Modest Heroes: Short-Form Progress for the Long Future Ahead
Channel: payne
Date: 2020-11-06

aka Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1: Modest Heroes

Release Date: August 24th, 2018 (Japan) January 10th, 2019 (GKids) September 6th, 2019 (Netflix)
Studio: Studio Ponoc
Producer: Yoshiaki Nishimura

“Kanini and Kanino”
Fantasy, Adventure

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Writer: Yonebayashi
Music: Takatsugu Muramatsu
Runtime: 18 minutes
Source Material: Original Story

“Life Ain’t Gonna Lose” (Samurai Egg)
Drama

Director: Yoshiyuki Momose (Former Ghibli animator)
Writer: Momose
Music: Masanori Shimada
Runtime: 16 minutes
Source Material: Original Story (Based on a true story)

“Invisible”
Action

Director: Akihiko Yamashita (Former Ghibli character designer)
Writer: Yamashita
Music: Yasutaka Nakata
Runtime: 13 minutes
Source Material: Original Story

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0:00 - Intro
3:30 - Kanini & Kanino
5:21 - Life Ain't Gonna Lose (Samurai Egg)
7:00 - Invisible

Videos used in bumpers:
https://youtu.be/y8TMTiw1LZo
https://youtu.be/BwHw4pDcGns
https://youtu.be/m9We2XsVZfc

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