Naoya Morohashi’s first full-length skate video as a director, 100GUMS, is finally out on DVD!
Filmed over roughly two years, the video features full parts from five skaters—Sora Negishi, Iku Denda, HEDORO-MAM, Kenta Urano, and Kyounosuke Yamashita—along with appearances from a wide range of skaters, from well-known names in Japan and overseas to underground skaters with all kinds of styles. The entire video is filmed in the streets.

Here’s a quick look at director Naoya Morohashi and the five skaters with full parts, and how they came to be involved in the project.

 

100GUMS

The title “100GUMS“ comes from the image of gum stuck to the streets, combined with the marks skaters leave behind through repeated grinds and slides.

Naoya Morohashi
Born in 1996 in Osaka, Naoya Morohashi, aka Naoyan, is a filmer now working at the forefront of the scene.
Back in the day, I often saw him on TIGHTBOOTH director Shinpei Ueno’s Instagram, where he was given the nickname “Assistant A.” In 2023, he served as the main filmer for TIGHTBOOTH’s “LENZ Ⅲ“, and has since established himself as one of the leading filmers in Japan.
For “100GUMS“, Naoyan took on a new challenge, switching from the VX cameras he had always used to an HD camera while carrying on the techniques and know-how he learned from his mentor, Shinpei Ueno. The cast also goes beyond riders from TIGHTBOOTH and EVISEN, making this a fresh step forward for Naoyan.

 

Sora Negishi
Sora has always been one of Naoyan’s close skate friends, but he hadn’t put out a full part for a long time, since 2019. After Naoyan told him, “If you want to top your previous part with a new one, let’s do it together,” they started filming.
Sora has since been featured in PUMA SKATEBOARDING videos and in an interview in PANCAKE Issue #2, so he probably needs no introduction. In 100GUMS, he goes all in at several heavy spots.

 

Iku Denda
Iku is usually quiet and calm, but he has a real passion for skateboarding.
Naoyan and Iku first met while filming for LENZ III. Naoyan immediately saw how good Iku was—whether it was landing a line so perfectly it looked like he’d rehearsed it twice, or suddenly throwing down a bigspin flip over the huge gap in front of SEGA.
But since Fumi didn’t have a video part that could really be called his signature work, they started filming with the idea of, “Let’s make a part together that we can both be proud of.”
With his stylish skating as his weapon, Fumi is also set to ride for LIDLOCKS, a new deck company that is about to launch. We’re looking forward to seeing what he does next.

 

HEDORO-MAN
HEDORO-MAN, aka Ryuri Harada, is the kind of person who looks less like a human being skating and more like some kind of creature moving on a skateboard.
When Naoyan first asked him to film a full part, he apparently turned down the offer. But after their first session, maybe he gained some confidence and said, “I’ll do my best,” and the filming began.
On the last night of an Osaka tour, everyone else went out for the after-party while HEDORO-MAN was supposed to stay at the hotel, saying, “I’m tired, so I’m gonna stay here.” But the next day, Naoyan checked Instagram Stories and, somehow, HEDORO-MAN had gone skating on Naoyan’s cruiser. That kind of ‘mysteriousness’ is part of what makes him so interesting.
What started with Naoyan really pushing him to do it turned into a part that feels raw in a way that’s completely different from the rest of the cast.

 

Kenta Urano
Kenta Urano, aka Uraken, showed Naoyan around when he visited Shizuoka, skating with him and taking him to spots.
They ended up getting a lot of footage, so Naoyan suggested, “How about making this a short part within the friends section?” Uraken replied, “If we’re doing that, I want a proper part of my own,” and from there, they kept filming to see how far they could take it.
The whole thing took just five months—less than half a year. Naoyan told us, “It actually happened.”
At the recent PANCAKE tour, Uraken also showed off an incredible make rate, landing a heavy spot in just three tries.

Kyonosuke Yamashita
During the filming for “LENZ III“ in 2021, Kyonosuke was the only skater on the tour who wasn’t a rider for either TIGHTBOOTH or EVISEN. Director Shinpei Ueno was against bringing him along, but Naoyan kept insisting, saying, “He’s seriously fucking good. Please!” and somehow managed to get him on the tour.
Since then, Kyonosuke has developed his own creative style and gone on to appear in parts for PRIMITIVE, ERASED, and more. That’s exactly why Naoyan wanted to film him with his current approach, and the process began. Keep an eye out for Kyonosuke’s unique movements, which can only be seen on the kinds of spots you find in Japan.

 

 

Some of the parts are already available on YouTube.
But there’s still plenty more footage on the DVD. Whether you caught the premiere or haven’t seen it yet, sit back and enjoy the whole thing at home!