Studio OZ Inc.

1980 Opened a design office.

1985 Started merchandising business. Aim for comprehensive planning and design work.

1988 Established Studio Oz Co., Ltd.

1988 Games, Jigsaw Puzzle Product Planning, KFC Christmas Campaign, Parco Publishing Calendar, Disneyland goods such as designing goods will be added.

Exhibited at the 1993 Tokyo International Gift Show. Performs copyright work and design for the advertisements, posters, etc.

1994 Started program production for Fuji TV "Ponkickies".

1995
"Ponkickies" Commercialization rights window for new characters, design management business started.

1996 Exhibited at NY Licensing Show.

1997

Exhibited at NY Licensing Show.
At the opening of Osaka City Dome, Studio oz created the main visual illustrations and designed products.

 

1998
Started production of the second NHK TV show "Travel of My Heart in the World" series.

 

1999 Expansion of copyright business for calendars. Businesses such as corporate calendars of Tokai Bank and Meiji Life.

 

2000 Participated in USJ product planning.

 

[National Calendar Exhibition Awards]

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2001 Copyrighted Sarah Lugg / Toyota Motor Corporation Calendar / National Calendar Exhibition

Winner of Marketing Association Award

 

2004

Early Gore & Robert / Toyota Motor Corporation Calendar / Award

 

Year 2005

Robert Kushner / Union Calendar Co., Ltd./Award

 

2006

Gustave Baumann / PanaHome Corporation Calendar / Award

Vasarely / Union Calendar Co., Ltd./Award

 

2007

Mucha & Louis C. Tiffany / Toyota Motor Corporation Calendar / Award

Kandinsky / Union Calendar Co., Ltd./Award

Mikiko Noji / Nichias Corporation Calendar / Award

Marjolein Bastin / Sumitomo Life Insurance Company Calendar / Award

 

2008

Wolf Kahn / Union Calendar Co., Ltd./Award

 

2009

Regina Saura / YKK AP Inc. Calendar / Jury Special Award

 

2010

Jane Freilicher / Union Calendar Co., Ltd./Executive Committee Encouragement Award

 

2011

Barbara Bordnick / Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS Co., Ltd. Calendar / Award

Adi Steurbaut / YKK AP Inc. Calendar / Award

Masayasu Uchida / Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. Calendar / Award

 

year 2012

Paul Webb / YKK AP Inc. Calendar / Award

John Botz / PanaHome Corporation Calendar / Award

Gastave Baumann / Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. Calendar / Award

Mondrian / Union Calendar Co., Ltd./Award

Yoshiaki Funamizu  / Nichias Corporation Calendar / Award

 

2013

Yoshiaki Funamizu / Nisshinbo Holdings Holdings Inc. Calendar / Award

Stavros Kotsireas / Union Calendar Co., Ltd./Award

 

2014

Kenyu Ogasawara / Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. Calendar / Silver Award (1st category)

Georgia O'Keeffe / Union Calendar Co., Ltd./Silver Award (1st category)

Dennis Frates / Pioneer Corporation Calendar / Silver Award (2nd category)

Eijin Suzuki / KMEW Calendar / Silver Award (2nd category)

Charley Harper / Oji Holdings Co., Ltd. Calendar / Executive Committee Encouragement Award (1st category)

Reiji Hiramatsu / Nichias Corporation Calendar / Executive Committee Encouragement Award (1st category)

 

2015

Dennis Frates, John Xiong / Pioneer Corporation Calendar / Japan Marketing Association Award (Silver Award in the 2nd category)

Mikiko Noji / Sanki Kogyo Co., Ltd. Calendar / Japan Printing Industry Association Chairman's Award (Gold Award in the 1st category) Award

Kiyoshi Yamashita / Nisshinbo Holdings Co., Ltd. Calendar / Silver Award (1st category) Winner Martin Hill / JFE Shoji Co., Ltd. Calendar / Executive Committee Encouragement Award (1st category)

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2016

Dennis Freights / Pioneer Corporation Calendar / Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman's Award (Silver Award in the Second Category)

Louis C. Tiffany / Ryobi MHI Graphic Technology Calendar Co., Ltd. Silver Award (1st category)

Kiyoshi Yamashita / NICHIAS Corporation Calendar / Executive Committee Encouragement Award (1st category)

Michiyoshi Nakajima / Takasago International Corporation Calendar / Executive Committee Encouragement Award (1st category)

