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Penguin Highway Film Wins Satoshi Kon Award at Fantasia Int'l Film Festival
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Tomihiko Morimi novel opens in Japan on August 17
Montreal's Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation" award for Best Animated Feature.
The film will open in Japan on August 17.
The novel's story center on fourth grader Aoyama (Yū Aoi), who is a dental assistant and also Aoyama's first crush. When a group of penguins appears in his quiet suburban neighborhood, Aoyama works to uncover the reason for their appearance.
Hiroyasu Ishida, who directed Colorido's "Umitarō Abe composed the music.
licensed Morimi's original novel.
The Eccentric Family (Uchōten Kazoku) novels into two television anime seasons in 2013 and 2017.
Thanks to DatRandomDude for the news tip.
Source: Fantasia Festival
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