Sunao KATABUCHI
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Nippon Animation ³
Suzu, a light-hearted girl with a passion for drawing, grows up in Hiroshima. After turning 18, she marries an officer from Kure. It is the year 1944. For one last time, Suzu wanders the streets of Hiroshima, saying good-bye. Before her lies a new life – and the terrors of an unfathomable catastrophe. KATABUCHI draws a previously unseen picture of Hiroshima, set within a touching coming-of-age drama.
About Sunao KATABUCHI
Born in Gifu in 1960, Sunao KATABUCHI studied at the College of Art at Nihon University and worked as a scriptwriter and assistant director for Hayao MIYAZAKI. After directing the TV series FAMOUS DOG LASSIE (1996), he founded the production company Genco in 1997. He collaborated in the production of various successful anime like PATLABOR THE MOVIE, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, and TOKYO GODFATHERS.