Title | ULTRA MANEKINEKO |
Brand | DESIGNONE JAPAN,INC. |
Product / Service | EKITEN |
Category | A08. Media & Publications |
Entrant | HAKUHODO INC. Tokyo, JAPAN |
Idea Creation | HAKUHODO INC. Tokyo, JAPAN |
Production | HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S Tokyo, JAPAN |
Name | Company | Position |
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HIROSHI URUSHITANI | HAKUHODO inc. | Senior Creative Director |
TAKAHIRO EGUCHI | HAKUHODO inc. | Creative Director |
KEISUKE TOYOTA | HAKUHODO inc. | Planner |
TAKAYUKI IMOTO | HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S inc. | Producer |
MICHIKO IKUSHIMA | HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S inc. | Production manager |
SATOMI OONISHI | HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S inc. | Production manager |
RYOTARO IWASA | HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S inc. | Production Assistant |
KENTO OOKUBO | HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S inc. | Production Assistant |
TOSHIYUKI YAGI | TOSHIYUKI YAGI Director Office | Director |
SHIGETO KUNII | GORILLA | Cinematographer |
KOSUKE SUZUKI | Freelance | Master electrician |
HAYATO TAKABUCHI | CINQ ART CO., LTD. | Designer |
KAZUKI YUNOKI | KANOE | Stylist |
KYUKAKO HASEGAWA | Sylph | hair and make up artist |
KAKIKO TAKAKU | COPIN inc. | Casting Director |
YAKENOHARA | felicity | Artist |
BURAN | Neko-cafe leon | Cat |
WATARU ICHIKAWA | Freelance | Offline editor |
TAKESHI KANDA | jitto inc. | Editor |
YASUAKI MIYATAKE | FLUX inc. | represent |
MASAFUMI TAOKA | Freelance | Sound Mixer |
TOYOHISA NAKAMURA | SHIGOTOYA | Sound Effect |
A storeowner couple is searching for a lucky charm in a shady antique shop. They find a peculiar figurine named "Ultra Manekineko"."Manekineko" is a common Japanese figurine that brings good luck in business, but this special one seems to be an actual live cat, which has a robot paw beckoning ultra fast. While daunted by its expensiveness the couple decides to buy the "Ultra Manekineko". Scene changes and a passer-by finds "Ultra Manekineko" displayed in front of the barber. When the man comes close to have a look at the cat, "Ultra Manekineko" gives him a hard cat punch straight into his face. The couple comes out of the barbershop they own, dragging inside the unconscious man, welcoming him as a customer. The narration and subtitle propose that there might be better ways for customer acquisition. It advertises "Ekiten" ; a free digital service that helps shop owner attracts customers.