Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1

Synopsis

Modest Heroes will consist of three shorts by three different directors: "Kanini & Kanino" ("Kani no Kanino") by Hiromasa Yonebayashi will be a 15-minute fantasy adventure story of two crab siblings, and will be long. "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" ("Samurai Egg") by Yoshiyuki Momose will be a 15-minute "human drama" showing the love between a mother and a boy. "Invisible" ("Toumei Ningen") by Akihiko Yamashita will be a 14-minute "action spectacle" that centers on the lonely struggle of one invisible man. Studio Ponoc describes the shorts as "tales of modest heroes of our times." (Source: Anime News Network)

Trailer

Characters & Voice Actors

TotoMain

Masaki TerasomaJP

PapaMain

Kentaro SakaguchiJP

KaninoMain

Rio SuzukiJP

KaniniMain

Fumino KimuraJP

Toumei NingenMain

Joe OdagiriJP

Moumoku no OtokoMain

Min TanakaJP

MamaMain

Machiko OnoJP

ShunMain

Souta ShinoharaJP

KakaSupporting

Yuko SasakiJP

Staff

Yasutaka NakataMusic

Akihiko YamashitaScript

Akihiko YamashitaAnimation Director

Akihiko YamashitaDirector

Hiroyuki OkiuraKey Animation

Shinji HashimotoKey Animation

Shunsuke HirotaAnimation Director

Hiromasa YonebayashiDirector

Recommended

The Secret World of ArriettyTomorrow’s LeavesFlavors of YouthStar Wars: VisionsHalo LegendsBatman: Gotham KnightGenius Party BeyondGonMary and The Witch's FlowerManie Manie: Neo TokyoTatsuki Fujimoto 17-26Blue Literature Series