LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

TitleLOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
BrandAC JAPAN
Product / ServicePUBLIC SERVICES
CategoryA06. Not-for-profit / Charity / Government
EntrantADK CREATIVE ONE Tokyo, JAPAN
Idea Creation ADK CREATIVE ONE Tokyo, JAPAN
Production ADK CREATIVE ONE Tokyo, JAPAN
Post Production ADK CREATIVE ONE Tokyo, JAPAN

Credits

Name Company Position
Toru Fujii ADK Creative One Inc. Executive Creative Director
Akihiro Hoshi ADK Creative One Inc. Creative Director
Ichiyu Yasumoto ADK Creative One Inc. Planner
Tubasa Yosikawa ADK Creative One Inc. Copywriter
Akihito Omi ADK Creative One Inc. Copywriter
Kohei Ochiai ADK Creative One Inc. Art Director
Shigeto Iwafuji ADK Creative One Inc. Creative Producer
Satoru Ikeda ADK Creative One Inc. Producer
Yuki Wada ADK Creative One Inc. Producer
Nanae Takimoto ADK Creative One Inc. Associate Producer
Daisuke Shibata THE DIRECTORS GUILD Director
Shirakawa Ryuji NA Assistant Director
Shingo Ikeura NA Cameraman
Hiroyuki Ota NA Lighting
Takeshi Suehiro Suehirogari Production Designer
Yoshie Masui NA Stylist
Miwako Toyama THYMON Inc. Hair Make
Jun Abe Kosei Co., Ltd. Casting
Yumiko Kotani Japan Petmodel Association Pet Coordinator
Ari Shimogawara UNITED WORKS inc. Location Coordinator
Ichiri Shinbata UNITED WORKS inc. Location Coordinator
Tepei Kanda ARTE offline editor
Sakiyo Yamaguchi digital garden online editor
Tetuya Ota digital egg inc. colorist
Masaru Hasebe NA MIX
Hiroshi Kawagoe FROG inc. Music Producer
Kenichi Endo NA narrator
Takashi Yamanaka NA cast
Kumiko Ito NA cast
Shinichiro Watanabe NA cast

Write a short summary of what happens in the film

A couple visiting a pet shop immediately fall in love with a puppy they see. Because the puppy is so cute, they almost decide to buy it on the spot. But at that moment, everything goes dark, and the puppy sends a message that a decision to buy a pet should not be based on just love at first sight. It is a desperate message from the dog, that those who buy pets should consider whether they can really take the responsibility, and that the pet-shop should seriously consider whether it is okay to sell to these people.

Cultural / Context information for the jury

In Japan, many pet-shops keep multiple numbers of animals in small cages making the sales of live animals at stores a social issue. With the pandemic, there is higher demand for pets, but on the other hand, more people are abandoning their responsibilities toward pets. This was a message to people who buy and the shops who sell, not to decide conspicuously just because the animal is cute, and to recognize the preciousness of life.