Yusuke HIROTA 廣田裕介
Poupelle Of Chimney Town
えんとつ町のプペル
Nippon Animation ³
Young chimney sweep Lubicchi has never seen the stars, as he lives in a city where the sky is covered with the smog of hundreds of chimneys. When he meets Poupelle, an odd creature made of rubbish, they begin chasing the secret of the stars. This fairytale by Yusuke HIROTA convinces with elaborate details and likable outcast characters.
えんとつ町のプペル
Entotsumachi no Puperu
Japan 2020
100 minutes
Director
Yusuke HIROTA
Script
Akihiro NISHINO based on the children's book of the same title by Akihiro NISHINO
Music
Yuki KOJIMA, Yuta BANDO
Distribution
Plaion Pictures
Voice acting
Masataka KUBOTA, Mana ASHIDA, Shinosuke TATEKAWA, Eiko KOIKE, Shingo FUJIMORI
About Yusuke HIROTA
廣田裕介
Yusuke HIROTA has worked for the renowned animation studio Studio 4°C since 2001. He was involved in the omnibus films GENIUS PARTY (2007 / NC ’09) and GENIUS PARTY – BEYOND (2008 / NC ’09) as CGI director. HIROTA was an assistant director for the anime HARMONY (2015 / NC ’16) by Michael ARIAS and Takashi NAKAMURA. His directing debut POUPELLE OF CHIMNEY TOWN (2020 / NC ’23) was shown at numerous international festivals.