SUB CATEGORY :

DIRECTING

COMPANY ENTERING :

ENJIN TOKYO, TOKYO

TITLE :

MY PERSONAL BEST

BRAND :

TOKYO 2020 GOLD SECURITIES PARTNER

ADVERTISER :

NOMURA HOLDINGS, INC.

AGENCY :

ENJIN TOKYO, TOKYO

CREATIVE DIRECTOR :

SHIRO NOMURA

COPYWRITER :

MITSUHITO SATO/SHIRO NOMURA

PR PLANNER :

ASHITA IJU

AGENCY PRODUCER :

MOTOHIRO KASAHARA

FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY :

TAIYO KIKAKU CO., LTD., TOKYO

DIRECTOR :

HIROKI ONO

CINEMATOGRAPHER :

TOMOHITO TANAKA

MOVIE PRODUCER :

SHUHEI HOSOKAWA

PRODUCTION MANAGER :

RINO TANAKA/RINA KIKUCHI/AKARI KUBOTA/NAOTO SUZUKI

CASTING :

TOSHI HISANAGA

POST-PRODUCTION COMPANY :

TAIYO KIKAKU CO., LTD., TOKYO

EDITOR :

KOEI ISHIZAKI

OFFLINE EDITOR :

YOICHI TAKAHASHI

COLORIST :

MASAHIRO HASEGAWA

MIXER :

SHIBUYA MUNEAKI

SOUND PRODUCTION COMPANY :

AUDIOFORCE, TOKYO

SOUND PRODUCER :

ERIK

MUSIC COMPOSER :

ARJUNA KOHLSTOCK

ENGLISH SYNOPSIS :

IN SPORTS, WINNING AND LOSING ARE IMPORTANT, BUT STRIVING TO BETTER ONESELF BY PURSUING A GOAL IS JUST AS IMPORTANT. THIS MOVIE PRESENTS A GROUP OF MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES, CHILDREN AND ADULTS, INCLUDING PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS, TAKING ON A SPORTS CHALLENGE WITH THE SPIRIT OF AN ATHLETE. EACH PARTICIPANT TRAINS FOR A MONTH TO BEAT HIS OR HER OWN PERSONAL RECORD. THEN A SWIM MEET IS HELD WITH A SPECIAL RULE — THE PARTICIPANT WITH THE SLOWEST RECORD STARTS FIRST AND OTHERS FOLLOW IN ASCENDING ORDER. IF ALL ACHIEVE THEIR PERSONAL BEST, THEY FINISH AT NEARLY THE SAME TIME. THE PERSON WHO MOST SIGNIFICANTLY SURPASSES HIS OR HER PERSONAL BEST REACHES THE FINISH LINE FIRST. IT SHOWS THAT EVERYONE CAN IMPROVE THEMSELVES THROUGH EFFORT.

ENGLISH CONTEXT EXPLANATION :

PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES IN TOKYO. MOST PEOPLE WILL ONLY BECOME INVOLVED THROUGH THEIR SUPPORT OF THE ATHLETES AND FEW WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PARALYMPIC GAMES, WHICH STILL DON’T RECEIVE THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE. ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROJECT ARE SUFFERING SETBACKS. SOME ARE SWIMMERS DISCOURAGED BY FAILED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THEIR RECORDS AND OTHERS ARE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. THE PROJECT INSPIRED THEM, AS WELL AS MANY VIEWERS, TO STRIVE TO REACH BEYOND THEIR CURRENT LIMITS IN SPORTS AND LIFE IN GENERAL. IT ALSO INCREASED MANY PEOPLE’S INTEREST IN THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES.