Modest Heroes (Japanese: ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－, Hepburn: Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen) is a 2018 Japanese animatedanthology film produced by Studio Ponoc. The film is the first volume in the studio's Ponoc Short Films Theatre anthology, and includes films written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akihiko Yamashita.
Modest Heroes – Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1
Kanini and Kanino are tiny anthropomorphized freshwater crab siblings who live underwater in a nearby stream. Their father, Toto, is taking care of them while their mother, Kaka, has gone away to give birth. When they suddenly find themselves alone, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey to find their father. All of the dialogue is performed in a made-up language.
"Life Ain't Gonna Lose"
Shun Yashima is a young boy born with a lethal allergy to eggs. Every day, then, his family focuses on protecting Shun from contact with eggs. Shun has to eat special meals at school, his classmates must be careful not to spit on him and get saliva with egg all over him, and Shun has to take his allergy into consideration when he thinks about going on a school field trip. At the same time, his mother tries to maintain her career as a dance teacher. One day Shun mistakenly consumes egg products when his parents are away from home.
"Invisible"
A man struggles with not being seen by those around him. Throughout the day, he is ignored by everyone else, and even begins to lose his physical permanence. An unexpected stranger speaks to him... and then the invisible man suddenly has an opportunity to be a hero.
Studio Ponoc announced on March 27, 2018 that it would be launching a new project called the Ponoc Short Films Theatre (ポノック短編劇場, Ponokku Tanpen Gekijō), an anthology of animatedshort films divided into volumes based on their themes.[2] They announced that the first volume would be titled Modest Heroes, and would consist of three short films by former Studio Ghibli staffers Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akihiko Yamashita.[2] The film is produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura.[2] Yonebayashi's 18-minute "Kanini & Kanino" (カニーニとカニーノ, Kanīni to Kanīno) is a fantasyadventure film with music composed by Takatsugu Muramatsu, who had previously worked with the director on When Marnie Was There and Mary and the Witch's Flower.[1] Momose's 16-minute "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" (サムライエッグ, Samurai Eggu) is a drama film scored by Masanori Shimada. The soundtrack is the first Shimada has composed for a film, having previously only worked in television.[1] Yamashita's 13-minute "Invisible" (透明人間, Tōmei Ningen) is an action film with music by Yasutaka Nakata.[1] The anthology's ending theme song is "Chiisana Eiyū" ("Modest Heroes") by Kaela Kimura.[3]
The film was originally intended to have four rather than three segments, with the fourth being directed by Ghibli director Isao Takahata. However, Takahata died on April 5, 2018, so the film was limited to three segments.[4]
Release
The film was released in Japan on August 24, 2018.[2] The film was released to DVD and Blu-ray by Walt Disney Japan on March 20, 2019.[5]
On October 10, 2018, GKIDS announced it had acquired the North American distribution rights to Modest Heroes. It was released there on January 10, 2019.[6] The North American home video package (Blu-ray/DVD combo) was released on June 18, 2019, distributed by Shout! Factory.[7]
Modest Heroes was released onto Netflix around the world on September 6, 2019, as "A Netflix Original Movie" (except in Japan and in North America).
References
^ abcdefghijklLoo, Egan (June 17, 2018). "Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Unveils Cast, Composers". Anime News Network. from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ abcdPineda, Rafael Antonio (March 27, 2018). "Studio Ponoc Reveals Anime Short Anthology Project by Ghibli Veterans". Anime News Network. from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^Ressler, Karen (July 4, 2018). "Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film Unveils 1st Animated Trailer". Anime News Network. from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
^Loo, Egan (August 19, 2018). "Producer: Ghibli's Isao Takahata Would Have Made Modest Heroes Anime Short". Anime News Network. from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
^Ressler, Karen (October 10, 2018). "GKIDS Licenses Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film". Anime News Network. from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
^Yonebayashi, Hiromasa; Yamashita, Akihiko; Momose, Yoshiyuki (2019-06-18), Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre (in Japanese), Shout! Factory, retrieved 2019-05-15
