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: Hairy Tale ／ Hair is the Heart of a Woman ／ Hairy Tale
Description
Production I.G has created the animation for Kao Corporation's Asience shampoo creative challenge, entitled Asience: Hairy Tale. The 60-second animated film is directed by Kazuto Nakazawa, who gained international fame by directing the animation part in Quentin Tarantino's world hit Kill Bill: Vol. 1. Nakazawa also designed the characters and directed the animation. Art direction has been entrusted to Shuichi Hirata, the texture wizard behind the stunning artwork of Cannes-nominated Innocence and Annecy-selected xxxHOLiC - A Midsummer Night's Dream. The graphic style in Asience: Hairy Tale is visually inspired by XVIII century Japanese paintings, and personalized by Nakazawa's nervous and expressive brush touch...