Today marks the second anniversary of the death of Nagi Noda (野田 凪, 1973-2008), the brilliant pop artist and fashion icon. Not only did she make weird and wonderful videos (short films, music videos, and commercials), but she also had her own line of stuffed animals called HanPanda, designed unusual hair art called Hair Hats, and designed her own fashion line called Broken Label in collaboration with Mark Ryden. She won many awards for her work including the prestigious Bronze Lion at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in 2006 for her Coca-Cola commercial “What Goes Around Comes Around”. Although her life was tragically cut short by injuries she sustained after a traffic accident, her vibrant creative vision lives on to inspire younger artists.
In her memory, I have assembled as complete a videography as I could find. For more information, videos, and slideshows, visit her official homepage. For an extra special treat, check out the making of Nagi Noda's video for Scissor Sisters:
Videography
2000 Short Film “46 Wrinkles”
2002 Short Film “Small Square Stories”
2002 Commercial Laforet “Butterfly Ribbons”
2002 Commercial Laforet “Autumn of appetite” / “Preparation is troublesome”
2002 Commercial Laforet “It is Christmas Soon” / “Make-up is troublesome”
2003 Short Film “Wedding Dress, Mourning Dress, Party Dress”
2003 Short Film “Small Love Stories”
2003 Music Video Yuki “Sentimental Journey”
2003 Short Film "A Small Love Story About Alex and Juliet"
2003 Commercial Laforet “I get married smooooothly”
2003 Commercial Laforet “Imaginary pregnancy”
2003 Commercial Laforet “They become large in a hurry for Christmas (grow up)”
2003 Commercial Laforet “They become large in a hurry for Christmas (kiss)”
2003 Commercial GEKKEIKAN “GEKKEIKAN”
2003 Commercial Suntory “Latte Latte”
2003 Commercial Suntory “Hot Latte Latte”
2003 Commercial Suntory “Oolong Cha”
2004 Short Film “Mariko Takahashi’s Fitness Video for Being Appraised as an ‘Ex-Fat Girl’”
- A surreal parody of Susan Powter’s first work out video.
2004 Commercial Laforet “Animal Girl”
2005 Animation – Opening Credits "Honey and Clover"
2005 Music Video OGIYAHAGI “Must Be”
2005 Music Video OGIYAHAGI “I love your face”
2006 Commercial Coca Cola “What Goes Around Comes Around”
- Music by Jack White
Monoprix Vegetables (Nagi Noda) from Cosmo Sapiens on Vimeo.
2006 Commercial MONOPRIX “Mascara”
Monoprix Mascara (by Nagi Noda) from Cosmo Sapiens on Vimeo.
2006 Commercial MONOPRIX “Jungle”
Monoprix Jungle (Nagi Noda) from Cosmo Sapiens on Vimeo.
2006 TV Ecocolo
2006 Music Video TIGA “Far From Home”
2007 Commercial “b+ab spring summer 2008”
2007 Music Video Scissor Sisters “She’s My Man”
2008 Commercial LG Stream Power
