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Sam Iwata aka Liu

  • Director
  • Writer
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Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu in "Veggie of Love" a Kang Shi Fu microfilm commercial
Upon being asked by a friend to collaborate on a 48 Hour Film Project, based on one of my stories, we substantially achieved within 48 hours with a remarkable budget of under USD800.

By confining a featured-length story into a 7 minute short film, being an honor to modestly present the produced masterpiece with phenomenal DNA, which we were disqualified by the mismatch of the genre.

I believe the entire crew and cast projected my vision while following a specific set of directions toward the success of this film, as I portrayed my concepts among team members in order for the status of the result today to take place.
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Metempsychosis (2021) [behind the scene]
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Sam is a multi-festival award-winning writer-director in Film & Commercial based in Shanghai, China, a former M&C Saatchi Shanghai Head of TV and In-House Director from 2010 to 2019. Founder of 38pro Film Ltd., in 2020 as Writer-Director until now.

With over 20 years of experience within the commercial market in China and Japan for both international, local clients for, experiences to include working with celebrities across the globe such as Cindy Crawford, Nicole Kidman, Karlie Kloss, Alessandra Ambrosio, Manny Pacquiao, Kimura Takuya, Maggie Cheung, Gao Yuen Yuen, Yang Mi, Zhou Xun, Zhang Zi Yi, Hu Ge and so forth.

In 2021, Sam adapted himself to the movie industry, targeting becoming a successful, recognized storyteller while projecting compelling visuals toward the audience with mind-blowing creative works of art to come.

Works in TV Commercials- AEGON THTF Insurances, American Standard, ANTA Sports Products Limited, Ballantine's, Clé de Peau Beauté, Estee Lauder, FILORGA, Lancôme, Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Piaget, Platinum Guild International (PGI International), Shiseido Tsubaki, Sony, UNIQLO, and more.

Works In Short Films- Metempsychosis 2021, I'm Danning 2018, Find The Key 2017, River 2015, Mosquitoman 2014, and more.
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  • Awards
    • 26 wins & 5 nominations

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Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu, Tony Liu and Blue Yang at Rio China Festival ceremony in Shanghai
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu and Rankin in London for commercial project.
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu and HuGe in a Piaget Global Commercial shoot in Kobe, Japan
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu and LiangJun Zha in a Lancôme TV Commercial shoot
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu in "Story of my life" a "AEGON THTF Insurances" microfilm commercial shoot
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu and Yang Yi in Estée Lauder CNY Commercial shoot in Beijing
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu in Shanghai Indie Shorts Event in Shanghai
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu in DOVE commercial shoot
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu in DOVE commercial shoot in Shanghai
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu in Piaget Global commercial shoot in Thailand
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu and Location manager in a short film Sound of Sekhmet shoot
Still of Sam Iwata aka Liu on screenwriting

Known for

Metempsychosis (2021)
Metempsychosis
Short
  • Director
  • 2021
JingDong - 618 Campaign - ASMR Vertical ver (2018)
JingDong - 618 Campaign - ASMR Vertical ver
Video
  • Director
  • 2018
Alice in Filorga Optim-Eye Global Campaign (2021)
Filorga Optim-Eye Global Campaign
Video
  • Director
  • 2021
Ge Hu in Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Hu Ge (2019)
Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Hu Ge
Video
  • Director
  • 2019

Credits

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Director

  • Alice in Filorga Optim-Eye Global Campaign (2021)
    Filorga Optim-Eye Global Campaign
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Metempsychosis (2021)
    Metempsychosis
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Guang Yi DU in Sound of Sekhmet (2021)
    Sound of Sekhmet
    • co-director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • I'm Danning Hwang (2020)
    I'm Danning Hwang
    • co-director
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Aegon THTF Life Insurance -Secret of life (2020)
    Aegon THTF Life Insurance -Secret of life
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2020
  • XiaoYa Leung in KangShiFu Veggie of Love (2020)
    KangShiFu Veggie of Love
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Ge Hu in Piaget Altiplano Ultimate starring Hu Ge (2019)
    Piaget Altiplano Ultimate starring Hu Ge
    • co-director
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Aoyama Shuhei in Lenovo Thinkvision: The 15th Anniversary Campaign with Aoyama Shuhei (2019)
    Lenovo Thinkvision: The 15th Anniversary Campaign with Aoyama Shuhei
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Ge Hu in Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Hu Ge (2019)
    Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Hu Ge
    • co-director
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Yang Mi (2018)
    Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Yang Mi
    • co-director
    • Video
    • 2018
  • JingDong - 618 Campaign - ASMR Vertical ver (2018)
    JingDong - 618 Campaign - ASMR Vertical ver
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Ge Hu in Piaget Altiplano Ultimate starring Hu Ge (2018)
    Piaget Altiplano Ultimate starring Hu Ge
    • co-director
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Mi Yang in Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Yang Mi (2017)
    Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Yang Mi
    • co-director
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Yuanyuan Gao in Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Gao YuenYuen (2016)
    Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Gao YuenYuen
    • co-director
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Riverside 66 at TianJin (2014)
    Riverside 66 at TianJin
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2014

Writer

  • Alice in Filorga Optim-Eye Global Campaign (2021)
    Filorga Optim-Eye Global Campaign
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Metempsychosis (2021)
    Metempsychosis
    • story by
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Guang Yi DU in Sound of Sekhmet (2021)
    Sound of Sekhmet
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Aegon THTF Life Insurance -Secret of life (2020)
    Aegon THTF Life Insurance -Secret of life
    • story by
    • written by
    • Video
    • 2020
  • XiaoYa Leung in KangShiFu Veggie of Love (2020)
    KangShiFu Veggie of Love
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Ge Hu in Piaget Altiplano Ultimate starring Hu Ge (2019)
    Piaget Altiplano Ultimate starring Hu Ge
    • co-writer
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Aoyama Shuhei in Lenovo Thinkvision: The 15th Anniversary Campaign with Aoyama Shuhei (2019)
    Lenovo Thinkvision: The 15th Anniversary Campaign with Aoyama Shuhei
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Ge Hu in Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Hu Ge (2019)
    Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Hu Ge
    • story by
    • co-writer
    • Video
    • 2019
  • Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Yang Mi (2018)
    Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Yang Mi
    • co-writer
    • Video
    • 2018
  • JingDong - 618 Campaign - ASMR Vertical ver (2018)
    JingDong - 618 Campaign - ASMR Vertical ver
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Ge Hu in Piaget Altiplano Ultimate starring Hu Ge (2018)
    Piaget Altiplano Ultimate starring Hu Ge
    • story by
    • co-writer
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Mi Yang in Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Yang Mi (2017)
    Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Yang Mi
    • co-writer
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Yuanyuan Gao in Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Gao YuenYuen (2016)
    Piaget Possession: Turn for the Better ft. Gao YuenYuen
    • co-writer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Riverside 66 at TianJin (2014)
    Riverside 66 at TianJin
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2014
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Metempsychosis (2021) [behind the scene]
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Metempsychosis (2021) [behind the scene]
JingDong 618: ASMR - [behind the scene]
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JingDong 618: ASMR - [behind the scene]

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    • Asian

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