“Epok’s Atelier”: Documentary Film Explores the Genius of Record Jacket Designer Sugaya Shin’ichi

(© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee)

(© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee)

Sugaya Shin’ichi. born in Tokyo.

Sugaya created the mascot for the band The Cro-Magnons, an unidentified creature named Takahashi Yoshio. The documentary tells the story behind the birth of the character. (© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee)

Working on the jacket for the single “Crane Game” by The Cro-Magnons. (© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee)

Sugaya works on the jacket of the album Punch. (© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee)

Sugaya sketching out ideas in his notebook. (© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee.)

Sugaya working on the jacket for Punch. He became so obsessed with the size and texture of the giant falling bolt featured on the record jacket that he modelled one out of clay and other materials. (© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee)

Sugaya used cheap wooden chopsticks to create the inner artwork for the album Punch. (© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee)

Sugaya shows a work to a client. (© 2020 Epokku no atorie Production Committee)

A work Sugaya created spontaneously under lockdown during the first wave of COVID-19 in Japan.