Over-worked Japanese businessmen have more surf time wearing Quiksilver’s revolutionary true wetsuits developed by TBWA\Hakuhodo

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NAVY.jpgQuiksilver Japan and TBWA\Hakuhodo have launched a revolutionary new product that enables Japan’s over-working businessmen to regain their work/surf balance.

Japanese businessmen, known as ‘salary-men’, are notoriously over-working. As students with flexible schedules, they were able to enjoy surf time, but once their careers took off, they no longer had the time to hit the waves.

‘True Wetsuits’ are authentic, high quality wetsuits made by Quiksilver, one of the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle companies, which can also be worn as suits on business occasions. The jacket and pants are made from 2mm super high-stretch jersey neoprene, and the shirt is made with ‘Dryflight’, a fabric developed by Quiksilver and 3M for superior water repellency.

KeyVisual.jpgWith this revolutionary product, sports-minded workaholics can head straight from the beach to the boardroom.

The concept, developed by TBWA\Hakuhodo, launched today with the dedicated Quiksilver ‘True Wetsuits’ website and an online film that shows fans how they can fit surf time back into their busy lives.

On the website, Japanese surfers can select their size and order the perfect ‘True Wetsuits’, including a jacket, pants, shirt and tie. The made-to-order suits cost 300,000 yen and take approximately two months from order placement to delivery.

Credits –

Creative Director: Kazoo Sato

Copywriter: Takahiro Hosoda

Interactive Planner: Tetsu Suzuki

Art Director: Keisuke Shimizu

PR Planner: Hideyuki Kobayashi, Wataru Seki (Material)

Brand Director: Shin Kimitsuka (QUIKSILVER JAPAN)

Merchandiser: Eiji Kobayashi (QUIKSILVER JAPAN)

Apparel: Kim Hyoksu (QUIKSILVER JAPAN)

Factory Manager: Satoshi Terai (C.WORLD)

Movie Producer: Teppei Ohno (TAIYO KIKAKU)

Production Manager: Shinya Shimizu, Mari Matsumoto (TAIYO KIKAKU)

Director: Takumi Shiga (CAVIAR)

Director of Photography: Makoto Okuguchi

Surfing Photographer: Hisayuki Tsuchiya

Aerial Shoot: Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Kinya Hirose (Warner Gray)

Visual Effects: Taito Ohyama (PROGRESSIVE)

Gaffer: Akiyoshi Iris

Stylist: Shinichi Mita (KIKI), Takashi Usui

Pattern Maker: Tadashi Kiuchi (TRIBE)

Hair Make: Shinji Konishi (band), Aya Takahashi

Prop: Etsuo Fujii (ONEUP), Naomi Hayashi (VOLVOX)

Location: Amami Island

Location Coordinators: Yoshito Midori (Green Hill), Naoki Komamiya (KLF), Ryohei Hamasaki (Amami TV)

Colorist: Yasutaka Ishihara (SONY PCL)

Offline Editor: Taichi Okada (STUD)

Online Editor: Kenji Yamamoto (DIGITAL GARDEN)

Music: AUDIOFORCE

Mixer: Hiroki Okumura (DIGITAL GARDEN)

Cast: Masashi Miura (INDIGO), Sally Mizuno (model agency friday)

Making Director: Tomohiro Suzuki (TAIYO KIKAKU)

Making DOP: Masataka Kato, Toshihiko Kubo

Making Editor: Nobuo Mita (DIGITAL GARDEN)

Interactive Producer: Yusuke Yamanaka (AID-DCC)

Assistant Producer: Kazuki Shirahata (AID-DCC)

Interactive Designer: Yuri Morimoto (AID-DCC)

Technical Director: Takanubu Noso, Masashi Ohashi (AID-DCC)

Developer: Kiki Hasegawa (AID-DCC)

Motion Designer: Takayuki Kitai (AID-DCC)

System: Masaharu Kinoshita, Jun Takashima (AID-DCC)

Device Producer: Kenjiro Matsuo (Invisible Designs Lab.)

Device Engineer: Shunichi Yamamoto (tkrworks)