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Yuuji Matsukura
Producer
Tatsuo Satou
Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Episode director, Script, Storyboard, Planning, Animation director
Yuriko Ishii
In-between animation
Nobutake Itou
Key animation
Masaaki Iwane
In-between animation
Yasuhisa Katou
Key animation
Yukiyo Komito
In-between animation
Atsushi Moriyama
Planning
Hideki Nakamura
Art director
Synopsis
The main character, a cat named Nyatto, embarks upon a journey to save his sister's soul, which was ripped in two when Nyatto tried to save her from Death. She trails after him, brain-dead. They encounter many brilliant, mind-bending situations, beginning with a disturbing magic show.
(Source: ANN)
(Source: ANN)
Background
It won an Excellence Prize (Animation Division) at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival; the "Best Short Film" award at the 2001 Fantasia Festival and; the Silver Award for Animation 2003 New York Exposition of Short Film and Video.
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