The 22st Seoul Independent Animation Festival

Seoul Indie-AniFest20262026 17 SEP(THU) ~ 22 SEP(TUE)

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  • Shusei SASAYA
  • 2025
  • 0:08:30
  • 2D Computer, 3D Computer
  • Japan
Screening Schedule
DateTimeVenue
2026. 9. 18(FRI) 17:00 CINEMA 5
2026. 9. 20(SUN) 14:45 GV CINEMA 5
Synopsis

In a desolate world where nature has withered away, there lived an old man. Having lost both his hometown and his daughter in a great disaster, he survived by drinking to escape despair and clinging to her ghost. As a plant scientist, he tried to restore the beloved nature of his hometown through strange regeneration techniques and reforestation. One day, his body becomes afflicted by illness caused by the land’s contamination. Out of drinks and no longer able to see his daughter’s ghost, he recalls the beautiful landscapes of his past hometown and the days spent with his daughter.

Staff

Producer/Scenario/Storyboard/Character Design/BG Design/Effect/Editing Shusei SASAYA

Lay Out/Animation/Camera Daisuke KANEKO

Sound Miyu KATO (bpm Inc. )

Music Yasuo HARADA (bpm Inc. )

Voice Hiroshi IWASAKI, Ayumu KOTOMIYA

Other Matilda GUSTAFSSON


Program Note

A father who loses both his home and his daughter to fire in a single moment stays behind in his hometown, slowly rebuilding the ash-covered forest. But the crushing weight of past trauma drives him to drink, and his daughter's apparition drifts around him before vanishing into nothing. The suffocating grief surrounding the character is visualized through the deep texture of ink, while the contrast between vibrant color and ink's tactile quality elegantly renders the father's sorrow and his love for his daughter. A lyrical drama that sensuously captures the tender compassion that blooms within the pain of loss.

KO Donghwan

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