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The Acorns and the Wildcat is a unique short film in picture-book format from the creator of Night on the Galactic Railroad and Gauche the Cellist. Unusually for an anime, a narrator reads Kenji's story aloud while the action is played out on the screen by a succession of warm and evocative illustrations brought to life by subtle touches of animation. If the film feels somehow familiar yet you can't put your finger on the reason why, it's probably the sumptuously minimalist animation by Yasuhiro Nagura, who was the animation director of Mamoru Oshii's artsy 1986 feature Angel's Egg. That, and Kenji's wildcat is said to have been the inspiration for Miyazaki's Panda/Totoro creature. The idea of reading Kenji's story aloud instead of playing it out as a drama is quite refreshing, and Kenji's magical language and narrative style are entirely sufficient to sustain interest. Combined with the spacey music and breathtaking art, the result is a pleasantly unassuming little gem of a film.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1988-09-30
- video_camera_front Companies Madhouse
- timer Runtime: 25 Mins
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- info IMDB ID tt12205780
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Yasuhiro Nakura
Storyboard Artist
Harutoshi Ogata
Editor
Yasuhiro Nakura
Character Designer
Yamako Ishikawa
Art Direction
Susumu Aketagawa
Sound Director
Akira Yamakawa
Background Designer
Toshio Hirata
Director
Naomi Sakimoto
Background Designer
Kenji Miyazawa
Author
Yamako Ishikawa
Animation Director
Kinichi Ishikawa
Cinematography
Fukiko Tamura
Background Designer
Kazu Hisamura
Background Designer
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