Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Dejitaru Furontia |
|---|---|
| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Hidenori Ueki CEO |
| Parent | Fields Corporation |
| Subsidiaries | GEMBA Digital Frontier (Taiwan) Inc. |
| Website | https://www.dfx.co.jp |
Digital Frontier Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社デジタル・フロンティア, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Dejitaru Furontia), also called as Frontier Pictures, Inc. (株式会社フロンティア・ピクチャーズ, Kabushiki gaisha Furontia Pikuchazu) is a motion picture production company in Japan with a distinguished large scale CG production department. The company is equipped with motion capture studio called "OPAKIS" in Odaiba, Tokyo.[1]
The company started producing CG works in 1994 as a new section of TYO Image Enterprise. In 1997 Digital Frontier moved to Daikanyama and became a subsidiary of TYO Corporation then three years later it became corporate company Digital Frontier Inc. as it is known today. Its earlier works are Death Note (live action film) and Appleseed (CG film).[2][3] In 2010, Digital Frontier’s parent company changed from TYO Inc. to Fields Corporation, which is specialized in planning and development, and sales of pachinko machines.[4] The company has subsidiaries in Malaysia, Taiwan, and Japan.[5]
The company created reveal trailers for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.[6]
Works[]
TV Anime[]
- 2009: Viper's Creed (co-production with AIC Spirits)
- 2017: Infini-T Force (CG production, co-production with Tatsunoko Production)
- 2019: The Magnificent Kotobuki (co-production with GEMBA and Wao World)
Animation films[]
- 2002: The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
- 2002: Pokémon Heroes: Latios and Latias
- 2004: Appleseed
- 2006: Forest of Cats- Atagoal[7]
- 2007: Appleseed Ex Machina
- 2008: Resident Evil: Degeneration[8]
- 2009: Summer Wars (CG Production)
- 2011: Tekken: Blood Vengeance[9]
- 2012: Wolf Children (CG Production)
- 2012: Resident Evil: Damnation[10]
- 2015: The Boy and the Beast (CG Production)
- 2016: Gantz: O
- 2020: The Magnificent Kotobuki Complete Edition (co-production with GEMBA and Wao World)
Live Action Films[]
- 2005: Tokyo Zombie
- 2006: Death Note
- 2006: Death Note the Last name
- 2008: L Change the WorLd
- 2008: Snakes and Earrings (Hebi ni Piasu)
- 2011: Usotsuki Mi-kun to Kowareta Ma-chan[11]
- 2011: GANTZ Part 1 & Part 2[12]
- 2013: Jellyfish Eyes[13]
- 2013: Tabidachi no Shimauta ～ Jyugo no Haru ～[14]
- 2016: Death Note: Light Up the New World
- 2018: Bleach
Games[]
- 2002: Resident Evil (2002 video game)
- 2005: Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, Sengoku Basara, Rogue Galaxy, Killer7, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
- 2006: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
- 2007: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Lost Odyssey
- 2008: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, White Knight Chronicles, OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers, Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
- 2010: Vanquish, Yakuza 4
- 2011: Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Yakuza: Dead Souls
- 2012: Yakuza 5, Binary Domain
- 2013: METAL GEAR RISING REVENGEANCE
- 2014: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, Yakuza Ishin, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
- 2015: Yakuza 0
- 2016: Pokémon Duel, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza 6
- 2017: Tekken 7, Yakuza Kiwami 2
- 2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
- 2019: Judgement, Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game), Monkey King: Hero is Back
- 2020: Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)
References[]
- ↑ "次世代映像制作を担う:モーションキャプチャスタジオ開設", Cgworld 90: 25, February 2006
- ↑
"デジタル最前線：大ヒット話題作「デスノート」の制作". CG-ARTS協会. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "デジタル・フロンティア×クレッセント". Video Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "デジタル・フロンティア譲渡価額は6億5000万円に". 株式会社アニメアニメジャパン. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ China Screen News
- ↑ https://nintendosoup.com/sakurai-on-the-process-of-producing-super-smash-bros-character-reveal-trailers/
- ↑ "フルCGで見せる人気コミックの世界：アタゴオルは猫の森", Cgworld 99: 32–33, November 2006
- ↑ Resident Evil: DEGENERATION
- ↑ "鉄拳ブラッド・ベンジェンス", Cgworld 157: 18–41, September 2011
- ↑ Resident Evil: DAMNATION
- ↑ "LOUNGE CHANNEL", Cgworld 151: 87, March 2011
- ↑ "GANTZ", Cgworld 151: 34–37, March 2011
- ↑ Jellyfish Eyes
- ↑ "PRODUCTION LOUNGE", Cgworld 178: 133, June 2013
External links[]
- Frontier Pictures
- Digital Frontier
- Digital Frontier Inc.
- Fields Corporation
- Digital Frontier at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Digital Frontier Taiwan at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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