All of your friends here at Monster Children are proud to present our brand new video, Team Average Japan, which is available to be streamed directly into your eager retina right at this very moment via our dedicated streaming platform, monsterchildren.tv.

In the early 2010’s, Monster Children sent the world’s best surfers and skaters on adventures across Australia, Aotearoa, and Sri Lanka - an assemblage of two congruent cultures converging into one. Ten years later, Team Average is back on the road. We are absolutely tickled to announce the return of one of our favorite ideas, Team Average Japan - Noa Deane, Craig Anderson, Austyn GIllette, Shin Sanbongi, Jaleesa Vincent, Kaito Ohashi, Lilian Fev, and Jake Anderson surfing and skating their way up and down the Japanese island of Honshu’s eastern coast. Directed by Kai Neville, this is Team Average at their best.

Dedicated to the life and love of our friend and Team Average veteran, Dylan Rieder.

Team Average Japan was created and produced by Monster Children in association with Sapporo and Up, and supported by D_b and Former.

A film by Kai Neville.

Presented by Monster Children in association with Sapporo & UP Banking.

Supported by D_b & Former.

Featuring: Austyn Gillette, Jake Anderson, Craig Anderson, Kaito Ohashi, Jaleesa Vincent, Shin Sanbongi, Noa Deane, & Lilian Fev

Creative Direction:

Campbell Milligan 

Cinematography:

Ryan Andrew Lee, Kai Neville, Kyota Kamei

Producers:

Jam Hassan, Rip Zinger, Nazareth Kawakami

Executive Producers:

Jamie Brewer, Rachel Blackley

Editor:

Kai Neville

Sound Designer:

Thom Pringle

Colorist: 

Sam Holman 

Photography:

Jam Hassan, Nazareth Kawakami

Associate Editor:

Myles McAlister

Music:

‘Hypnogogia (feat. Dolphin Midwives)’

by Sofie Birch

‘Gratuitous Theft in The Rain’

by Rehash

‘Listen Over The Ocean’

by Violet Eves 

16mm Processing & Scanning:

Werner Winkelmann, Ray Argall

Finance Manager:

Georgia Shenton

Special Thanks: Daven Pierce, Grant Reinero, Peter Johnson, Joel Frew, Wes Schaftenaar, Family Mart, Eric Koston’s eggs, Kaito Ohashi’s wisdom (and friends (and patience)), Treehouse Hawaii, Kelly Ishihara, Alec Singer, Master Kairo, Selina from Oscar Mike Travel, Surf Stadium Shizunami, Bus Driver Tuk