Welcome to the page of CHANCE MAKER.
The core values of CHANCE MAKER are well represented in the independent project
“Inspiring People & Projects (IPP)” first appeared in 2012.
Ever since then,every production of CHANCE MAKER is deeply connected with IPP.
Starting from documentary, CHANCE MAKER now presents a wide range of projects including
BRANDING , WEB CONTENTS and CULTURE & ART.
Based in Japan and Taiwan, CHANCE MAKER explores various topics across 15 countries:
nature, ethnic Group, tradition, culture, art, music, food, design, product, travel and adventure.
The visits around the world and the exchange with
local people provide a source of inspiration to CHANCE MAKER and
we would like to share all these through our projects.
Even if it is an era of internet when information circulates freely,
we believe that there are still truth and values which cannot be conveyed.
In a society overflowed with information, there are people, things, ideas and cultures,
simple but pure and firm, worthy to be fully discovered.
CHANCE MAKER wants to present their stories through our collaborated
projects in hopes of demonstrating their values.
You and I, here and there.
Through images, CHANCE MAKER will create a field with no boundaries
in which people may interact and cultures may collide and blend.
Behind the camera, we are looking forward to meeting you
CHANCE MAKER Film connection
(Kyoto)
(Taipei/Japan)
Born in Nara, Japan, Hiroo Ninomiya is a co-founder of CHANCE MAKER, based in Taipei and Japan.
He studied lacquer art in his hometown under Kisui Tarui, a master lacquer artist at Kasuga Taisha, before learning video production from TV director Katsuyuki Nakata. Alongside directing, he works on projects as a project designer, creative director and manager. In 2011, his project for Yamaha Motor received a business model design award. Since 2012, he has directed Yamaha Motor’s documentary series “Moving You”.
In 2012, he began the independent documentary project “Inspiring People & Projects (IPP)”, focusing on creators in different fields. CHANCE MAKER was founded that same year, and he began working on international projects with cross-disciplinary teams. Since 2014, he has frequently travelled between Taiwan and Japan. He sees Japan and Asia as sharing common roots while retaining their own distinctive qualities, and takes a particular interest in Asia’s cultural and creative industries.
(Taipei)
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Fang Liu is a project coordinator, producer and assistant director at CHANCE MAKER. After graduating from the Department of Architecture at Shih Chien University, she gained experience in branding, public relations and curation. She began working on documentary filming and project execution for CHANCE MAKER in 2014. She enjoys meeting different people and taking on diverse tasks.
(Tokyo)
Born in Osaka, Japan, Masato Indo is a core member of CHANCE MAKER and has been the cinematographer of “Inspiring People & Projects (IPP)” since 2012. He has collaborated with director Hiroo Ninomiya for many years. In 2015, he began working independently across documentary and advertising projects. His distinctive, powerful and vivid style is highly regarded in Japan and abroad.
(Hiroshima)
Born in Hyogo, Japan, Takeo Toyama is a musician based in Onomichi, Hiroshima, and a keyboard player for EGO WRAPPIN’. After appearing as the protagonist of chapter 3 of “Inspiring People & Projects (IPP)”, he became a core member of CHANCE MAKER. He made his debut as an electronic music artist in the 1990s and later released two albums on the German label Karaoke Kalk. His work centres on piano while spanning cross-genre composition and performance, theatre soundtracks and advertising music. In 2021, he released his eighth solo album, “四辺は森として” (Atari wa Shin to Shite).
(Photo: Ryo Mitamura)