Mr+Positive Japan showcases the luxurious serenity and aesthetic beauty of AMAN Hotels

From the bustling city of Tokyo to the green lush landscapes of Kumano Kodo, an ancient pilgrimage route in the Southern Kansai region, Mr+Positive Japan travelled through tradition & modernity with AMAN hotels.

For a third time, the Tokyo-based production company Mr+Positive has produced a film for the hotel & resort brand, AMAN.

Connor Gilhooly directed the film, weaving together the emotional and physical appeal of the luxurious hotel in the heart of the city. The idea behind the film was to show both the luxurious serenity and aesthetic beauty of the AMAN hotel brand, as well as highlight Tokyo’s unique duality of respected traditions and ultra-modernity, of finding peaceful calm in one of the busiest cities of the world.

Mr+Positive Tokyo handled pre, during and post production on the project. To join Gilhooly was Chris Watkins as DoP from New Zealand; sound was managed by Cutting Edge Japan and color grading by Ben Conkey.

“All filmmakers and image creators need a subject from the beauty of architectural shapes to the reflective surfaces of a cityscape, the heavy yet refined movements of sumo wrestlers, and dreamy colors-and-lights travelled by observant protagonists,” said Mr+Positive’s Peter Grasse. “In this film, the AMAN Tokyo hotel featured prominently with its elegant architecture & soft tones. The views of the city were breathtaking both by day and night, from sunrise to sunset. Acquiring a permission to film inside the famous Team Lab Borderless, the film captures the magic of lights & colors alongside the traditional movements and earthen training stables of the sumo dōjō so revered in Japan”

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Credits:
Brand: AMAN Hotels
Production Company: Mr+Positive
Director & Editor: Connor Gilhooly
Director of Photography: Chris Watkins
Executive Producer: Peter Grasse
Producer: Takane Oura
Colourist: Ben Conkey
Sound Design: Cutting Edge Japan