The Concierge

Synopsis

“The word ‘no’ doesn’t exist in a concierge’s dictionary.” That’s just one of the demanding rules that Akino must abide by in her new job as a saleswoman at the elegant and expansive Hokkyoku Department Store. It’s a very special store — the customers are all animals, and the most valued among them are of extinct species. Sea minks, laughing owls, Japanese wolves, even an enormous mammoth — that’s Mr. Woolly, the celebrated sculptor whose works are showcased at the store. It’s still a luxury retail space, though, and anxious Akino finds her hands full with the customers’ challenging requests. These range from hard-to-find merchandise to more complicated matters of the heart. Can the inexperienced Akino fulfill their whims and meet their expectations? If she wants to keep her job, she’ll have to succeed while under constant observation by the fussy floor manager Mr. Toudou, a creepy consultant eager to downsize the staff, and the store’s enigmatic president (who is not a penguin, by the way!). (Source: Fantasia International Film Festival, edited)

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Characters & Voice Actors

AkinoMain

Natsumi KawaidaJP

EluluSupporting

Takeo OotsukaJP

Umibeminku MusumeSupporting

Minako KotobukiJP

WoollySupporting

Kenjirou TsudaJP

IwaseSupporting

Natsumi FujiwaraJP

Warai Fukurou OttoSupporting

Danshun TatekawaJP

Barbary Lion KanojoSupporting

Emiri SuyamaJP

Warai Fukurou TsumaSupporting

Sumi ShimamotoJP

GokurakuinkoSupporting

Risa ShimizuJP

MarukiSupporting

Eiji YoshitoshiJP

Umibeminku ChichiSupporting

Hiroshi YanakaJP

Barbary LionSupporting

Ayumu MuraseJP

Staff

Norio MatsumotoKey Animation

Hiromi KikutaSound Director

Takeshi HondaKey Animation

Toshiyuki InoueKey Animation

Shinji HashimotoKey Animation

Takashi MukoudaKey Animation

Yoshimi ItazuDirector

Takahiro ChibaKey Animation

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