Shinya Kumazaki

Make-up Artist

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Shinya Kumazaki is a Tokyo-based make-up artist who uses make-up as a symbolic tool for beauty and self-expression. His work focuses on evoking a sense of character within his subjects through various expressions, smells and textures to communicate specific beliefs. His work dabbles in finding inspiration in the fantasy and reality offered in the everyday.

Shinya Kumazaki is a Tokyo-based make-up artist who uses make-up as a symbolic tool for beauty and self-expression. His work focuses on evoking a sense of character within his subjects through various expressions, smells and textures to communicate specific beliefs. His work dabbles in finding inspiration in the fantasy and reality offered in the everyday.

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Q&A: 'Silent Echoes' Directors Shinya Kumazaki & Hideki Yoshida

Christina Donoghue speaks with the directors of our latest fashion film submission, 'Silent Echoes', Shinya Kumazaki and Hideki Yoshida, about the trials and tribulations of filmmaking and their shared love of nature.

Fashion Film: Silent Echoes

Switching between two protagonists, 'Silent Echoes' deals with the elusive themes of fantasy, folklore and pretence, starring a character in traditional dress who performs a ritual in line with music that build suspense throughout.

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