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A man in a dark suit facing a pearl-white sports car in an underground garage with a red wall

Case study · Original brand · AI film

RONIN GT

Masterless.

Original brand and car, created for this film. Not affiliated with any automaker.

The story

Some days take years.

The long day folds shut.
In the dark, two eyes open.
No master tonight.

RONIN, after the rōnin: the masterless samurai.

Format
AI-crafted short film · 2:09
Year
2026
Craft
Creative direction, brand & car design, AI-crafted imagery, editing & music direction
Language
Japanese, with English subtitles
Director
Gerardo Valerio

The film · AI-crafted short film

♪ ひとりの夜を 走りぬけて · Racing through the night alone

Dawn over Tokyo with the broadcast tower on the horizon
Frame 01The day / Dawn over Tokyo
The CEO at his laptop by the window while tea is poured
Frame 02Ritual / Tea
The red 浪 button on the steering wheel spoke
Frame 03浪 / The button
Frame 04 / MotionFirst touch / Pearl white
Frame 05 / MotionRelease / The smile
Frame 06 / MotionEyes open / Slit headlights
Frame 07 / MotionThe night / Expressway tunnel
RONIN GT end card: the red 浪 kanji over a line of red light
Frame 08End card / Ronin GT · Masterless.

Behind the frame

Every piece designed before the first shot.

The CEO, the car, the cockpit and the key were built as one design family before any motion: a character sheet for continuity, a car with slit headlights that open like eyes, and a keyless key carrying the 浪 (rō) medallion. Stills came first, motion second, and a 3D clay previs locked the timing of the headlights.

Character sheet for the CEO: front, side, back and close-up
Character / The CEOFront / Side / Back / Close-up
Design sheet for the RONIN GT: front, side, rear, three-quarters and top views
Car design / Ronin GTFront / Side / Rear / Top
Right-hand-drive cockpit of the RONIN GT
CockpitRight-hand drive
Titanium keyless key with the 浪 medallion and a red braided cord
KeyTitanium / 浪 medallion
  1. 01Brand & story
  2. 02Character & car design
  3. 03Stills
  4. 04Motion
  5. 05Music & edit