[About This Music Video]
The music video is directed by the SHIN EVANGELION Director Hideaki Anno.
By request from Hikaru Utada, the Director readily agreed to work on the video, saying "Under the present circumstances [requiring measures for COVID-19], a possible way to create a music video without actually directing a video shoot would be for the artist to film herself and any other footage on her end, then sending them to me to cut and edit into the final video."
Anno sent the basic minimal asks by email including some requests for eye focus and lip sync, and the artist ventured to the outskirts of London on a video shoot with minimal staff help and all the necessary COVID precautions. The video footage garnered using various devices, including smartphones, was then sent to Anno and staff in Japan for finishing.
Hope you enjoy this finished piece, it's a little bit bittersweet, and like revisiting intimate and precious memories from times past.