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An anthology of three original shorts written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose and Akihiko Yamashita.An anthology of three original shorts written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose and Akihiko Yamashita.An anthology of three original shorts written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose and Akihiko Yamashita.
Todd Haberkorn
- Dad
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Henry Kaufman
- Shun (segment "Life Ain't Gonna Lose")
- (English version)
- (voice)
Yuri Lowenthal
- Sato (segment "Invisible")
- (English version)
- (voice)
Liam O'Brien
- The Invisible Man (segment "Invisible")
- (English version)
- (voice)
Joe Odagiri
- Tômei ningen (segment "Tômei ningen")
- (voice)
- (as Jô Odagiri)
Maggie Q
- Mom (segment "Life Ain't Gonna Lose")
- (English version)
- (voice)
- Directors
- Yoshiyuki Momose(segment Samurai eggu)
- Akihiko Yamashita(segment Tômei ningen)
- Hiromasa Yonebayashi(segment Kanîni to Kanîno)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Invisible" is the sophomore directorial work of veteran animator and supervising animator Akihiko Yamashita, the first being the Ghibli Museum-exclusive short film A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (2010), premiered eight years prior, and his debut as a writer.
- SoundtracksChiisana eiyû
("Modest Heroes")
Performed by Kaela Kimura (as Kaera Kimura)
(ELA/Victor Entertainment)
[Ending theme]
Featured review
A very nice and touching collection of shorts
In their little nature, these segments reveal a simple, but no less deep and entertaining.
KANINO AND KANINI: The most intriguing aspect was surely the world-building, which kinda reminded me of ARIETTY, from Studio Ghibli.
I also appreciated how they used just that invented language, but managing to still make everything understandable and sweet.
I almost wish we could see a full movie out of it, let's hope Yonebayashi will eventually consider doing it XD
LIFE AIN'T GONNA LOSE: I'm pretty sure this will be the most relatable to many people.
Even I was touched in a kinda personal way, because even my mother suffers from allergies, although thankfully she never went into serious troubles because of it.
But I really enjoyed the realism of Shun's frustration, and the way his mother is constantly worried about him.
I could perfectly sense the pain, both physical and spiritual, and that's no easy task, in animation.
I think it's something it should be showed to everyone, kids and adults alike
INVISIBLE: The darkest of the three, though not in a too heavy way.
The idea is not fully original, given how the metaphor of "invisibility" to show the alienation from society has been used many times in books, movies and comic books.
But despite that, here it is shown in a very spectacular and effective way thanks to the animation and the visuals, almost like a live-action, like only Japanese animes can do.
The way the body transmits all the necessary feelings without any of it is just amazing and, again, full of true pain, it deserves all the appreciation it can get.
KANINO AND KANINI: The most intriguing aspect was surely the world-building, which kinda reminded me of ARIETTY, from Studio Ghibli.
I also appreciated how they used just that invented language, but managing to still make everything understandable and sweet.
I almost wish we could see a full movie out of it, let's hope Yonebayashi will eventually consider doing it XD
LIFE AIN'T GONNA LOSE: I'm pretty sure this will be the most relatable to many people.
Even I was touched in a kinda personal way, because even my mother suffers from allergies, although thankfully she never went into serious troubles because of it.
But I really enjoyed the realism of Shun's frustration, and the way his mother is constantly worried about him.
I could perfectly sense the pain, both physical and spiritual, and that's no easy task, in animation.
I think it's something it should be showed to everyone, kids and adults alike
INVISIBLE: The darkest of the three, though not in a too heavy way.
The idea is not fully original, given how the metaphor of "invisibility" to show the alienation from society has been used many times in books, movies and comic books.
But despite that, here it is shown in a very spectacular and effective way thanks to the animation and the visuals, almost like a live-action, like only Japanese animes can do.
The way the body transmits all the necessary feelings without any of it is just amazing and, again, full of true pain, it deserves all the appreciation it can get.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $178,027
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $178,027
- Jan 13, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $178,027
- Runtime53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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