「GON, THE LITTLE FOX」will be screened at New York International Children's Film Festival 2020！

2020/1/24

Information

“GON, THE LITTLE FOX”, a stop-motion animated film created by TECARAT, will be screened at New York International Children's Film Festival 2020, which is the largest film festival for children and teens in North America.

“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.
If you live in NY or you are nearby, please take this occasion to watch the animated film.

＜Screening Information＞

・Feb. 29 Sat. 12:30～ @ SVA Theatre
・Mar. 1 Sun. 11:45～ @ Cinépolis Chelsea
・Mar. 7 Sat. 15:00～ @ Cinépolis Chelsea
・Details：https://nyicff.org/films/gon-the-little-fox/
※ It will be screened in "Friends & Neighbors: Japan" program with other Japanese films.

＜『GON, THE LITTLE FOX』＞

[Trailer]
https://youtu.be/1HfWZy0Hp7s

[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

＜ About "New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF)" ＞

It was founded in 1997 and the largest film festival for children and teens ages 3-18 in North America.
NYICFF2020 will be held for over three weeks from Feb. 21st to Mar. 15th, and approximately 100 short and feature films, which were narrowed down from roughly 2,500 international submissions, will be screened at venues throughout NYC.
The festival is an Academy Award® qualifying festival, so winners of NYICFF are eligible for consideration at the annual Academy Awards®.

＜ 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.