「GON, THE LITTLE FOX」will be screened in LA.

2019/9/12

Information

“GON, THE LITTLE FOX”, a stop-motion animated film created by TECARAT, will be shown at Landmark's Nuart Theatre in LA from Sep. 20th to 26th.

Landmark's Nuart Theatre built in 1929 is an art house movie theater in Los Angeles and it has been a staple of the Los Angeles art house scene. It’s an honor to show our stop-motion animated film at this long-established theater.

“GON, THE LITTLE FOX” is a famous Japanese fairy tale about the life of a little fox called Gon. The director, Takeshi Yashiro added his original expression to it and created it as a stop-motion animation.
It took two years to complete from the planning stage and spent ten months for the shooting. One of the appealings of this film is the art sets which Takeshi really put passion into. He was trying to make the art set as an art piece.
You will be able to feel the traditional beauty of Japan from this film, so please watch it at the theater if you are nearby.

＜Screening Information＞

■ Theater：Landmark's Nuart Theatre
■ WEB site：https://www.landmarktheatres.com/los-angeles/nuart-theatre
(Not Accessible in Japan)
■ Term：Sep. 20th Friday ～ 26th Thursday
※Please check the theater website for more information about the screening.

＜『GON, THE LITTLE FOX』＞

[Trailer]
https://youtu.be/70qbN_gSmY8

[Synopsis]
Had their paths never crossed.
When Gon, a playful orphaned fox, finds that young Hyoju has lost his mother, he tries to comfort him and make amends for his own earlier mischief by secretly bringing small gifts to the boy every day. But Hyoju doesn't realize who is behind the anonymous gifts, and the two are headed for a heartbreaking climax.

[Inhouse Staff]
Director・Screenplay：Takeshi Yashiro(TECARAT)
Art・Wood Carving・Animate：Takeshi Yashiro(TECARAT)
Art・DoP：Yoshihiro Nose(TECARAT)
Art・Camera：Izumi Nakane(TECARAT)
Art：Midoriko Nemoto(TECARAT)
Art・Puppet：Ayako Hiroki(TECARAT)
Costume・Artificial Flower：Kuniko Tanaka(TECARAT)
Camera Assistant：Kento Fukuda(Creative Tank)
Facilitator・PR・Record：Yoshimi Kakurai(TECARAT)
Compositor：Masami Nikaido(+Ring)、Jun Hatano(+Ring)
Production Assistant：Noguchi(R&D)、Akari Kubota(TOKYO)、Yuki Kawaguchi、Yutaro Kawaguchi、Kenta Miyasaka
Production Support：Koji Eguchi、Shingo Tanibuchi、Go Takahashi(+Ring)、Quanan Yu(R&D)、Yoshitaka Maeda(PSC)、Natsumi Morishita、Yuna Takayama(school)、Rina Kikuchi(school)、Mio Nakamura(school)、Daiki Murakami
Shooting Plan：Ryo Uno(TECARAT)
Leica Reel Editor：Rei Toyonaga
Graphic Designer：Harumi Sato(school)
Overseas Distributor・PR：Satoshi Akutsu(R&D)
Executive Producer：Hiroharu Inutake
Production Manager：Motoki Oishi(school)
Producer：Masaaki Oikawa(TECARAT)
Production Company・Copyright：TAIYO KIKAKU、EXPLORERS JAPAN

＜Takeshi Yashiro's Profile＞

Joined TAIYO KIKAKU in 1993. In 2012, while working as a director on numerous TV commercials, Takeshi completed his first independent stop-motion animated film, "Dear November Boy". The work was among the 14 films chosen for public screening under the "Modern Japanese Animation" category during the 14th Annual Hiroshima International Animation Festival.
He graduated from "Tokyo University of the Arts" in 1993.