Press Release
Geek Pictures Signs a Partnership with Wheelchair Tennis Player Yui Kamiji
Geek Pictures Inc.; Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Tamotsu Kosano, announces that it has signed a partnership agreement with wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji.
In addition to the video content production, including its main business of TV commercials and music videos, Geek Pictures has created GEEK Community beyond the scope of business, such as the content business, including character intellectual properties, and the planning and production business for events and owned media in recent years. Geek Pictures will mark its 15th anniversary in February 2022 and deliver content suiting the new age from Japan to the world.
Today, Geek Pictures and GEEK Community announced that it signed a partnership agreement with wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji on Saturday, January 1, 2022.
■ About the Partnership
Yui Kamiji started wheelchair tennis when she was 11 and became the youngest player to rank No. 1 in Japan when she was 14. Since then, she has played in numerous world tournaments.
Always aiming for the top, Kamiji has an ambitious spirit, an attribute common with Geek Pictures. Geek Pictures also continues to take on challenges in the entertainment industry, which led to this partnership agreement. The period is three years, from Saturday, January 1, 2022, to 2024, the year of the next Paralympics in Paris.
Various projects are scheduled to support Kamiji. The entire GEEK Community will cheer for Kamiji as she fights against rivals in the world.
■ Comments from Yui Kamiji
I am very honored to have signed a partnership agreement with Geek Pictures this time. I heard that Geek Pictures will support not only my training but also promotion schemes for the entire wheelchair tennis sport. I am looking forward to seeing how our collaboration will unfold.
Please stay tuned to the latest news of our collaboration!
【Tennis Player Yui Kamiji Profile】
Date of Birth:
April 24, 1994
Born:
Hyogo Prefecture
Height:
143 cm
Belongs to:
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Yui Kamiji started wheelchair tennis when she was 11. She participated in the London Paralympics as a senior in high school and played in the singles and doubles quarterfinals.
In 2014, Kamiji made her first victory at the French Open and the US Open and became No. 1 in the world ranking in May of the same year for the first time. She became the first Japanese female player who achieved the Grand Slam in doubles and a Guinness World Record holder as the youngest person to win a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam.
In her second Paralympics, the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, Kamiji won bronze in singles. In the Tokyo Paralympics, which were delayed one year and held in 2021, she won silver in singles and bronze in doubles which were better results than the previous event.
In addition to the video content production, including its main business of TV commercials and music videos, Geek Pictures has created GEEK Community beyond the scope of business, such as the content business, including character intellectual properties, and the planning and production business for events and owned media in recent years. Geek Pictures will mark its 15th anniversary in February 2022 and deliver content suiting the new age from Japan to the world.
Today, Geek Pictures and GEEK Community announced that it signed a partnership agreement with wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji on Saturday, January 1, 2022.
■ About the Partnership
Yui Kamiji started wheelchair tennis when she was 11 and became the youngest player to rank No. 1 in Japan when she was 14. Since then, she has played in numerous world tournaments.
Always aiming for the top, Kamiji has an ambitious spirit, an attribute common with Geek Pictures. Geek Pictures also continues to take on challenges in the entertainment industry, which led to this partnership agreement. The period is three years, from Saturday, January 1, 2022, to 2024, the year of the next Paralympics in Paris.
Various projects are scheduled to support Kamiji. The entire GEEK Community will cheer for Kamiji as she fights against rivals in the world.
■ Comments from Yui Kamiji
I am very honored to have signed a partnership agreement with Geek Pictures this time. I heard that Geek Pictures will support not only my training but also promotion schemes for the entire wheelchair tennis sport. I am looking forward to seeing how our collaboration will unfold.
Please stay tuned to the latest news of our collaboration!
【Tennis Player Yui Kamiji Profile】
Date of Birth:
April 24, 1994
Born:
Hyogo Prefecture
Height:
143 cm
Belongs to:
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Yui Kamiji started wheelchair tennis when she was 11. She participated in the London Paralympics as a senior in high school and played in the singles and doubles quarterfinals.
In 2014, Kamiji made her first victory at the French Open and the US Open and became No. 1 in the world ranking in May of the same year for the first time. She became the first Japanese female player who achieved the Grand Slam in doubles and a Guinness World Record holder as the youngest person to win a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam.
In her second Paralympics, the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, Kamiji won bronze in singles. In the Tokyo Paralympics, which were delayed one year and held in 2021, she won silver in singles and bronze in doubles which were better results than the previous event.
