The short premiered at the 2023 Niigata International Animation Film Festival and opens in Tokyo this Saturday
Jacko Start playing”Sadao Yamanaka manga Eiga ‘Nezumikozō Jirokichi’(“Manga Cinema ‘NEZUMIKOZO JIROKICHI’ by Sadao Yamanaka”) Short film directed by Rintaro (Galaxy Railway 999, Metropolis)Thursday. This 24-minute short film is RintaroThe first work by a new director in 14 years.
The short film will debut at the 1st Niigata International Animation Film Festival in March 2023. Fantasia International Film Festival The short film will then be screened in July 2023. The short film will be screened at the Eurospace Cinema in Shibuya on Saturday.
24-minute “silent animation” video depicts the behind-the-scenes story of the film Nami Saburojirokichi – Edo Scroll The movie “Mouse Kojirokichi – Edo” directed by film director Sadao Yamanaka (died in 1938 at the age of 28) and Yamanaka Sadao’s efforts in making the film. Yamanaka was instrumental in the transition of the Japanese film industry from silent films to talkies.
in the mountains Nami Saburojirokichi – Edo Scroll The film tells the story of the protagonist, Nezumikozō Jirokichi, a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor, and a small-town woman named Osuzu, who after the death of her husband Living a hard life with her young children.
Rintaro A silent animated film directed by “Yamanaka Sadao Manga Cinema” Jacko, M2 Studioand French animation studio Meiyu Production Company. Otomo Katsuhiro (Akira) designed the character, and Toshiyuki Honda (Metropolis,Tokyo Babylon) composed the music. The hills are so beautiful dubbing for movies benshi (Live narration from a silent film).
Source: Comic Natalie
