MAQuillAGE
Short Film “Touching”

Delivering new beauty experiences 
through unique content and media mix. 

COMMUNICATION DESIGN
BRANDING
MOVIE

“Touching“ is a short film created to enhance brand equity. 
From strategy to execution, every aspect of the brand was integrated: creative, product development, marketing, and media. 
The 17-minute short film was created to resonate with MAQuillAGE fans and attract new users, achieving 124% of the target views. 
The campaign was highly effective in creating a buzz on both TV and digital, while successful social media activations led to increased purchases. 

Summary

Maki (Nana Seino) is a shopping mall mannequin who comes to life after store closing time. 
She develops an attraction to new beauty consultant Ryo (Keisuke Watanabe), watching him learn the ropes of cosmetics sales. 
One night, Maki reaches for a lipstick... 

Instagram Live and Loyalty Content 

We coordinated a live event on Instagram starring the actors, which saw viewing numbers grow throughout the stream. 
Engagement and interaction was positive, while the pre-streaming CTR was 10 times higher than expected, resulting in a large number of clicks. The post-live feed also achieved 131% of target clicks. Overall, CTR reached 185% of the target. 
We also developed a quiz to unveil a new product hidden within the film, and a system to reward those who answered correctly. Many viewers submitted entries and shared their positive feedback. 

Broad PR and Media Mix Strategy 

Both TV and digital platforms were used to create a buzz around this short film. 
To promote the film on TV, we created a range of assets including a video of Keisuke Watanabe applying makeup to Nana Seino, a making-of film, interviews, and original music by SIRUP. 
We also achieved large amounts of PR online through various websites. Thihs included interviews, production details, and makeup tasks. Such PR led to coverage on national and local TV channels. 
This strategy helped to increase viewers of the short film. 

CREDITS

SHISEIDO CREATIVE

CREATIVE DIRECTOR / STRATEGIST / PLANNER YU MIURA

ART DIRECTOR MIORI TAKEDA

COPYWRITER / PLANNER ASUKA HASHIGUCHI

COMMUNICATION PLANNER TOMOAKI YAMURA

PRODUCER NATSUKO NAKAMURA / MIEKO ICHIBA

CASTING PRODUCER KEIKO WATANABE

SHISEIDO JAPAN

MARKETING YOSHIKO TAKAHASHI / RIYO YOSHII / WAKANA KOMATSU / RISA KOSHIBA / SHINATSU TANIGAWA / DAIKI FUJII / SHIZUKA IMAI / KOJI HAMADA / YURIE TAKAHASHI

HAIR & MAKEUP SHIOMI MUKAI / KENJI TOYODA / SACHIKO HAYASHI / MADOKA NAKAGAWA / REI MATSUI / CHIHIRO TOYODA

美容指導 YOKO KANO

SHISEIDO INTERACTIVE BEAUTY

TOMOKO KOSHIBA / AYAKA SHIMIZU / MARI MIZUI / TOMOMI KOSHIBA

AOI Pro.

PRODUCER SOTA YOSHIDA / KENTO OKAMOTO / RYOKO MATSUSHIGE

PRODUCTION MANAGER YUKA NAKATA / YUYA ASAMI 

CASTING RINA MAEDA

PRODUCTION SUPPORT RYUTA IWASA / KAORI HARUYAMA / HISASHI SHINKE / MARINO OKUDA / YU YAMADA / FUGETSU NARISAWA / TAKUMA KISHIMOTO / YUJI SAKURAYA / HINAKO SHIBASAKI / AYA FURUNO / MAYUKO WAKITA 

CyberAgent, Inc. 

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE HEKI MIZOGUCHI 

CREATIVE PLANNER MARIE OTSUKA / RISA TAOKA 

DESIGNER KYOKO KAYA 

PRODUCER KOHARU KUMADA 

PR PLANNER RYO IZAWA 

Proceed, Inc.

CASTING SHIGEKI MORIA / YUMI INABA 

THEME SONG SIRUP "CHANGE"

FILM DIRECTOR DAISHI OKUYAMA 

SCENARIO WRITOR ASAMI SUNADA 

FILM CAMERAMAN SENZO UENO 

GAFFER MACHIKO NISHIDA 

ASSISTANT FILM DIRECTOR YUDAI SUZUKI / SHIGETAKE HASHIMOTO / HIROMASA ARAKI 

ART DIRECTOR ENZO

STYLIST SATSUKI SHIMOYAMA 

CHOREOGRAPHER yurinasia

LOCATION COORDINATOR TOMOFUMI JINCHO 

OFFLINE EDITOR TAKASHI TANAKA 

COLORIST MASAHIRO ISHIYAMA 

ONLINE EDITOR SHUNSUKE ENDO 

MUSIC TAKASHI WATANABE 

RECORDING TARO ITO 

MA SEI WATANABE 

SOUND EFFECT ATSUSHI SHIGENO

MUSIC COORDINATOR YUSUKE WATANABE 

SHOOTING ASISTANT KYOTAKA NOGAMI / YUL JUNG / YUKIMASA NAGASHIMA / AYA SUGIYAMA 

DIT SACHIHAI SEKI

LIGHTING ASISTANT ISAO KATO / RYUSUKE OSHIMA / DAICHI TOKUHIRO / MITSUO KOJIMA / KAZ OSAKI / FUMIHIRO IMAI / WATARU SUGIMURA / KENICHI KUBOTA / YAMATO WATANABE / SHUN MATE / YUKI ARAI / KIYOMI MIYASHITA / SHIORI SETO 

ART DIRECTION  TAKAHIDE FUNAYAMA / MUKOHI MATSUKI / HIROSHI HONDA / HIDETO KOSHIYAMA 

ART PROPS  TSUTOMU SHIMOHANE / HIDENORI INOUE 

ART DECORATION YO MAEDA 

ART DECORATING ASSISTANT  MANAMI TANAKA / NATSUO HOTTA / KOHARU MURATA / MISATO AIMAI KAJITA 

STYLIST ASISTANT MOMOKO IZUMI 

COORDINATOR ASISTANT KOUKICHI SATO / MASANORI ODAGIRI 

AWARD

2022 Spikes Asia Shortlist

2022 Branded Shorts Nominate

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