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Little Shimajiro
Director:
Isamu Hirabayashi
Country:
Japan
year: 2015
Running Time:
8min50sec
Technique:
Stop-motion (animated objects, puppets, clay animation, etc.)
Category:
Short film made for kids
Producer:
Madoka Katsumata
Distributor:
Tamaki Okamoto
The program:
Synopsis
Shimajiro is a mischievous little tiger boy living in a quiet forest. When he falls into a hole, many of the forest’ s residents try to help him. But, when they fail to
pull him out of the hole, Shimajiro takes his frustration out on them and hurts their feelings.
Director's BIO
The director was born in 1972 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.After graduating from Musashino Art University, he became a graphic designer at an advertising production company. He then left this job and became a freelance film director. He has worked on the production of numerous commercials in Japan. While working on these commercials he set out to produce experimental films.
Contacts
hirabayashiisamu@gmail.com
