SCENES TO WATCH ON NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY

TitleSCENES TO WATCH ON NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY
BrandNETFLIX
Product / ServiceNETFLIX
CategoryF07. Corporate Purpose & Social Responsibility
EntrantDENTSU INC. Tokyo, JAPAN
Idea Creation DENTSU INC. Tokyo, JAPAN
Media Placement DENTSU INC. Tokyo, JAPAN
Production J.C. SPARK Tokyo, JAPAN

Credits

Name Company Position
Maiya Kinoshita Dentsu Copywriter
Shota Yabe Dentsu Art Director
Yuki Miyake Dentsu Art Director
Kyoko Kita Dentsu Copywriter
Marina Kobayashi Dentsu Copywriter
Yuki Abe Dentsu Copywriter
Ayaka Asami Dentsu Strategist
Yukari Akita Dentsu Media Planner
Keito Masuda J.C.Spark Designer

Please tell us how the brand purpose inspired the work

Japan has a surprisingly low understanding toward the LGBTQ community. Homosexual acceptance is 25 out of 36 OECD countries. 69.5% of LGBTQ people think “Japanese society makes it difficult to come out.” Netflix values diversity both on and off screens. Its content helped open minds and impacted many people around the world. We wanted to use the power of stories to help create understanding and empower the LGBTQ community at the same time. In addition, as crucial pride events during May-June were minimized due to the pandemic, we wanted to create a new moment in the later half of the year. We took an existing commemorative day, National Coming Out Day, and opened it up to everyone in order to expand the social moment.