Pharrell Williams - HAPPY with BALLOON in SAGA

This is the promotion movie for FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in SAGA 2016.
The movie is filled with various colors of balloons from the venue of International Balloon Fiesta held every autumn in Saga, mixed with Saga castle History Museum and other sightseeing spots in Saga-city. Among people dancing those places, mayor of Saga-city, Hideshima shows his moving with his staff and governor of Saga prefecture, Furukawa shows his calligraphy, Netsu-kikyu (hot air balloon). Furthermore, citizens including Yosakoi dancers, airport staff, farmers, and children appear on this movie.
Thanks to the permission for non commercial use, HAPPY by Pharrel Williams is playing important role for the movie. ‎ A line of lyrics〝I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space〟of this song inspired us to create this movie, then we've got sympathized〝Happiness is the journey〟what he said when visited a school on the UN International Day of Happiness.
Hope to deliver the messages to the world with balloons from Saga.
「ハッピーバルーン佐賀」
2016年に佐賀市で開催される熱気球世界選手権のPR映像です。
毎年開催されているインターナショナル・バルーンフェスタや佐賀城本丸歴史館にあげられた熱気球の映像のほか、佐賀市内の観光スポットを紹介、秀島敏行佐賀市長や古川康佐賀県知事、そして音楽に乗って踊る市民の皆さんが登場。BGMには、米チャートで10週連続1位を記録したファレル・ウィリアムス(Pharrell Williams)の「ハッピー（HAPPY）」を使用。曲に込められたメッセージに重ねてバルーンの楽しさを伝えています。