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2014

Shichigorosawa no Kitsune

The Fox of Shichigorosawa

七五郎沢の狐

(c)YUKI Koji / tane project

(c)YUKI Koji / tane project

Release Date
2015
Running Time
14 min
Genre
Animation
Color
Color
Screening Format
Blu-ray,DVD, データファイル
Subtitle
,
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (Blu-ray, DVD, Data file) Other (Japanese) Other (Japanese and English)

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[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

tane project

[ Story ]

Short animation about a garbage landfill site at Shichigorosawa in Hakodate City, Hokkaido depicted from the perspective of foxes living in the wild. Told completely in the Ainu language, inspired by the methods of the "yukar" Ainu sagas. Conceived of and produced by Ainu artists based in Sapporo and Tokyo, the film superimposes wild animals whose habitat is destroyed by environmental pollution over the historical backdrop of the Ainu people's experiences. Highly acclaimed and screened at over 30 film festivals focused on the environment and indigenous peoples.
Foxes have lived for generations at Shichigorosawa in Hakodate's Higashiyama. However, they lose their homes when humans start disposing of medical waste in the wetlands.

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2015 Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Short Film Competition, The Audience Choice Award
2015 CineEco, Jury Youth Award
2015 interfilm, Green Film Award Green Film Competition 3rd prize online award
2016 The Environmental Film Festival Albania, The Best Short

[ Contact (International) ]

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