Press Release
Geek Pictures Signs a Partnership with Wheelchair Tennis Player Yui Kamiji
Geek Pictures Inc.; Head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Tamotsu Kosano, announces that it has signed a partnership agreement with wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji.
In addition to the video content production, including its main business of TV commercials and music videos, Geek Pictures has created GEEK Community beyond the scope of business, such as the content business, including character intellectual properties, and the planning and production business for events and owned media in recent years. Geek Pictures will mark its 15th anniversary in February 2022 and deliver content suiting the new age from Japan to the world.
Today, Geek Pictures and GEEK Community announced that it signed a partnership agreement with wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji on Saturday, January 1, 2022.
■ About the Partnership
Yui Kamiji started wheelchair tennis when she was 11 and became the youngest player to rank No. 1 in Japan when she was 14. Since then, she has played in numerous world tournaments.
Always aiming for the top, Kamiji has an ambitious spirit, an attribute common with Geek Pictures. Geek Pictures also continues to take on challenges in the entertainment industry, which led to this partnership agreement. The period is three years, from Saturday, January 1, 2022, to 2024, the year of the next Paralympics in Paris.
Various projects are scheduled to support Kamiji. The entire GEEK Community will cheer for Kamiji as she fights against rivals in the world.
■ Comments from Yui Kamiji
I am very honored to have signed a partnership agreement with Geek Pictures this time. I heard that Geek Pictures will support not only my training but also promotion schemes for the entire wheelchair tennis sport. I am looking forward to seeing how our collaboration will unfold.
Please stay tuned to the latest news of our collaboration!
【Tennis Player Yui Kamiji Profile】
Date of Birth:
April 24, 1994
Born:
Hyogo Prefecture
Height:
143 cm
Belongs to:
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Yui Kamiji started wheelchair tennis when she was 11. She participated in the London Paralympics as a senior in high school and played in the singles and doubles quarterfinals.
In 2014, Kamiji made her first victory at the French Open and the US Open and became No. 1 in the world ranking in May of the same year for the first time. She became the first Japanese female player who achieved the Grand Slam in doubles and a Guinness World Record holder as the youngest person to win a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam.
In her second Paralympics, the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, Kamiji won bronze in singles. In the Tokyo Paralympics, which were delayed one year and held in 2021, she won silver in singles and bronze in doubles which were better results than the previous event.
In addition to the video content production, including its main business of TV commercials and music videos, Geek Pictures has created GEEK Community beyond the scope of business, such as the content business, including character intellectual properties, and the planning and production business for events and owned media in recent years. Geek Pictures will mark its 15th anniversary in February 2022 and deliver content suiting the new age from Japan to the world.
Today, Geek Pictures and GEEK Community announced that it signed a partnership agreement with wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji on Saturday, January 1, 2022.
■ About the Partnership
Yui Kamiji started wheelchair tennis when she was 11 and became the youngest player to rank No. 1 in Japan when she was 14. Since then, she has played in numerous world tournaments.
Always aiming for the top, Kamiji has an ambitious spirit, an attribute common with Geek Pictures. Geek Pictures also continues to take on challenges in the entertainment industry, which led to this partnership agreement. The period is three years, from Saturday, January 1, 2022, to 2024, the year of the next Paralympics in Paris.
Various projects are scheduled to support Kamiji. The entire GEEK Community will cheer for Kamiji as she fights against rivals in the world.
■ Comments from Yui Kamiji
I am very honored to have signed a partnership agreement with Geek Pictures this time. I heard that Geek Pictures will support not only my training but also promotion schemes for the entire wheelchair tennis sport. I am looking forward to seeing how our collaboration will unfold.
Please stay tuned to the latest news of our collaboration!
【Tennis Player Yui Kamiji Profile】
Date of Birth:
April 24, 1994
Born:
Hyogo Prefecture
Height:
143 cm
Belongs to:
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Yui Kamiji started wheelchair tennis when she was 11. She participated in the London Paralympics as a senior in high school and played in the singles and doubles quarterfinals.
In 2014, Kamiji made her first victory at the French Open and the US Open and became No. 1 in the world ranking in May of the same year for the first time. She became the first Japanese female player who achieved the Grand Slam in doubles and a Guinness World Record holder as the youngest person to win a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam.
In her second Paralympics, the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, Kamiji won bronze in singles. In the Tokyo Paralympics, which were delayed one year and held in 2021, she won silver in singles and bronze in doubles which were better results than the previous event.
