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Asience: Kami wa Onna no Inochi
ASIENCE 髪は女の命 ／ ASIENCE: Kami wa Onna no Inochi ／ ASIENCE~髪は女の命 ／ Asience Hairy Tale ／ Asience: Hairy Tail ／ Asience: Ha... ... Show moreDescription
Production I.G produced the animation for Kao Corporation’s Asience shampoo creative challenge, titled *Asience: Hairy Tale*. The 60‑second animated film is directed by Kazuto Nakazawa, who rose to international prominence through his work on the animation portion of Quentin Tarantino’s *Kill Bill: Vol. 1*. Nakazawa also designed the characters and handled the animation direction. Art direction was entrusted to Shuichi Hirata, the texture specialist known for the stunning artwork of the Cannes‑nominated *Innocence* and the Annecy‑selected *xxxHOLiC – A Midsummer Night’s Dream*. The visual style of *Asience: Hairy Tale* draws inspiration from eighteenth‑century Japanese paintings and is further personalized by Nakazawa’s nervous, expressive brushwork.
