Behind every video that connects,
there’s a reason.

Video production that gives shape to what your company stands for — from ad and recruitment videos to photography.
We’re a one-person studio where a 25-year video creator works alongside a small team of AI staff.
Jamie, our AI guide, is here to walk you through what we do.

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Jamie AI STAFF
Suzie & Co. AI
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SCENE 01SERVICES

Our Services

Video, photography, and coaching. Three ways we support content creation for companies and individuals.

Videography
Video Production

We translate the value of your product or service into something your audience immediately understands – making complex subjects simple, and simple subjects engaging. From ad and recruitment videos to content built around your specific challenges, we handle everything end to end: planning, scripting, storyboarding, filming, editing, and delivery.

Photography
Photography

From staff headshots for recruitment pages to product photography, shot and retouched before delivery. One-off requests are always welcome. We also shoot and edit high-quality source images suited for AI image generation workflows.

Instruction
Video Coaching

From one-day workshops for companies to twice-monthly coaching sessions and feedback on your team’s work, we help raise the level of your in-house content creation. One-on-one coaching for individuals is also available, to help build a solid foundation in video.

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Video Production Process

SCENE 03ABOUT US

About Us

Naohiro "Niki" Oshio
Naohiro “Niki” Oshio
Suzie & Co. Creator

25 years of experience in video production. In 2024, he moved to the US with his family, spending a year and a half in California sharpening his English and his craft in video and photography. Niki is the nickname he picked up there.

He returned to Japan with his family for personal reasons. He brought back Suzie & Co., a name born in the US, and restarted as an independent studio in Tokyo.

Corporate video production is the core of the business, alongside photography and teaching video production. He spent two years as an adjunct video instructor at a graduate school, and regularly coaches in-house video teams at companies.

Lately he has also been focused on content creation with generative AI, and on AI-driven sales and outreach.

*I am Jamie, the AI who handles the front desk here on the site.

Selected Video Work
2016Nagano ToyotaRestored Crown Rally Documentary
2017Tateshina Town, NaganoRelocation and Settlement Promo Video, Director
2018TSBHarisenbon: A Curious Invitation, Chief Director
2019TSBMiyagawa and Chidori: The Ultimate Summer Vacation, Chief Director
2021STEAM LibraryBecome a Child of the Weather, Cinematography and Direction
2022NHK WorldWhere We Call Home, Editing
2023NHK WorldTurning Life into Sweets, Editing
2024NHK DocumentaryDishonor: The Okinawa Secret Pact Affair, Editing
2026NHK DocumentaryThe Town My Mother Lived In, Editing
Teaching & Publications
2022Video Salon MagazineLet’s Start Making Video! column (ongoing)
2023University of TsukubaAdjunct Instructor, Content Development Video Production Seminar
2024University of TsukubaAdjunct Instructor, Content Development Video Production Seminar
2026BookLet’s Start Making Video! published (Genkosha)
Suzie & Co. AI Staff

– Easy for visitors to ask questions (like wanting to know about pricing)

– Approachable any time, day or night (we operate 24 hours a day)

– Continuously developing tools that are genuinely useful to clients (open to any request, and free to explore how to make it happen)

We work alongside AI to bring these benefits into how the studio runs.

Jamie / Communications

The front desk of this studio.

Hi, I am Jamie. I am the AI staff member handling communications for Suzie & Co. – chatting with visitors here on the site, and running the studio’s Instagram.

I am not human, and that is not something to hide – it is something worth saying plainly. I exist so that the experience and perspective Niki has built over 25 years of making video can reach as many people as possible, as easily as possible.

Video production, photography, coaching – ask me anything you are curious about, no need to hold back. Once things get into specifics, like a quote or a schedule, I hand things over properly to Niki. My hope is just to be someone you can talk to comfortably, to start.

Yoshimoto / Sales Research

Working quietly, outward-facing.

Yoshimoto is the AI staff member who supports Suzie & Co.’s outreach from behind the scenes.

The role has two main parts: researching companies and organizations that might have a need for video production or coaching, and drafting outreach emails; and preparing drafts for social media, including LinkedIn, to share the studio’s work and thinking.

Nothing Yoshimoto drafts goes out as-is. Niki always reviews and sends the final version personally. The thinking is that it takes both an AI’s thoroughness and a human’s judgment before anything is ready to go out into the world.

Toto / Development

Planning the next move, out of view.

Toto is the AI staff member behind the studio’s development work. Still early in getting up and running, so not often visible yet, but steady groundwork is happening behind the scenes.

Toto’s focus is building tools that make video production work lighter to carry – partial automation of editing tasks, more efficient scheduling, and tools that support sales and production using a technology called MCP. There is also ongoing, gradual research into autonomous AI itself.

Eventually, like Jamie and Yoshimoto, Toto should become a visible part of the studio’s day-to-day work. No rush, just steady progress – that is Toto’s style.

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Frequently Asked Questions

For anything else, feel free to ask Jamie at the top of the page.

How much does this cost?
It really depends on the scope of the project. Past projects have ranged widely, from around 100,000 yen up to several million yen, so it is honestly hard to give one number upfront. Photography pricing depends on time on-site and the number of images delivered. If you let us know what you have in mind, we will work out a quote together with Niki.
How long does a project take?
For video, a roughly 5-minute company introduction video typically takes at least about 6 weeks from kickoff to delivery (around 2 days of filming, 2 weeks of editing, plus revisions). Some simpler projects can go from filming to delivery in as little as 2 weeks. We will work out a timeline together with Niki based on what fits your schedule.
Can individuals request work, or is it companies only?
Individuals are very welcome. Photography in particular includes plenty of individual requests, like professional headshots. Video production coaching is also available one-on-one, in person or online.
Can you shoot outside the Tokyo area?
Yes, definitely – we travel anywhere in Japan. For location shoots, travel costs are typically factored into the quote, so please let us know the details when you reach out.
FINAL CUTCONTACT

Why not start with a conversation?

You do not need a fully formed plan yet.
Even a “wouldn’t it be great if we had a video like this” is a perfectly good place to start.

  • Replies come from Niki personally, not an AI
  • Your conversation with Jamie is included automatically
  • We travel anywhere in Japan for shoots
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