Andre Bourrie / Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. Calendar / Executive Committee Encouragement Award (1st category)

 

Other company calendar adoption list:

A & A Material Co., Ltd.     Kenji Asano
EMG Marketing (TonenGeneral Group)     Wilfrido Limvalencia
Eneos Co., Ltd. Fairy Tale Calendar    Yoko Kitami / Kanoko Takeuchi

Kinokuniya Co., Ltd.       John Hammond

Gunma Credit Union Association      Kazuyuki Otsu

KMEW Co., Ltd.      Hisao Kawada / Tomoyo Yanagawa (desktop size)

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.     Gyoshu Hayami

INPEX CORPORATION       Kazuyuki Futagawa

Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd.     Mikiko Noji

Shiga Bank, Ltd.        Ayuko Sadaie

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.        Richard Harpum

Sumitomo Corporation       Tadao Furuta

Sumitomo Life Insurance     Dominic Davison

Sony Life Insurance             Fumiko Hamano

The Tokyo Shinkin Bank       Isa Yoshida

Toyota Motor      Akiko Hoshino

Nagano Bank      Shinsaburo Takahashi

Panasonic Refine       Fumiko Hamano

Fujikura Co., Ltd.       Yoshiaki Funami

Hokuren            Tomoko Hisaki

POLA Inc.           Miki Asai

Goat Co., Ltd.     Mark Frost

Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.       Shinsaburo Takahashi

UC Card Co., Ltd.               Jeremy Sanders

YUPO CORPORATION         Reiji Hiramatsu

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2017

Received the 68th National Calendar Exhibition

 

Union Co., Ltd./Silver Award (1st category)    Tadashi Arimori

KMEW Co., Ltd./Japan Printing Industry Association Chairman's Award Silver Award (2nd category)  Le Corbusier

Katsushika Hokusai / NICHIAS Corporation / Encouragement Award (second category)

Kiyoshi Yamashita / So Nissha Co., Ltd. (Toppan TOP calendar) / Fuji Sankei Business Eye Award Silver Award (3rd category)

Other corporate calendar adoption:

Kazuyuki Sudo, ITOCHU Corporation

Iwatani Corporation          Koji Kinutani

A & A Material Co., Ltd.    Miwa Aoki

Eneos Co., Ltd. Fairy Tale Calendar    Yuji Hasegawa Tomoko Hisagi Chiezo Asaoka

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. and Michiyo Kudami

KMEW Co., Ltd. (desktop)     Fumiko Hamano

Shiga Bank, Ltd.                    Ayuko Sadaie

Shop Channel Co., Ltd.          Yoko Hasegawa

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.    Kiyoshi Ishii

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.     Yasushi Narita

Sony Life Co., Ltd. (Desktop)    Kei Kondo

Tokyo City Shinkin Bank    Max-Agostini Max Agostini

Tokyo Shinkin Bank           Yasushi Narita

Nisshin Seifun Co., Ltd.     Tadao Furuta

Pioneer Corporation          John Xiong John Sion / Samuel Bitton Samuel Bitton

Fujikura Co., Ltd.     Kiyoshi Yamashita

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.   Koshi Mizutani

Goat Co., Ltd.         Mark Frost

Yanase Co., Ltd.            Alexander Chen 

Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.  Aiwa Katsushi

Union Co., Ltd.              Tadashi Arimori

Lintec Corporation                 Shinji Okada

Toppan TOP Name Insert Calendar     Rinko Tachimoto

Sugimoto Named Calendar      Louis Comfort Tiffany

 

Advertising / Planning:

Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

PG F Life Co., Ltd.         Tasha Tudor Tasha Tudor

Asahi Shimbun Picture Frame          Alfons Mucha Alphonse Mucha

Main cover                    Mikiko Noji

 

 

2018

Received the 69th National Calendar Exhibition

KMEW Co., Ltd./Japan Paper Association Award Silver Award (2nd category)  Frank Lloyd Wright 

Pioneer Corporation / Encouragement Award (2nd category)  Samuel Bitton

Other corporate calendar adoption:

Astellas Pharma Inc.          Diane Monet Diane Monet

Iwatani Corporation           Koji Kinutani

NSK Co., Ltd.                     Kiyoshi Yamashita

Eneos Co., Ltd. Children's Story Calendar         Fuji Ikazue

Osaka Shinkin Bank          Tadao Furuta

Kansai Urban Banking Corporation           Gisela Fabian Gisela Fabian

Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd.                       Michele Battut Michele Battut

