Shichigorosawa no Kitsune
The Fox of Shichigorosawa
- Release Date
- 2015
- Running Time
- 14 min
- Genre
- Animation
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- Blu-ray,DVD, データファイル
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (Blu-ray, DVD, Data file) Other (Japanese) Other (Japanese and English)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- USA Teruyo ── Fox
- nitankur ── Crow
- HIRATA Atsushi ── Rat
[ Staff ]
- YUKI Koji ── Original Story
- YUKI Koji ── Wood Print
- SUGIHARA Tune ── Screenplay
- SUGIHARA Tune ── Animation
- nitankur ── Music
- KATSUMATA Masatoshi ── Supervising Sound Editor
- NARITA Hidetoshi ── Ainu Language
[ 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) ]
Sapporo International Short Film Festival
Attn: HOMMA Takashi
tel: +81 11 817 8924
fax: +81 11 812 2001
E-mail: office@sapporoshortfest.jp
