This short film directed by Takuma Araki chronicled the events of the 能丸督之の世界 art exhibition, held between July 22 to August 7, 2023 for the works of Tadayuki Nomaru. In the film, Nomaru talked about his drawing process, including when he first started drawing and how he began working with GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE. He shared how he decided which pieces were exhibited and how they were arranged, and opened up about the canceled mobile game FIVE, which was never acknowledged publicly until its artwork appeared at Nomaru‘s exhibition. In the first moments of the film, Nomaru nervously confessed that the exhibition would be his first time speaking publicly since GRASSTREAM 2 TRAVIS VS. GARCIA in 2011, but over the 16-day event he was shown mingling with visitors, peers, and even his parents, and concluded the film eager to bring more exhibitions to other countries, teasing that plenty of artwork has yet to be seen.
Credits
- Takuma Araki — director
- James Mountain — translator
- Kazuyuki Kumagai — producer
- Nobutaka Ichiki — producer
- Tadayuki Nomaru — himself
- SUDA51 — creator, himself
- Shinji Mikami — himself, special thanks
- GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE fans — special thanks
- 斉川(さいかわ) — special thanks
- Robin Davies — special thanks
- Maddie Copp — special thanks
- GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE — special thanks
Notes
- Nomaru revealed his inspirations for the LET IT DIE pieces Tower of Barbs and Four Forcemen were Pieter Bruegel’s The Tower of Babel and Leonardo da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari respectively.