Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1

Also known as Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen

Movie Finished 2018

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Modest Heroes will consist of three shorts by three different directors: "Kanini & Kanino" ("Kani no Kanino") by Hiromasa Yonebayashi will be a 15-minute fantasy adventure story of two crab siblings, and will be long. "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" ("Samurai Egg") by Yoshiyuki Momose will be a 15-minute "human drama" showing the love between a mother and a boy. "Invisible" ("Toumei Ningen") by Akihiko Yamashita will be a 14-minute "action spectacle" that centers on the lonely struggle of one invisible man. Studio Ponoc describes the shorts as "tales of modest heroes of our times."

Studio: Studio Ponoc
Episodes: 3 listed
Runtime: about 18 minutes per episode
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

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Characters & voices

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Toumei Ningen

Toumei NingenMain character

Joe Odagiri

Joe OdagiriJapanese voice

Kanino

KaninoMain character

Rio Suzuki

Rio SuzukiJapanese voice

Kanini

KaniniMain character

Fumino Kimura

Fumino KimuraJapanese voice

Toto

TotoMain character

Masaki Terasoma

Masaki TerasomaJapanese voice

Shun

ShunMain character

Souta Shinohara

Souta ShinoharaJapanese voice

Moumoku no Otoko

Moumoku no OtokoMain character

Min Tanaka

Min TanakaJapanese voice

Mama

MamaMain character

Machiko Ono

Machiko OnoJapanese voice

Papa

PapaMain character

Kentaro Sakaguchi

Kentaro SakaguchiJapanese voice

Kaka

KakaSupporting character

Yuko Sasaki

Yuko SasakiJapanese voice

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