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JAPANESE ANIMATION FILMS
EVENT SCHEDULE
Japanese Feature Animations in Progress
One of the charms of Japanese feature-length animation is the depth of creative talent
who continually deliver distinctive works imbued with unique directorial vision,
supported by outstanding animation studios.
Experience presentations of works-in-progress including the highly anticipated US-Japan
co-developed project Sunny (based on Taiyō Matsumoto's manga), and learn about a
maestro’s sources of creative inspiration and a young director’s journey to completing
his Annecy-selected feature-film debut.
THURSDAY JUN 12 (thu)
17:45 Partners Pitch
19:00- Networking Party
Berlioz (Imperial Palace 3F)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
JAPANESE FEATURE ANIMATIONS IN ANNECY 2025
Feature Films Official
The Last Blossom
Baku KINOSHITA
©Kazuya Konomoto /The Last Blossom Production Committee
Feature Films Official
ChaO
Yasuhiro AOKI
©2025 “ChaO” Committee
Feature Films Contrechamp
Jinsei
Ryuya SUZUKI
©Ryuya Suzuki
Annecy Presents
100 Meters
Kenji IWAISAWA
©Uoto, Kodansha/100m Film Partners
Midnight Specials
All You Need Is Kill
Kenichiro AKIMOTO
©Hiroshi Sakurazaka / Shueisha, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Project
Midnight Specials
Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage
Kenji NAKAMURA , Kiyotaka SUZUKI
©TWIN ENGINE
Midnight Specials
Nightmare Bugs
Saku SAKAMOTO , Osamu FUKUTANI
©SakuSakamoto/zelicofilm,LLC
Work in Progress
The Mourning Children: Nagiko and the Girls Wearing Tsurubami Black
Sunao KATABUCHI
©The Mourning Children Production Committee/KUROBURUE
JAPANESE SHORT ANIMATIONS IN ANNECY 2025
Official
Ordinary Life
Yoriko MIZUSHIRI
©Miyu Productions, New Deer
Off-Limits
The Graffiti
Ryo ORIKASA
©2025Yanai Initiative
TV Films
Anne Shirley
Hiroshi KAWAMATA
©Anne Shirley Production Committee
TV Films
Metallic Rouge
Motonobu HORI
©BONES, Yutaka Izubuchi/Project Rouge
Graduation Films
Hand
WANG Jing (MUSASHINO ART UNIVERSITY)
©2025 "Exit 8" Film Partners. ©2025 Riku Horimoto.
Graduation Films
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Rina ITO
©Itō Rina 2024
Graduation Films
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Masataka KIHARA
©Masataka Kihara
Graduation Films
Veils of Landscape
Chihiro YAMANAKA
©2025 Chihiro Yamanaka / Tokyo University of the Arts
Competition / VR Works – Competition
Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom
Kenichi SUZUKI
Official Selection / Annecy Classics
The Boy and the Beast
Mamoru HOSODA
CO-PRODUCTION
SUPPORT WORKS
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunka-cho) supports international
film co-productions to promote cultural exchange through cinema,
and contribute to the development of Japanese film.
OUTLINE OF CO-PRODUCTION SUBSIDY SYSTEM
Selective Subsidy Amount: Up to one-fifth of qualifying expenditures to a maximum of 50 million yen per film for films of over 100 million yen and a maximum of 100 million yen per film for films of over 300 million yen.
Ghost Cat Anzu
- Director
- Yoko KUNO, Nobuhiro YAMASHITA
HAPPYEND
- Director
- Neo SORA
（c）Music Research Club LLC
COTTONTAIL
- Director
- Patrick Dickinson
FILM FRONTIER
Film Frontier Feature Anime Creators in Progress supports international deve lopment for feature-length animation projects involving young creators, with the aim of the creators being actively engaged to facilitate growth and bro ader international knowledge.
The Last Blossom
Baku KINOSHITA
Director
Born in 1990.Active as an illustrator and animator since his time
at Tama Art University.After joining P.I.C.S., he worked as an animator and
assistant director on commercials and music videos.
In 2021, he made his
directorial debut and handled character design for the TV anime ODDTAXI,
which gained significant attention.The Last Blossom marks his first foray
into directing a feature-length film.Currently affiliated with P.I.C.S.
Management.
Maki KAMBE
Producer & Director's Manager
A member of P.I.C.S. She joined P.I.C.S. after working at an animation studio, a PR agency, and a film distributor. She produces works of multiple genres, including live action and anime. Taking advantage of P.I.C.S.’s strength, she develops original projects and participates in many successful productions as a producer.She participated in developing and producing ODDTAXI, and others.
Hirofumi ITO.
Producer
The president of HI Production. After producing many hits at Pony Canyon, he left the company and established HI Production.He produced Tokyo Revengers, ODDTAXI, and SSSS.GRIDMAN, and SSSS.DYNAZENON, and others.
A New Dawn
Yoshitoshi SHINOMIYA
Director
Born in 1980. As a Japanese-style painter, he is engaged in a
wide variety of creative activities, including painting, sculpture and
moving image works.
He has been in charge of art and special scene direction for live-action and
animated films such as “Your Name." (dir. Makoto Shinkai / reminiscence
scene direction) and "In This Corner of the World" (dir. Sunao Katabuchi /
special scene direction).
While working in various media such as book
design, advertising, and commercials, he is also active as a Japanese-style
painter in a wide range of fields, including painting, sculpture and moving
image works.
“MINT” (Working Title)
Yoshihiro KOMORI
Director
As a director and animation director, he has breathed life into many of Japan's most iconic characters for more than 20 years.
He is the director of the feature-length animated film "GAMBA,” and has extensive knowledge of 3D animation techniques and state-of-the-art computer graphics technology.
Member of the animation studio "Shirogumi," which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023.