昭和物語 ("Shōwa-era Story") - animated movie and TV series
Official site - ANN movie listing - ANN TV series listing
From the ANN news article, slightly edited:
Staff
Director: Murakami Masahiro (movie) / Kugimiya Hiroshi (TV series) / Tōkō Matsuhiro 東郷 光宏 (TV series)
Producer: Takeuchi Hiroaki / 宋美善 (listed on the staff page but I don't know the reading for the kanji)
Screenplay: Hirano Yasushi / Tomita Sukehiro / Arakawa Naruhisa / Maruo Miho
Character design / animation director: Yanagino Tatsuo
Sound director: Honda Yasunori
Animation production: Wao World
Cast
Yamazaki Yūko (山崎 裕子): Fukuen Misato
Yamazaki Kōhei (山崎 公平): Chiba Shōya
Yamazaki Taiichi (山崎 太一): Aoki Makoto
Yamazaki Yūzō (山崎 有三): Matsumoto Yasunori
Yamazaki Kanoko (山崎 佳乃子): Tamagawa Sakiko
Yamazaki Yoshi (山崎 ヨシ): Kyōda Hisako
Tashiro Gorō (田代 吾郎): Tsukada Masaaki
Takayanagi Ryō (高柳 良): Takagi Wataru
Sawawatari Yūsuke ( 沢渡 裕介) : Yoshino Hiroyuki
Although the TV series is due to air in April, the broadcast schedule says four episodes will preview starting 2010-12-30 in the lead-up to the movie's release on 2011-01-29. It's not clear how the movie's storyline relates to the TV series, e.g. which one is set first.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to it. While historical family dramas are a staple of live-action TV in Japan, it's not often we see them animated. The cast and crew bring age and experience, and going by the target demographic it won't be out to push the usual otaku-centric buttons.
For those interested in such things, a few thoughts on the 1964 setting:
Official site - ANN movie listing - ANN TV series listing
From the ANN news article, slightly edited:
Quote:
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The production company THINK Corporation announced on Thursday that the Showa Monogatari (Showa-Era Story) film and television series will launch next year. The original story follows the human drama of the Yamazaki family in Tokyo in the year Showa 39 (1964) — the year that the city hosted the Summer Olympics. According to Think, the "TV manga" is "the world's first anime aimed at seniors," although it is also targeted at families. ... The film, which is about 100 minutes long, will open in Japan on January 29, 2011. The television series of 13 30-minute episodes will follow in April, although a television special will air at the end of 2010. |
Director: Murakami Masahiro (movie) / Kugimiya Hiroshi (TV series) / Tōkō Matsuhiro 東郷 光宏 (TV series)
Producer: Takeuchi Hiroaki / 宋美善 (listed on the staff page but I don't know the reading for the kanji)
Screenplay: Hirano Yasushi / Tomita Sukehiro / Arakawa Naruhisa / Maruo Miho
Character design / animation director: Yanagino Tatsuo
Sound director: Honda Yasunori
Animation production: Wao World
Cast
Yamazaki Yūko (山崎 裕子): Fukuen Misato
Yamazaki Kōhei (山崎 公平): Chiba Shōya
Yamazaki Taiichi (山崎 太一): Aoki Makoto
Yamazaki Yūzō (山崎 有三): Matsumoto Yasunori
Yamazaki Kanoko (山崎 佳乃子): Tamagawa Sakiko
Yamazaki Yoshi (山崎 ヨシ): Kyōda Hisako
Tashiro Gorō (田代 吾郎): Tsukada Masaaki
Takayanagi Ryō (高柳 良): Takagi Wataru
Sawawatari Yūsuke ( 沢渡 裕介) : Yoshino Hiroyuki
Spoiler for 15-second trailer:
Although the TV series is due to air in April, the broadcast schedule says four episodes will preview starting 2010-12-30 in the lead-up to the movie's release on 2011-01-29. It's not clear how the movie's storyline relates to the TV series, e.g. which one is set first.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to it. While historical family dramas are a staple of live-action TV in Japan, it's not often we see them animated. The cast and crew bring age and experience, and going by the target demographic it won't be out to push the usual otaku-centric buttons.
For those interested in such things, a few thoughts on the 1964 setting:
Spoiler for proof that brevity really is the soul of wit: