Atelier (2015)
A young "fabric geek" lands a job at an upscale Japanese lingerie company — and quickly discovers she'll need help to survive.
- Daisuke Sekiguchi
- Daisuke Sekiguchi
- Naoko Adachi
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Episode 1 - Lingerie 101
Release Date: 2015-09-02Mayuko steps into a curious new world: the lingerie industry. On her first day of work the office is busy with an upcoming floor show.
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Episode 2 - You Are What You Wear
Release Date: 2015-09-02The atelier's owner, Nanjo, teaches Mayuko about brand strategy. Mayuko helps her first customer and finds she has much more to learn about lingerie.
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Episode 3 - A Brand New Challenge
Release Date: 2015-09-02Nanjo pushes Mayuko to decide whether she wants in or out of the lingerie industry. A life-changing experience helps Mayuko grapple with the decision.
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Episode 4 - A Change of Pace
Release Date: 2015-09-02President Nanjo wants to expand into big department stores. Preserving the brand while growing fast creates many issues for a small business to solve.
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Episode 5 - Making My Mark
Release Date: 2015-09-02Sometimes you have to take risks to make a company grow. Mayuko is learning how to take chances while finding her place in the company.
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Episode 6 - Marketing Matters
Release Date: 2015-09-02You can't sell products and build a strong brand without a bold advertising strategy. Mayuko volunteers so she can learn, but finds it perplexing.
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Episode 7 - Race to the Top
Release Date: 2015-09-02Mayuko plans an ambitious runway show -- which she wants to rival those of the top designers -- but no one is sure how it will turn out.
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Episode 8 - The Runway
Release Date: 2015-09-02Emotion is holding its first runway show ever. It’s an experience that goes beyond what the staff could have imagined. An incident occurs.
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Episode 9 - What's Next?
Release Date: 2015-09-02With the big show finished and Emotion transitioning, Mayuko begins to think about her own future. What is lingerie to her? Where is Emotion headed?
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Episode 10 - The Past is Present
Release Date: 2015-09-02Mayuko creates the ideal lingerie. Nanjo visits the old site of a lingerie maker from her thwarted past. Emotion’s founding secret is revealed.
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Episode 11 - When the Cat's Away
Release Date: 2015-09-02The employees are all worried about work even though they are on extended leave. Mayuko begins to actually create the lingerie that she wants to make.
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Episode 12 - Opportunity Knocks
Release Date: 2015-09-02The runway show is a success, and Emotion receives more attention from the fashion industry, which in turn brings the new request Mayuko has been longing for.
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Episode 13 - Out in the Open
Release Date: 2015-09-02Emotion preps for a new runway show themed "elegance," but it unfolds like a memoir of Nanjo's past. Mayuko learns about Nanjo's true intentions.