Shiga Bank, Ltd.                 Ayuko Sadaie

JXTG                                 Anthony Kleem Anthony Claims

Gyxis Co., Ltd.                    Yoshie Yoshie

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.             Yutaka Iguchi

Sumitomo Corporation        Ukimio Watanabe

Sony Life Co., Ltd. (Desktop)      Yuri Mizutani

Takasago International Corporation         Masayasu Uchida

Takamatsu Corporation       Kiyoshi Yamashita

Toagosei Co., Ltd.                Max-Agostini Max-Agostini

Tokyo City Shinkin Bank       Diane Monet Diane Monet

Tokyo Shinkin Bank        Momose Tadashi

Nichias Corporation        Rei Morimura

Fujikura Katsushika Hokusai Co., Ltd. 

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.         Ryuko Kawabata

MUFG Co., Ltd.              Kazuyuki Sudo

Meiho Enterprise Co., Ltd.             Takeshi Kawabata

Toppan TOP Name Insertion Calendar     Rinko Tachimoto / Kiyoshi Yamashita / Roko / Aiwa Katsushi

Sugimoto name entry calendar       Louis Comfort Tiffany

 

Advertising / Planning:

Main cover     Masayoshi Mizuho

Jigsaw puzzles                Haruyo, Kayomi Harai, Hiroko Toyama

Jikure / Postcard       Haruyo

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2019

Received the 70th National Calendar Exhibition

Samuel Button Samuel Biton / Pioneer Corporation / Silver Award (1st category)  

 

Other corporate calendar adoption:

Itochu Corporation     Kaneko Miho

Iwatani Corporation    Koji Kinutani

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.    Utako Yamada

A & A Material Co., Ltd.      Takaseka Yamatsuki

Eneos Co., Ltd. Children's story calendar      Yoko Katou

NTN Corporation         KAGAYA

Kinokuniya Co., Ltd.            Barbara Jaśkiewicz 

KMEW Co., Ltd.            Antoni Gaudí Antoni Gaudí

KMEW Co., Ltd. (Desktop)   Yuri Mizutani

Jodo Sect Monthly Calendar     Sachiko Niwa

JXTG            Clark Art Institute

Gyxis            CHIKU

JDL              Masayasu Uchida

The Johnan Shinkin Bank       Masayoshi Mizuho

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.        Alexander Chen 

Sony Life Co., Ltd.                Aya Koharu

Takasago International Corporation       Kayoko Miyamoto

Toagosei Co., Ltd.                Max-Agostini 

Tosoh Corporation               Franz Hegle 

Tokyo City Shinkin Bank       Barbara Jaśkiewicz

Nichias Corporation             Osamu Kubo

Nichiha Corporation             Yasushi Narita

Fujikura Co., Ltd.           Hiroshige Utagawa

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.           Kazuyuki Sudo

Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd.           Michele Battut Michele Battut

Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.         Mikiko Noji

Toppan TOP name entry calendar  Rinko Tachimoto / Kiyoshi Yamashita / Activist Aiwa / Shoko Kanazawa

 

Advertising / Planning:

Main cover cover        Masayoshi Mizuho

Pilot (novelty) Coloring book         Funo Yanagawa

Coloring book for adults (published) Haruyo

Yomiuri Shimbun / Picture Frame / World Heritage Sites in Japan:     

Yusuke Mitani, Rinzo Murata, Shinsaburo Takahashi, Kazuyuki Futagawa, Yasushi Narita, Mikiko Noji

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2020 7th​ 1​ Received the National Calendar Exhibition

Fujimori Industry Co., Ltd./Silver Award (1st category)    Tadashi Arimori 

Anritsu Co., Ltd./Silver Award (1st category)      Victor Vasarely (used by one of the six writers) 

Bauhaus (Walter Globius, Joost Schmidt, Mies van der Rohe,

Mondrian, Kandinsky, Harry Seidler, etc.) /

KMEW Co., Ltd./Silver Award (Second Category)

Rinzo Murata / The Johnan Shinkin Bank / Executive Committee Encouragement Award (1st category)

Other corporate calendar adoption:
Anritsu Co., Ltd. Victor Vasarely Victor Vasarely
Iwatani Corp. Koji Kinutani A & A Material Co., Ltd. Yukiko Yamaguchi Eneos Co., Ltd. Children's Story Calendar Fumiko Hamano KMEW Co., Ltd. (Desktop) Momomi Sako Jodo Munetsuki Kun Calendar Sachiko Niwa
JXTG Ota Memorial Museum Gyxis Co., Ltd. Hiromi Ikeda
JFE Kazuyuki Sudo
JDL   Narita The Johnan Shinkin Bank Murata Hayashizo Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. Alexander Chen Alexander Chen

