Yukimitsu INA 伊奈透光
cocoon - One Summer of Girlhood -
cocoon〜ある夏の少女たちより〜
Nippon Animation ³
San and Mayu are best friends at a girls’ school on a tropical island during war. Classes have long been replaced by manual labor to build a military camp when the girls are assigned to work at a “hospital” set up in a cave, to help care for wounded soldiers. As the situation becomes dire, what path will San and Mayu choose? Based on the manga COCOON by Kyo MACHIKO that was inspired by the battles in Okinawa during the Pacific War, young talents in animation teamed with veterans to create a story for the audience of 2025 and beyond.
Guests:
Daniel OTTO
Sat., June 6, 2026, 14:30
Eldorado Arthouse Kino
International premiere
With an introduction in English by Daniel OTTO
Original with English subtitles
Approved for age 12 and older
Sun., June 7, 2026, 12:30
Kino des DFF
International premiere
With an introduction in English by Daniel OTTO
Original with English subtitles
Approved for age 12 and older
Animation Shades of Reality
cocoon〜ある夏の少女たちより〜
cocoon ~ Aru natsu no shojotachi yori ~
Japan 2025
63 minutes
Director
Yukimitsu INA
Script
Yukimitsu INA, Taku KISHIMOTO based on a manga by Machiko KYO
World sales
NHK Enterprises
Voice acting
Hikari MITSUSHIMA, Marika ITO, Yoko HIKASA, Rena MOTOMURA, Chinatsu AKASAKI, Aoi KOGA
About Yukimitsu INA
伊奈透光
Yukimitsu INA was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1997 and completed his art degree at Tsukuba University in 2019. His animated film COCOON - ONE SUMMER OF GIRLHOOD - (2025 / NC ‘26) is the first production by Studio Sasayuri, founded by former Ghibli animator Hitomi TATENO.