According to the official website, Studio Ghibli's new short anime movie "Chu-zumo" will be shown at Ghibli Museum from January 3rd to February 28th, 2010. The movie is based on a Japanese folk tale "Nezumi no Sumo (Sumo of Mice)".
Duration: 13 min
Staff
Plan & Scenario: Miyazaki Hayao
Director: Yamashita Akihiko (the character designer of "Zegapain", "Giant Robo")
Synopsis:
Once upon a time, there lived an old man and his wife in a mountain. One night, he found a bunch of mice heading to somewhere. He followed them and saw the mice playing Sumo. The man and his wife happened to know the mice living in their house always lose the matches, and they gave them some foods to support the team.
Source: Ghibli Museum
New Short Ghibli Anime Written By Miyazaki Hayao
According to the official website, Studio Ghibli's new short anime movie "Chu-zumo" will be shown at Ghibli Museum from January 3rd to February 28th, 2010. The movie is based on a Japanese folk tale "Nezumi no Sumo (Sumo of Mice)". Duration: 13 min Staff Plan & Scenario: Miyazaki...
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