HAIR ALBUM

Bronze Spike

Demo Film

Film

TitleHAIR ALBUM
BrandTAKARA BELMONT CORPORATION
Product / ServiceCORPORATE IMAGE
CategoryB04. Animation
EntrantHAKUHODO INC. Tokyo, JAPAN
Idea Creation HAKUHODO INC. Tokyo, JAPAN
Production TAIYO KIKAKU CO., LTD. Tokyo, JAPAN
Post Production GLADSAD CO.,LTD Tokyo, JAPAN

Credits

Name Company Position
Yuki Yokoi HAKUHODO Planner
Yuki Yokoi HAKUHODO Copywriter
Yuki Ishikawa TOKYO / TAIYO KIKAKU Director
Koji Eguchi TAIYO KIKAKU Producer
Risa Matsui TAIYO KIKAKU Producer
Oki Tanji TAIYO KIKAKU Production Manager
Takeshi Yashiro TAIYO KIKAKU Animator
Shinya Kocho freelance Cinematographer
Ryo Uno TAIYO KIKAKU Cinematographer
Keita Ueno freelance Cinematographer
Haruki Ohori freelance Lighting Designer
Midoriko Nemoto TAIYO KIKAKU Production Designer
Yuma Matsuoka TAIYO KIKAKU Offline Editor
Jun Hatano TAIYO KIKAKU Online Editor
Takeshi Yamaguchi GLADSAD Colorist
Justin Frieden freelance Music Supervisor
Ayami Fujiwara TAIYO KIKAKU Sound Mixer
Nanami Kubo TAIYO KIKAKU Sound Mixer
Hideto Kikuchi freelance Recording
Akito Narita freelance Sound Effects
Kanako Hama freelance Hair & Makeup Artist
Akiko Watanabe freelance Cast
Atsushi Hasebe freelance Cast

Write a short summary of what happens in the film.

An old, grey-haired woman goes to the hair salon. As the hairdresser cuts her hair, the hair on the ground forms into the shape of her younger self. She watches her hair recreate her memories with her husband. We considered hair as a living part of body and tried to express her life's story by a puppet animation in which hair is rarely used as a material. We tell a story about moving past tragedy. We hope the audience feels the potential of a hairdresser who can help you move forward in life.

Tell the jury about the animation used and summarise any relevant challenges or techniques.

A stop-motion animation was realized by creating a puppet using artificial hair with gray hairs. This is probably a technique that is unparalleled in the world. The doll has no facial expression, but I tried to express joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure as if it had a face.