Synopsis

Inside a Japanese animation studio. Rookie animator Mito is assigned to draw the most difficult part of the animation. However, under the director’s seemingly unreasonable demands, Mito finds himself unable to draw even a single line...

Staff

Producer Shodai IMAI

Scenario/Storyboard Tina

Character Noriyuki IMAOKA

Music Hayato SUMINO

Voice Mutsumi TAMURA, Shiro SAITOU

Program Note

Starting a new task is never easy. An animator drawing the first important scene in a project feels an indescribable burden. The main character’s desire to do their best reflects our own desires whenstarting something new. The story is propelled by the film’s flowing styleand subdued imagery, full ofexcitement for the “analog.” In themodern era of digital animation and AI, who can deny the light of this loneyoung creator wielding only a pencil SEO Pyoungwon