Tsuneo GODA 合田経郎
Komaneko –A New Journey–
こまねこのかいがいりょこう
Nippon Animation ³
Komaneko, the little cat, loves shooting animated films and puts a lot of effort and patience into making puppets, building sets, and inventing plots. Using lovingly handmade animations and backdrops, Tsuneo GODA tells everyday stories about creativity, friendship, and the joy of filmmaking – without words and with a fine sense of detail and humor.
こまねこのかいがいりょこう
Komaneko no kaigai ryoko
Japan 2024
50 minutes
Director
Tsuneo GODA
Script
Tsuneo GODA
Cinematography
Masafumi NAGASAKA, Hiroshi FUKUMI, Takamitsu SUZUKI, Yusuke MIYAZAKI
World sales
Nikkatsu
About Tsuneo GODA
合田経郎
Tsuneo GODA, born in Tokyo in 1967, began directing commercials after graduating from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image. In 1998, he created Domo-kun, the official mascot for the Japanese broadcast agency NHK. In 2003, he founded dwarf studios and began working on stop-motion animated films. Alongside numerous KOMANEKO short films (starting in 2006), he also produced the DOMO-KUN series, which was broadcast in over 170 countries.