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Modest Heroes Japanese ちいさな英雄 カニとタマゴと透明人間 Hepburn Chisana Eiyu Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen is a 2018 Japanese animated anthology film produced by Studio Ponoc The film is the first volume in the studio s Ponoc Short Films Theatre anthology and includes films written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi Yoshiyuki Momose and Akihiko Yamashita Modest Heroes Ponoc Short Films Theatre Volume 1Theatrical release posterKanjiちいさな英雄 カニとタマゴと透明人間 Revised HepburnChisana Eiyu Kani to Tamago to Tōmei NingenDirected byHiromasa YonebayashiYoshiyuki MomoseAkihiko YamashitaWritten byHiromasa YonebayashiYoshiyuki MomoseAkihiko YamashitaProduced byYoshiaki NishimuraMusic byTakatsugu MuramatsuMasanori ShimadaYasutaka NakataProductioncompanyStudio PonocDistributed byTohoRelease dateAugust 24 2018 2018 08 24 Japan Running time53 minutesCountryJapanLanguagesJapaneseEnglish Contents 1 Plots 1 1 Kanini amp Kanino 1 2 Life Ain t Gonna Lose 1 3 Invisible 2 Characters 2 1 Kanini amp Kanino 2 2 Life Ain t Gonna Lose 2 3 Invisible 3 Production 4 Release 5 References 6 External linksPlots Edit Kanini amp Kanino Edit Kanini and Kanino are tiny anthropomorphized freshwater crab siblings who live underwater in a nearby stream Their father Toto is taking care of them while their mother Kaka has gone away to give birth When they suddenly find themselves alone the siblings embark on a dangerous journey to find their father All of the dialogue is performed in a made up language Life Ain t Gonna Lose Edit Shun Yashima is a young boy born with a lethal allergy to eggs Every day then his family focuses on protecting Shun from contact with eggs Shun has to eat special meals at school his classmates must be careful not to spit on him and get saliva with egg all over him and Shun has to take his allergy into consideration when he thinks about going on a school field trip At the same time his mother tries to maintain her career as a dance teacher One day Shun mistakenly consumes egg products when his parents are away from home Invisible Edit A man struggles with not being seen by those around him Throughout the day he is ignored by everyone else and even begins to lose his physical permanence An unexpected stranger speaks to him and then the invisible man suddenly has an opportunity to be a hero Characters Edit Kanini amp Kanino Edit Kanini カニーニ Kanini Voiced by Fumino Kimura 1 Kanino カニーノ Kanino Voiced by Rio Suzuki 1 Toto トト Tōto Voiced by Masaki Terasoma 1 Kaka 書か Kaka Voiced by Yuko Sasaki Life Ain t Gonna Lose Edit Mom ママ Mama Voiced by Machiko Ono Japanese Maggie Q English 1 Shun Yashima 矢嶋シュン Yashima Shun Voiced by Sōta Shinohara Japanese Henry Kaufman English 1 Dad パパ Papa Voiced by Kentaro Sakaguchi Japanese Todd Haberkorn English 1 Doctor 医者 Isha Voiced by Kentaro Sakaguchi Japanese Todd Haberkorn English 1 Invisible Edit The Invisible Man 透明人間 Tōmei ningen Voiced by Joe Odagiri Japanese Liam O Brien English 1 The Old Man 盲目の男性 Mōmoku no dansei Voiced by Min Tanaka Japanese Mick Wingert English 1 Production EditStudio Ponoc announced on March 27 2018 that it would be launching a new project called the Ponoc Short Films Theatre ポノック短編劇場 Ponokku Tanpen Gekijō an anthology of animated short films divided into volumes based on their themes 2 They announced that the first volume would be titled Modest Heroes and would consist of three short films by former Studio Ghibli staffers Hiromasa Yonebayashi Yoshiyuki Momose and Akihiko Yamashita 2 The film is produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura 2 Yonebayashi s 18 minute Kanini amp Kanino カニーニとカニーノ Kanini to Kanino is a fantasy adventure film with music composed by Takatsugu Muramatsu who had previously worked with the director on When Marnie Was There and Mary and the Witch s Flower 1 Momose s 16 minute Life Ain t Gonna Lose サムライエッグ Samurai Eggu is a drama film scored by Masanori Shimada The soundtrack is the first Shimada has composed for a film having previously only worked in television 1 Yamashita s 13 minute Invisible 透明人間 Tōmei Ningen is an action film with music by Yasutaka Nakata 1 The anthology s ending theme song is Chiisana Eiyu Modest Heroes by Kaela Kimura 3 The film was originally intended to have four rather than three segments with the fourth being directed by Ghibli director Isao Takahata However Takahata died on April 5 2018 so the film was limited to three segments 4 Release EditThe film was released in Japan on August 24 2018 2 The film was released to DVD and Blu ray by Walt Disney Japan on March 20 2019 5 On October 10 2018 GKIDS announced it had acquired the North American distribution rights to Modest Heroes It was released there on January 10 2019 6 The North American home video package Blu ray DVD combo was released on June 18 2019 distributed by Shout Factory 7 Modest Heroes was released onto Netflix around the world on September 6 2019 as A Netflix Original Movie except in Japan and in North America References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Loo Egan June 17 2018 Studio Ponoc s Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Unveils Cast Composers Anime News Network Archived from the original on 2018 06 24 Retrieved June 23 2018 a b c d Pineda Rafael Antonio March 27 2018 Studio Ponoc Reveals Anime Short Anthology Project by Ghibli Veterans Anime News Network Archived from the original on 2018 06 24 Retrieved June 23 2018 Ressler Karen July 4 2018 Studio Ponoc s Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film Unveils 1st Animated Trailer Anime News Network Archived from the original on 2018 07 05 Retrieved July 4 2018 Loo Egan August 19 2018 Producer Ghibli s Isao Takahata Would Have Made Modest Heroes Anime Short Anime News Network Archived from the original on 2018 08 19 Retrieved August 19 2018 スタジオポノックが豪華スタッフ キャストで贈る ちいさな英雄 カニとタマゴと透明人間 が 3 20 水 にブルーレイとDvdで発売決定 デジタル配信開始 ブルーレイ DVD デジタル配信 ディズニー公式 Ressler Karen October 10 2018 GKIDS Licenses Studio Ponoc s Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film Anime News Network Archived from the original on 2018 10 10 Retrieved October 10 2018 Yonebayashi Hiromasa Yamashita Akihiko Momose Yoshiyuki 2019 06 18 Modest Heroes Ponoc Short Films Theatre in Japanese Shout Factory retrieved 2019 05 15External links EditOfficial website in Japanese Modest Heroes at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Modest Heroes amp oldid 1137222477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
