DESCRIPTION

Global campaign for the launch of ASICS’ GEL-KINETIC™ FLUENT, a shoe that effortlessly balances performance with lifestyle and draws influence from ASICS’ Japanese roots by embracing a historic form of callisthenics: rajio taiso

Shot in Tokyo and directed by Toshiki Yashiro, the campaign follows the story of three protagonists: a young salaryman, a group of school girls and a taxi driver, as they purposefully energise themselves for the day through exercise, encapsulating the core message of ASICS: that a sound body leads to a sound mind. Stills by Tayler Prince-Fraser rounded off the campaign, with billboards of the campaign appearing in major European cities such as London, Berlin and Manchester. 

INHOUSE CREDITS
Executive Producer
NATSUKI LUDWIG
Executive Producer
NATSUKI LUDWIG
Production Manager
Effy Zhang
Production Manager
Effy Zhang
Production Assistant
Maya Lowery
Production Assistant
Maya Lowery
Production Assistant
Ryosuke Oki
Production Assistant
Ryosuke Oki
Graphic Designer
Paktryk Kulig
Graphic Designer
Paktryk Kulig
Graphic Designer
Lena Manger
Graphic Designer
Lena Manger
EXTERNAL CREDITS
Director
Toshiki Yashiro
Director of Photography
Gianpaolo Lupori
Director of Photography
Gianpaolo Lupori
Producer
Saka Matsushita
1st Assistant Director
Risa Nakatomi
1st Assistant Director
Risa Nakatomi
2nd Assistant Director
Lilou Augier
2nd Assistant Director
Lilou Augier
Production Coordinator
Kei Honda
Production Coordinator
Kei Honda
Key Production Assistant
Masataka Mita
Key Production Assistant
Masataka Mita
Production Assistant
Yune Miyashita
Production Assistant
Yune Miyashita
Production Assistant
Sofiane (Ted Devo) Boucif
Production Assistant
Sofiane (Ted Devo) Boucif
Production Assistant
Yukiko Nagata
Production Assistant
Yukiko Nagata
Production Assistant
Mario Stoppford
Production Assistant
Mario Stoppford
Production Assistant
Kai Cheney
Production Assistant
Kai Cheney
1st Assistant Camera
Anthony Rilocapro
1st Assistant Camera
Anthony Rilocapro
2nd Assistant Camera
Usman Kawazoe
2nd Assistant Camera
Usman Kawazoe
Film Loader
Koichi Furuya
Film Loader
Koichi Furuya
Lighting Director
Jun Tanaka
Lighting Director
Jun Tanaka
Best Boy Electric
Makoto Kashiwakura
Best Boy Electric
Makoto Kashiwakura
Electrician
Katsumi Oishi
Electrician
Katsumi Oishi
Electrician
Yoshikazu Suehiro
Electrician
Shota Uchida
Electrician
Shota Uchida
Electrician
Keita Hagiwara
Electrician
Keita Hagiwara
Electrician
Toshiya Ikaarashi
Electrician
Nobuaki Onozuka
Electrician
Nobuaki Onozuka
Key Grip
Tsuneyuki Aiko
Best Boy Grip
Koushi Hayakawa
Best Boy Grip
Koushi Hayakawa
Production Designer
Rika Nakanishi
Production Designer
Rika Nakanishi
Art Department
Yu Tamura
Art Department
Yu Tamura
Art Department
Hiromi Isozaki
Art Department
Hiromi Isozaki
Art Department
Toshiya Kobuna
Art Department
Toshiya Kobuna
Art Department
Yuki Ito
Art Department
Yuki Ito
Prop Master
Tei Cheng
Prop Master
Tei Cheng
Prop Assistant
Mona Takanashi
Prop Assistant
Mona Takanashi
Sculptor
Takaya Yoshida
Sound Operator
Nicolas Amblard
Sound Operator
Nicolas Amblard
Campaign Photographer
Tayler Prince-Fraser
Campaign Photographer
Tayler Prince-Fraser
Photo Assistant
Jiawei
Photo Assistant
Jiawei
Photo Assistant 
Eisaku Kubo
Photo Assistant 
Eisaku Kubo
Photographer Assistant
Eisaku Kubo
Photographer Assistant
Eisaku Kubo
Photo Assistant
Daikanyama Studio
Photo Assistant
Daikanyama Studio
Wardrobe Stylist
Satoshi Takano
Wardrobe Stylist
Satoshi Takano
Stylist Assistant
Mahiro Takahashi
Stylist Assistant
Mahiro Takahashi
Stylist Assistant
Fujii
Stylist Assistant
Fujii
Key Hair & Make-up Artist
Risako Matsushita
Key Hair & Make-up Artist
Risako Matsushita
Hair & Make-up Assistant
Sara Fujii
Hair & Make-up Assistant
Sara Fujii
Hair & Make-up Assistant
Ema Yamashita
Hair & Make-up Assistant
Ema Yamashita
Casting Director
Josiah
Casting Director
Josiah
Taiji
Masanobu Yada
Ren
Kaiki Ohara
Saki
Shiori Iwanami
Saki’s Friend
Sawa
Saki’s Friend
Sawa
Saki’s Friend
Marumi
Saki’s Friend
Marumi
Kenji
Takashi Yasumoto
Taiji’s Stand-in
Kaburaya
Taiji’s Stand-in
Kaburaya
Saki’s Stand-in
Miyu Sasaki
Saki’s Stand-in
Miyu Sasaki
Extra
Harumi Mutsushima
Extra
Koua Nitta
Extra
Sanae Ishizuka
Extra
Keisuke Komine
Extra
Takashi Katagiri
Extra
Hajime Ayano
Extra
Hironobu Hayakawa
Extra
Tao
Extra
Tao
Extra
Tami
Extra
Tami
Extra
Reiko
Extra
Reiko
Extra
Tafurusu
Extra
Makiko Okata
Extra
Kazuo Harada
Extra
Kaoruno Amane
Extra
Midori Hirano
Extra
Hana Shiraki
Extra
Ryosuke Oki
Extra
Akari Miyashita
Extra
Rieko Yoshihiro
Extra
Shizuma Shimazu
Extra
Akio Kitano
Extra
Toshiaki
Extra
Shota
Extra
Shota
Transportation
Alest Japan
Transportation
Alest Japan
Post Producer
Mayu Uchida
Post Producer
Mayu Uchida
Offline Editor
Shane Lester
Offline Editor
Shane Lester
Online Editor
Lia Wu
Online Editor
Lia Wu
Sound Designer
Nicolas Amblard
Sound Designer
Nicolas Amblard
Mastering
Nicolas Amblard
Music Composer
Alex Cruz
Music Composer
Alex Cruz
Color Grader
Dante Pasquinelli
Color Grader
Dante Pasquinelli
ASICS
Nils Dragstra
ASICS
Camille Lecuit
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