Rates

Clear day rates.
No surprises.

Coverage is quoted in days, so you always know what a shoot costs before it starts. Multi-day projects are quoted individually.

Half-Day Coverage
¥90,000from

Up to 4 hours of documentary filming — ideal for a single location, a meeting day or a focused segment of your journey.

Full-Day Coverage
¥150,000from

Up to 8 hours of filming across multiple locations — the format most journeys in Japan actually need.

Multi-Day Projects
Custom

Following a story over several days or across cities. Quoted around your schedule, crew size and travel.

  • Overtime — ¥20,000 / hour
  • Transportation, tolls & parking quoted separately
  • Accommodation and special equipment on request

What A Day Rate Covers

Filming, and the work around it.

  • Documentary cinematography for the booked hours
  • A lightweight professional camera setup, 4K capture
  • Professional location audio for conversations and interviews
  • Organized, unedited footage delivered to your editor
  • Delivery by cloud storage or HDD/SSD, whichever suits your team

Editing is not included. Multi-day projects, special equipment and anything outside the standard day are quoted individually.

Quoted Separately

Items priced around your production.

  • Overtime¥20,000 / hour
  • Transportation & tollsQuoted separately
  • ParkingQuoted separately
  • Long-distance travelQuoted separately
  • AccommodationOn request
  • Special equipment rentalsOn request

Additional production requirements are quoted case by case. Send us the outline and we will tell you what applies to yours.

Start a Project

Want a quote for your dates?

Tell us the project, the dates and how many filming days you are planning, and we will put together a realistic figure.