Giovanni No Shima
English title: Giovanni’s Island
Foreign title: ジョバンニの島
- Studio
- Production I.G
- Distributor
- Production I.G
Synopsis
In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became a part of the Sakhalin Oblast. In this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossoms, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves caused by history. Based on true events.
Characters
Tatsuo Senô, Sawako, Micchan, Hideo, Junpei Senô, Kanta Senô, Tanya, Genzô Senô, Chief
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mizuho Nishikubo
Producing
- Producer
- Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Writing
- Writer
- Yoshiki Sakurai, Shigemichi Sugita
- Story
- Shigemichi Sugita
Voices
- Voice
- Masachika Ichimura (Tatsuo Senô), Yukie Nakama (Sawako), Kanako Yanagihara (Micchan), Yu-suke Santamaria (Hideo), Ko-ta Yokoyama (Junpei Senô), Junya Taniai (Kanta Senô), Polina Ilyushenko (Tanya), Saburo Kitajima (Genzô Senô), Hiroshi Inuzuka (Chief), Kaoru Yachigusa (Sawako- present), Tatsuya Nakadai (Junpei Senô- present)
Music
- Music
- Masashi Sada, Masashi Sada
Animation
- Animator
- Nobutake Ito
- Animation
- Nobutake Ito
Camera
- Camera
- Yumiko Nakata
Editing
- Editor
- Junichi Uematsu
- Editing
- Junichi Uematsu
Sound
- Sound
- Fusanobu Fujiyama
Crew
- Sets
- Santiago Montiel
Production notes
Selected as a film in competition at the 2014 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
Awards
Winner, Jury Distinction for a Feature Film, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2014