Dead Rising is a series of open-world survival horror video games. The second game in the Dead Rising series had a unique promotional campaign. The game company CAPCOM was looking for a fresh approach, so we pitched the idea of creating an animated film with a twist: changing the timeline from the present day to the Samurai era in Japan. With the help of our friend and producer Umezaki, we secured the legendary animator Norio Shioyama as the character designer and animator. This was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had.
Client: CAPCOM
Directed/Produced/Writer: Manabu Gaku Inada
Animation director: Norio Shioyama
Music: Shohei Narabe
Compositor: Kentaro Sasaki
Year: 2010
Directed/Produced/Writer: Manabu Gaku Inada
Animation director: Norio Shioyama
Music: Shohei Narabe
Compositor: Kentaro Sasaki
Year: 2010
Early concept drawing of zombie crowd. Concept art by Manabu Inada
Storyboard by Manabu Inada
Imageboard for the background image. The drawing was inverted to emphasize the more haunted mood. Pencil drawing by Norio Shioyama, Art direction and color rendering by Manabu Inada.
Image drawing of Samurai. Drawing by Norio Shioyama.
Various image drawing. Drawing by Norio Shioyama.
Norio Shioyama at his Atelier
Meeting with Norio Shioyama at his studio in west Tokyo, Japan. July 2010.
Title logo design by Manabu Inada
In Memory of Norio Shioyama
1940-2017
1940-2017
