GON, THE LITTLE FOX
Takeshi Yashiro / Japan / 2020 / 28 min / Colour
When Gon, a little orphaned fox, discovers that young Hyojyu has lost his mother, he begins to secretly bring him small gifts to comfort him and make amends for his mischief. Hyojyu is grateful for the mushrooms, hazelnuts and chestnuts that he continues to receive and which help to sustain him, but he is unable to discover who is behind these anonymous gifts. Still filled with anger over his mother's untimely death, the boy will push himself and the little fox towards a tragic fate. Takeshi Yashiro adapts in sublime animated images with the artisanal technique of stop motion one of the most beloved children's stories in Japan, published in 1932 by Nankichi Niimi, considered by many to be the Japanese Andersen.
Takeshi Yashiro
Takeshi Yashiro graduated with a degree in fine arts from the University of Tokyo in 1993 and later joined the famous animation studio, Taiyo Kikaku. He has worked as the director of countless commercials and short films and is today considered one of the leading stop-motion animators in Japan. In addition to directing, Yashiro personally creates and animates the sets and puppets.
Credits
Screenplay Takeshi Yashiro, Takaaki HondaCinematography Yoshihiro NoseEditing Masami Nikaido, Jun HatanoMain cast Makoto Tanaka(GON), Miyu Irino(Hyoju), Tatsuya Kohda(Kasuke)Production company TAIYO KIKAKU Co., Ltd.
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