We Make People Happy With Entertainment
RIVERTIME ENTERTAINMENT is a Los Angeles based production company with production hubs in Tokyo, London and Vancouver. We develop and produce feature films, TV, music videos and digital contents. With our multicultural team of award winning star talents, we create global entertainment packed with fresh and groovy ideas and strong international appeals.

Work

Movie/TV/Format/Mobile/Digital Contents/Games

Shohei Ohtani-Beyond the Dream

Our latest documentary feature, "Shohei Ohtani - Beyond the Dream," is scheduled to premiere globally on ESPN+/Disney+ on November 17th.

STEP BY STEP (Feat. Panda Bear) Starring Ginwoo Onodera. Directed by Toru Tokikawa.

"Sparks and Speed - the story of Shinya Kimura" trailer

Ukiyo-e Heroes Poster at Hot Docs Film Festival

ART OF THE GAME: Ukiyo-e Heroes

Rivertime Production Reel

KISS vs. MCZ documentary - excerpts

Noodle Soup

A Box

Rivertime Entertainment has just completed a documentary with the legendary rock band KISS. It has also produced content with many legendary music icons, such as: Stevie Wonder, Jermaine Jackson, Louie Vega and David Morales to name a few. The company is the associate producer of the premier Japanese entertainment show: SMAP X SMAP.

We have a slate of global properties in different status of production:

SINGLE SHOT

Sexy urban music thriller with emotional vibe set in Detroit.

CLONE HUNTER

Action packed Sci-Fi thriller with 2D/3D hybrid animation series and its live action feature remake.

THE LODGE

High concept action thriller about friendship.

TELL ME ABOUT

Global star DJ interview series about MUSIC & TRAVEL - 5min TV & mobile format with a new music distribution model. First series got 2million viewers in Japan.

DJ GAME

Innovative Electronic Dance Music game in development.

MOMMY & ME

Edgy family entertainment show - Music & Dance with industry hottest VIP talents and cute puppets.

News

We have a slate of global properties in different status of production.
Please contact us for more details.

August 1, 2018

Our documentary feature film "ART OF THE GAME: Ukiyo-e Heroes"is now out on Hulu .

We also appreciate your support on the release on Amazon with 26 five-star reviews!



April 1, 2018

We are happy to let you know our documentary "KISS vs. MCZ: The Movie" has won Breakthrough Filmmaker Award at the inaugural Newcastle International Film Festival. Thank you KISS for your incredible support!

https://twitter.com/kissonline/status/980603233747066880?lang=en



July 19, 2017

ART OF THE GAME: Ukiyo-e Heroes will be screened at San Diego Comic Con, on Saturday July 22 at 8:20pm, followed by Q&A with the artist Jed Henry and the director Toru Tokikawa.

More info ▶︎ http://sched.co/BO2t



April 20, 2017

Our new documentary UKIYO-E HEROES will world premiere at Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival, on May 2 for Audience Award consideration.

STORY: A journey of discovery into how a Canadian craftsman and an American designer with a father and son generation gap who collaborate to revive the ancient Japanese woodcut (Ukiyo-e) using pop-culture icons: Super Mario and Pokémon. 

A Rivertime Entertainment Production
Director:Toru Tokikawa
Writers:Min Hye Kim, Toru Tokikawa
Producers:Toru Tokikawa, Yu-Fai Suen
Composer:Alan Braxe
Music Supervisor:Alexandre Escolier
Sound Mixer:Danielle Adams
Advisor:Ben Elliott

Thank you for your help and support!



April 4, 2015

We are launching a new Sci-Fi animation series soon. Stay tuned!



October 10, 2015

We are in post-production of a new documentary: a story about an American artist and a Canadian craftsman teamed up to revive Japanese woodblock prints by juxtaposing traditional art with pop culture icons: video game heroes.



April 4, 2015

We are launching a new Sci-Fi animation series soon. Stay tuned!



January 28, 2015

We’ve just completed a TV documentary: “KISS vs. MCZ” An entertaining documentary about two different cultures meet through the power of music: the legendary rock band KISS vs. the Japanese mega-star girls band Momoiro Clover Z (MCZ).

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Team

TORU TOKIKAWA

President CEO

Born in Japan and raised in the US and Indonesia, Toru Tokikawa is an award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Passionate about dynamic stories of people breaking boundaries and overcoming difference, Toru has been working on projects with major distributors. Before immigrating to LA, Toru was based in London and Paris, directing music videos, commercials and producing film and TV. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, Toru began his career at the Japanese advertising agency Dentsu. He then became a director/photographer in the music and fashion industry in Europe before moving into filmmaking. His new documentary feature “Shohei Ohtani - Beyond the Dream” debuts on ESPN+/Disney+ globally on November 17th.

MIN HYE KIM

Creative Director CCO

Min Hye is the Chief Creative Officer and Creative Director at Rivertime Entertainment Inc. She is in charge of both film and TV development including that of CLONE HUNTER, as well as an edgy kids show, MOMMY & ME.

YU-FAI SUEN

Advisor

Yu-Fai has over 25 years of experience in film, television and stage show development, financing, production and distribution across the UK, US and Europe. His career includes senior roles at Pinewood Pictures as Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer at a international media fund, Chief Operating Officer at Elton John's Rocket Pictures and Senior Vice President at Momentum Pictures (now part of eOne Entertainment) as well as stints at MGM Studios and EMI Records.

ALEXANDRE ESCOLIER

Advisor

Founder of Atal Music and a veteran of the music industry, Alexandre started his career in Manchester UK in 1986 at Factory Communications (Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays…) that ran the legendary Hacienda Club. After living in NYC working for a French/American label Celluloid Records, he started managing Distance Records in Paris that became one of the world top House Music labels. Alexandre then founded Atal Music, a label and music publishing company, working with global star artists and producers - David Guetta, Bob Sinclar, Louie Vega/Masters At Work, Herbie Hancock, Jennifer Lopez, etc. Alexandre holds a MBA from the Lubin Business School / Pace University, New York.


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