Digital Frontier

Digital Frontier Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社デジタル・フロンティア, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Dejitaru Furontia), also known 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]

Digital Frontier Inc.

Native name	株式会社デジタル・フロンティア
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Dejitaru Furontia
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Founded	1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hidenori Ueki CEO
Number of employees	265
Parent	Fields Corporation
Subsidiaries	GEMBA Digital Frontier (Taiwan) Inc.
Website	https://www.dfx.co.jp

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-animated with AIC Spirits)
• 2017: Infini-T Force (co-animated with Tatsunoko Production)
• 2019: The Magnificent Kotobuki (production co-operation, animated by GEMBA)

Animated films

• 2002: Pokémon Heroes: Latias and Latios
• 2004: Appleseed
• 2006: Forest of Cats- Atagoal^[7]
• 2007: Appleseed Ex Machina
• 2008: Resident Evil: Degeneration^[8]
• 2009: Summer Wars
• 2011: Tekken: Blood Vengeance^[9]
• 2012: Resident Evil: Damnation^[10]
• 2012: Wolf Children
• 2016: Gantz: O
• 2018: Mirai
• 2018: Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island
• 2018: Infini-T Force the Movie: Farewell Gatchaman My Friend
• 2020: The Magnificent Kotobuki Complete Edition (production co-operation, animated by GEMBA)
• 2021: Belle

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

Video game cutscenes and work assistance

• 2002: Resident Evil
• 2005: Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
• 2005: Sengoku Basara
• 2005: Rogue Galaxy
• 2005: Killer7
• 2005: Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
• 2006: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
• 2006: OneChanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
• 2007: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Lost Odyssey
• 2008: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• 2008: White Knight Chronicles
• 2008: OneChanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers
• 2008: Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
• 2010: Vanquish
• 2010: Yakuza 4
• 2011: Tekken Tag Tournament 2
• 2011: Yakuza: Dead Souls
• 2012: Yakuza 5
• 2012: Binary Domain
• 2013: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
• 2014: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
• 2014: Yakuza Ishin
• 2014: Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
• 2015: Yakuza 0
• 2016: Pokémon Duel
• 2016: Yakuza Kiwami
• 2016: Yakuza 6
• 2017: Tekken 7
• 2017: Yakuza Kiwami 2
• 2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• 2018: Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
• 2019: Judgement
• 2019: Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)
• 2019: Monkey King: Hero is Back
• 2020: Yakuza: Like a Dragon
• 2020: Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)
• 2023: Like A Dragon: Ishin!
• 2023: Like A Dragon Gaiden
• 2024: Tekken 8
• 2024: Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

References

1. "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
2. "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. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
3. "デジタル・フロンティア×クレッセント". Video Journal. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
4. "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. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
5. "China Screen News". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
6. "Sakurai on the Process of Producing Super Smash Bros Character Reveal Trailers". 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
7. "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
8. "Resident Evil: DEGENERATION". Archived from the original on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
9. "鉄拳ブラッド・ベンジェンス", Cgworld, 157: 18–41, September 2011
10. "Resident Evil: DAMNATION". Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
11. "LOUNGE CHANNEL", Cgworld, 151: 87, March 2011
12. "GANTZ", Cgworld, 151: 34–37, March 2011
13. "Jellyfish Eyes". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
14. "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