Interna�onal Film Fes�val-Movie “Mentai Piriri”★ Opening ﬁlm, Busan Food Film Festa.

-Movie “Riding Uphill”★ Special screening, 42nd Yufuin Cinema

Fes�val★ Special screening, Focus on Asia Fukuoka
Interna�onal Film Fes�val★Magazine “Eigageijutsu'' 2018 JapaneseMovie/ Ranked in the top 10His work is not limited to adver�sing, heʼs directed both TV drama series and feature-length ﬁlms
including original works.
His debut commercial ﬁlm was “ Riding Uphill ” in 2018 which was named among the Best 10 Japaneseﬁlms of the year by a Japanese magazine Eiga Geijutsu.
He directed the ﬁlm “ Mentai Piriri ” in 2019, which was originally a popular local TV drama series, andwas the opening ﬁlm at the Busan Food Film Festa by special invita�on.
The ﬁlm “ The Fable”, also from 2019, won prizes at several interna�onal fes�vals including the 19thNeuchâtel Interna�onal Fantas�c Film Fes�val (Switzerland) and the 23rd Fantasia Interna�onal FilmFes�val (Canada).Films he directed include “ THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesnʼt Kill ” in 2021, and TheNe�lix Series “ Sanctuary “ (release date: May 4, 2023). In addi�on to direc�ng, he planned and wrote
the screenplay of the ﬁlm “MENTAI PIRIRI -Pansy Flowers-” (release date: June 2, 2023).

-TV drama “Mentai Piriri”★Excellence Awards, Japan Commercial

Broadcasters Associa�on (2014, 2015)★Honorable men�on, 51st Galaxy Award★Honorable men�on, Drama category,30th Associa�on of All Japan TV Program
Produc�on Companiesʼ Awards-“COME ON! Kanmon!”/PV★YouTube total views are being updated

350 million �mes-“Kigyou kokoku” “Kagu” “BBQ”“Menkai” & “ Shussyo”/ Ads/ Shimachu: Shimaho★ACC CM Fes�val (2015)/ GOLD-“ Tomorrow begins”/PV /Tokyo's candidacy for theOlympic Games in 2020

“ Sanctuary ”“MENTAI PIRIRI -Pansy Flowers-”

Ne�lix Japan©2023“Mentai Piriri” produc�on commi�ees“Riding Uphill”©2017 KOO-KI, PYLON★K-ADC AWARD (2013)/ Members Prize for Movie, Digital
Communica�on-“LOVE DISTANCE”/ Ad/ SAGAMI RUBBER INDUSTRIES★Film, Cannes Lions Interna�onal Fes�val(2009) / GOLD

“COME ON! Kanmon!”★D & AD Awards / Yellow Pencil★Adfest (2009) / SILVER

PV
Kitakyushu City, Simonoseki City-“Nike Japan:NIKE iD 2007 escort ”/ Ad★ Cannes Lions Interna�onal Fes�val(2008) / BRONZE★N. Y. Fes�val (2008) / SILVER-“Nike Japan:
NIKE iD 2007 COSPLAY ” /Ad★ Cannes Lions Interna�onal Fes�val(2007) / BRONZE★Adfest (2007) / BRONZE★N.Y. ADC Awards (2007)/ SILVER-”Baseball Sparkling”/CM /Fukuoka So�Bank Hawks★44th Galaxy Award / Recommended
programs★ACC CM Fes�val (2007) / GOLD

-Ranked in the worldʼs notabledirectors 2009, Boards Magazine(Canada)-Awarded “Fukuoka-shi
bunkashou” (2009, 2011)“ THE FABLE: The Killer Who Doesnʼt Kill”
Movie“ THE FABLE”

GʼS “Baseball Party”

Movie©2019 “ THE FABLE” produc�on commi�ees

PVTOYOTA

Snickers®

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super LightTV ads
TM © Mars

TV adsSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.

©2019 “ THE FABLE : The Killer Who Doesnʼt Kill”
produc�on commi�ees

Sagami Original 0.02, “LOVE DISTANCE”
Ad
SAGAMI RUBBER INDUSTRIES“ Soccer ” “Baseball” & “Dokuzetsu Idol” etc. “Nakama ni shiteyo” “Ryuou Toujou” etc.