150th Anniversary Animation

The story takes place in Kyoto in 1877. The atmosphere of the city and people in Kyoto was greatly depressed due to the transfer of the capital to Tokyo. Despite this, Genzo Shimadzu Sr. was busily pursuing his research with the aim of flying a light balloon requested by Kyoto Prefecture. After watching the balloon take off, the protagonist (Shimadzu employee) aspires to connect Genzo’s passion from the past to the present and into the future.

*Please click here for more details about flying a light balloon.

CAST

Genzo Shimadzu Sr. : Kenjiro Tsuda
Shimadzu Employee: Sora Amamiya

STAFF

Director / Storyboard Artist & Producer: Tetsuo Tokuno
Character Designs: Tetsuya Nishio
Animation Director : Yosuke Kabashima
Animation Producer : Hirokazu Fukumori

Animation Studio: Studio KAI