JCC CINEMA FREE SCREENING
Japan Creative Centre warmly invites you to join us at our 30th JCC film screening where we will be showing two series of KOMANEKO entitled " Komadori Eiga Komaneko " and " Komaneko No Christmas : Maigoni Natta Present ". These are stop motion animation films which are the production of Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. This animation films are directed by Tsuneo Goda. The KOMANEKO series has won the jury's special award for its imaging technique from the Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan and has also received high acclaim through invited screenings at the Zlin International Film Festival ( Czech ), London International Animation Festival ( UK ) and Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival ( Korea ).
KOMANEKO -The Curious Cat-
Komadori Eiga Komaneko (こま撮りえいが こまねこ）(G)
Saturday, 31st January 2015
2:00pm
(Check-in starts at 1:30pm)
© TYO/dwarf.Komaneko Film Partners
Film Synopsis
Director: Tsuneo Goda
Original Story & Character Design: Tsuneo Goda
Animator: Hirokazu Minegishi, Tokiko Ohmukai, Mina Nohara
Cinematographer: Masafumi Nagasaka, Hiroshi Fukumi
Production Design: Shinji Yabe
Editor: Makoto Hoashi, Megumi Yoshida
Music: aikamachi+nagie
Ending Theme by solita
Executive Producers: Hiroaki Yoshida, Sumiji Miyake
Producers: Noriko Matsumoto, Naoko Watanabe
Color / 1:1.85 / 2006 / 60min / KOMANEKO Film Partners
The First Step
One sunny day, female kitten Koma decides to make a stop motion film. She begins to write the storyboards, make the stuffed toys, and draw the background art. Before long, Koma starts making her film — shooting frame by frame with her cute 8mm camera, and carefully checking each frame. But her shooting is interrupted by an obnoxious fly, resulting in an unexpected accident. Will she be able to complete her project?
Hands on Camera
Koma adores working with her old 8mm camera, which is ancient but reliable. As she continues shooting her project, Koma encounters a strange creature.
Koma and Radi-bo
Radi-bo and his father Radi-papa come to Koma’s house to fix a broken radio. What results is Koma’s first encounter with the irritable Radi-bo and how they become friends.
Radi-bo’s Battle
Radi-bo is flying his radio-controlled model plane when a bird attacks it. The model crashes to bits and Radi-bo vows to get revenge. But his plot against the bird ends with the two adversaries becoming friends.
Real Friends
While out on a picnic one day, Koma encounters a strange creature. Naturally, she is quite startled at first, but after she realizes that it returned a stuffed toy that she had lost, Koma is no longer afraid of the strange creature. This wonderful episode shows the importance of being oneself and not judging people by their appearance.
KOMANEKO's Christmas -A Lost Present-
Komaneko No Christmas : Maigoni Natta Present
(迷子になったプレゼント) (G)
© amis de Komaneko.
Film Synopsis
Director: Tsuneo Goda
Original Story & Character Design: Tsuneo Goda
Animator: Hirokazu Minegishi, Tokiko Omukai
Cinematographer: Kan Sugiki
Production Design: Shinji Yabe
Editor: Makoto Hoashi
Music: aikamachi+nagie
Ending Theme by solita
Producers: Noriko Matsumoto
Color / 1:1.85 / 2009 / 20min / GENEON ENTERTAINMENT, ASATSU-DK INC., dwarf inc.
Koma, who has been looking forward to seeing Papa and Mama, received a present from them. She is delighted with the present, but there is a letter which says they can’t return home for Christmas enclosed. Koma is so disappointed that her friend Radi-bo comes up with interesting suggestions.This is a heartwarming story of Christmas. Which tells the importance of family ties.
REGISTER FOR THE JCC CINEMA 30: KOMANEKO
Please email the below details with the subject "JCC CINEMA 30: KOMANEKO" to jcc@sn.mofa.go.jp
1. Full Name
2. Gender
3. E-mail Address
4. Mobile Number
Please register early to avoid disappointment. We regret that as there is limited seating, seats will be confirmed only upon receipt of confirmation email from JCC. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.
