Dentsu Inc.'s Takuma Takasaki ECD Wins 2013 "Creator of the Year" Award

Takuma Takasaki, Executive Creative Director (ECD) at Dentsu Inc., has been awarded the 2013 "Creator of the Year" prize hosted by the Japan Advertising Association (JAA).

The award recognizes an individual creator from member companies who produced the most outstanding creative work in 2013. This marks the 25th time the award has been presented since its inception in 1989. This is the 23rd time a creator from Dentsu Inc. has been selected.

Takasaki ECD was honored for the second time, following his 2010 win, for "delivering memorable creative work that captivated people, truly embodying the principle that 'every job represents Japan,'" by devising and implementing various strategies to secure the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and overseeing all aspects of the Tokyo bid effort, including the final presentation video.

[Award Comment]
"I received this award last time right after the earthquake. Borrowing the power of this award, I've done everything I could. Receiving it again this time, I think it's telling me I still have more to do. I want to use the power this award gives me properly and correctly. I'll do my best."

【Major Creative Works】
・Avex Communications Inc. "docomo d video"
・Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid
・Suntory Beverage & Food Limited "Orangina"
・Sonet Corporation "NURO"
・East Japan Railway Company "Get Back, Tohoku."
・Japan Racing Association "G1 Announcement"
・Intel Corporation "Ultrabook"
・Asahi Shimbun Company, Ltd. "Digital Campaign"

Takuma Takasaki
Dentsu Inc. Communication Design Center ECD/CM Planner
Joined April 1993, Age 44

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Dentsu Inc. News Release
http://www.dentsu.co.jp/news/release/2014/0312-003660.html