Release Date

March, 24th, 2012

Running Time

24 min

Genre

Animation

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP

Screen Size

HD (16:9)

Sound Processing

Stereo

[ Directed by ]

• TOMONAGA Kazuhide

[ Produced by ]

• TAKEUCHI Koji

[ Cast ]

• TERASOMA Masaki ── Buta
• SAWASHIRO Miyuki ── Kitsune
• SAKUYA Shunsuke ── Torafugu
• YUKINO Satsuki ── Guppy

[ Staff ]

• Christophe FERREIRA ── Original Story
• HIROTA Mitsutaka ── Screenplay
• TOMONAGA Kazuhide ── Screenplay
• SHIRAI Yumiko ── Animation Supervisor
• SHIRAI Yumiko ── Character Design

[ Production Company ]

Anime-mirai 2012

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

T-JOY

[ Production Studio ]

Telecom Animation Film

[ Story ]

An ambitious work that combines classic animal characters with a period setting. A pig bodyguard engages in sword combat with a band of Japanese pufferfish pirates. Produced as part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Anime Mirai" project that aims to improve the production environment for animation.
Buta (voice: Terasoma Masaki), a bodyguard for a group of Japanese pufferfish pirates, ends up coming to the aid of their abductee Kitsune (voice: Sawashiro Miyuki). A rollercoaster adventure ensues involving a map in Kitsune's possession that points to the whereabouts of her family's treasure.

[ Official Site ]

http://animemirai.jp/buta/

[ Contact (International) ]

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