Kōhei Kadowaki's debut feature 'We Are Aliens' premiered at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight and screens at Annecy, with a wide theatrical release in Japan set for September 25.
Kōhei Kadowaki's debut feature 'We Are Aliens' premiered at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight and is screening at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film follows two boys over 20 years, tracking their estrangement and reunion as adults. TOHO NEXT and NOTHING NEW announced a wide theatrical release in Japan on September 25. International sales are handled by CHARADES.
The film uses a hybrid rotoscoping technique that Kadowaki developed over five years with a mostly inexperienced animation team. He chose the approach to capture natural movement and childlike gestures, driven by a sense of empathy for the characters. The adult leads are voiced by Ryōta Bandō and Amane Okayama.
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Director Kohei Kadowaki discusses his debut feature 'We Are Aliens,' which premiered at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight and screens at Annecy. The film follows two boys over 20 years and uses a hybrid rotoscoping approach to capture natural movement, developed over five years with a mostly inexperienced animation team.
TOHO NEXT and NOTHING NEW announced that Kōhei Kadowaki's anime film We Are Aliens will open in Japan on September 25. The film, which follows two estranged childhood friends, stars Ryōta Bandō and Amane Okayama as the adult leads. It previously screened at Cannes and Annecy.