RISING — Season 1, Episode 10: The Mascot Matriarch - Hiromi Kano
Documentary • 28 min • 9 seasons, 138 episodes • ★ 5.0/10
Episode synopsis
Japan's unique yuru-kyara costumed promotional mascots are in the midst of a boom. And the maker behind many of the movement's biggest stars is Kigurumi.biz, led by Hiromi Kano. Her highly skilled staffs have a love for their work that gives birth to lovable characters, and with Japan's yuru-kyara attracting increasing global attention, the firm is also starting to receive orders from overseas. We follow Kano and her team as they take costumed Japanese cuteness to the world.
About RISING
Going beyond the horizon. Meet Japan's entrepreneurs whose innovative thinking is changing traditional mindsets in their various fields of work.
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- E3Calligrapher with Down Syndrome - Shoko Kanazawa
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- E5Global Branding Through Smart Farming - Hiroki Iwasa
- E6Saving the World with Euglena - Mitsuru Izumo
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- E8Taking Affordable Medical Testing to the World! - Takashi Kawazoe
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- E13Cultivating Sushi Chefs - Makoto Fukue