Modest Heroes
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 The film's theatrical poster. | |
| Japanese | ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－ |
| Hepburn | Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen |
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| Produced by | Yoshiaki Nishimura |
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Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 53 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Modest Heroes (Japanese: ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－ Hepburn: Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen) is a three-part Japanese anime anthology film produced by Studio Ponoc. The film is the first volume in the studio's Ponoc Short Films Theatre anthology, and includes films directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akihiko Yamashita.
Characters
Kanini & Kanino
- Kanini (カニーニ Kanīni)
- Voiced by: Fumino Kimura[1]
- Kanino (カニーノ Kanīno)
- Voiced by: Rio Suzuki[1]
Life Ain't Gonna Lose
- Mama (ママ)
- Voiced by: Machiko Ono[1]
- Shun (シュン)
- Voiced by: Sōta Shinohara[1]
- Father (パパ Papa)
- Voiced by: Kentaro Sakaguchi[1]
- Doctor (医者 Isha)
- Voiced by: Kentaro Sakaguchi[1]
Invisible
- Invisible man (透明人間 Tōmei ningen)
- Voiced by: Joe Odagiri[1]
- Blind man (盲目の男性 Mōmoku no dansei)
- Voiced by: Min Tanaka[1]
Production
Studio Ponoc announced on March 27, 2018 that it would be launching a new project called the Ponoc Short Films Theatre (ポノック短編劇場 Ponokku Tanpen Gekijō), an anthology of anime short films divided into volumes based on their themes.[2] They announced that the first volume would be titled Modest Heroes, and would consist of three short films by former Studio Ghibli staffers Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akihiko Yamashita.[2] The film is produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura.[2] Yonebayashi's 15-minute "Kanini & Kanino" (カニーニとカニーノ Kanīni to Kanīno) is a fantasy adventure film with music composed by Takatsugu Muramatsu, who had previously worked with the director on When Marnie Was There and Mary and the Witch's Flower.[1] Momose's 15-minute "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" (サムライエッグ Samurai Eggu) is a drama film scored by Masanori Shimada. The soundtrack is the first Shimada has composed for a film, having previously only worked in television.[1] Yamashita's 14-minute "Invisible" (透明人間 Tōmei Ningen) is an action film with music by Yasutaka Nakata.[1] The anthology's ending theme song is "Chiisana Eiyū" by Kaela Kimura.[3]
The film was originally intended to have four rather than three segments, with the fourth being directed by Ghibli director Isao Takahata. However, Takahata died on April 5, 2018, so the film was limited to three segments.[4]
Release
The film was released in Japan on August 24, 2018.[2]
On October 10, 2018, GKIDS announced they had acquired the North America distribution rights to Modest Heroes, and that it would be released there in January 2019.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Loo, Egan (June 17, 2018). "Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Unveils Cast, Composers". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 27, 2018). "Studio Ponoc Reveals Anime Short Anthology Project by Ghibli Veterans". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ↑ Ressler, Karen (July 4, 2018). "Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film Unveils 1st Animated Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ↑ Loo, Egan (August 19, 2018). "Producer: Ghibli's Isao Takahata Would Have Made Modest Heroes Anime Short". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ↑ Ressler, Karen (October 10, 2018). "GKIDS Licenses Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)