Masaaki Yuasa's animated film "Inu-Oh" has been nominated for the "Orizonti Division", a collection of innovative works at the "Venice International Film Festival", one of the three major film festivals in the world that will open in Italy in September. rice field.
The Venice International Film Festival is one of the three major film festivals in the world, along with Cannes and Berlin, and on the night of the 26th of Japan time, nominated films from major categories were announced.
From Japan, the animation movie "Inu-Oh" directed by Masaaki Yuasa was selected for the "Orizonti category", which is a collection of young directors and innovative works.
This work is based on the novel "Heike Monogatari Inu-Oh no Maki" written by Hideo Furukawa, a writer based on the true story of "Inu-Oh", a Noh performer who was active in the Muromachi period. This is a musical movie that depicts the friendship of Inu-Oh, who makes people enthusiastic with songs and dances.
The original draft of the character was written by Taiyo Matsumoto, the script was written by Akiko Nogi, who is known for the drama "Escape is shameful but useful", and the voice actors include dancers and musicians such as Mirai Moriyama.
The Venice International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from September 1st to 11th, local time, and the winning films will be announced on the final day.