Sony Life Co., Ltd.       Natsuki Kano

Taiheiyo Cement Co., Ltd. Kiyoshi Yamashita Daido Life Co., Ltd.       Yusuke Mitani Tokyo City Shinkin Bank   Corinne Hartley Toagosei Co., Ltd.       Max-Agostini Max Agostini Tokyo Shinkin Bank Mirai Kawashima Nichias Co., Ltd. Kazuyuki Sudo Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Kiyoshi Yamashita Hokuriku Bank, Ltd. Yasushi Narita Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd.

​ Sekisui House Co., Ltd. Coordinate

(Schindler & Chase House / Villa Schminke / Wright's House / Schrader House /

Giverny House / Stahl House / Lavocchio Wine Farmer / Le Corbusier Lake House /

Fisherdome / Glass Dome / Solerdome)

Toppan TOP Tomoko Tachimoto, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Katsushi Aiwa, Shoko Kanazawa
 

​ Advertising / Planning:​

Main cover cover Masayoshi Mizuho

Coloring book for adults (published) Haruyo

Sogo & Seibu​ Interior decoration​ Michel Tcherevkoff​ Michelle Cherevkov​

Air water​ advertisement​ Kristy G.​ (Baby photo) ​

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2021

7th​ 2​ Received the National Calendar Exhibition
Maurits Escher / Fujimori Industry Co., Ltd. Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award Gold Award

Federico Babina Federico Babina / KMEW Co., Ltd./Japan Paper Association Award  Silver prize

Ken Shotwell / Sumitomo Life Co., Ltd./Second Category Silver Award

Basquiat, Hiroshi Senju, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Hokusai, Matisse, Van Gogh 6-member collection / AGC / Executive Committee Encouragement Award

Jin Hashimoto / Union Co., Ltd./Executive Committee Encouragement Award

Jakuchu / Kyoritsu Seiyaku / Executive Committee Encouragement Award

Reiji Hiramatsu / Ryobi MHI / Executive Committee Encouragement Award

Kazuyuki Sudo / Sanki Engineering / Executive Committee Encouragement Award

 

Other corporate calendar adoption:

 

ITOCHU Corporation Yuko Takeda A & A Materials Co., Ltd. Tadao Furuta
AGC          Matisse, Hiroshi Senju, Van Gogh, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Hokusai, Basquiat Eneos Co., Ltd. Fairy Tale Calendar Hara Atsushi Kitazawa Yuko Matsui Shinobu
NSK Yasushi Narita
Kinokuniya Co., Ltd. Mikiko Noji Kyoritsu Seiyaku Co., Ltd. KMEW Wakaoka Co., Ltd.​ Federico Babina ​ Federico Babyna Keimu Co., Ltd. (Desktop) Momomi Sako Sony Life Co., Ltd. Sara Kakizaki Sumitomo Life Co., Ltd. Ken Shotwell​​ Ken Shotwell

Jodo-shu Tsukikuni Calendar Sachiko Niwa Gyxis Co., Ltd. Mikiko Noji Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd. Kazuyuki Sudo Daido Life Osamu Kubo

Taiheiyo Cement Yasushi Narita

Toagosei Co., Ltd. Max-Agostini Max Agostini

Nichiha Corporation Hasui Kawase

Panasonic Akiko Hoshino Panasonic Bob Stefko (Aurora Photo)

Meiji Yasuda Life Sachiko Niwa

Union Co., Ltd. Jin Hashimoto

Ryobi Co., Ltd. Reiji Hiramatsu

Sekisui House Co., Ltd. Coordinate

(Tolstoy House / Helen Keller Birthplace / Words Worth House / Schumann House /

Tasha Tudor House / Dali House / Mark Twain House /

Renoir "Colette Zhuang" / Beatrix Potter's House / Richard Wagner's House)

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Toppan TOP Calendar Rinko Tachimoto Kiyoshi Yamashita Aiwa Katsushi Shoko Kanazawa
Advertising / Planning:

Main cover cover Masayoshi Mizuho

Air water​ advertisement​ Kristy G.​ (Baby photo)​

Coloring book for adults (published) Haruyo