Poupelle of Chimney Town (Official clip)

Описание: Poupelle of Chimney Town is a 2020 Japanese animated children's fantasy film animated by Studio 4°C, directed by Yusuke Hirota, featuring character designs by Atsuko Fukushima The film is based on a picture book authored by Japanese actor and comedian Akihiro Nishino, who also wrote the screenplay and served as an executive produce. The film premiered in Japan on 25 December 2020 and was initially set to premier worldwide in 2021, ultimately being released in the United States on 30 December 2021. The first three minutes is currently being streamed online with English subtitles. The English dub premiered at the Animation Is Film festival in Los Angeles on 23 October 2021. Eleven Arts announced that the dub will feature the voices of Tony Hale, Antonio Raul Corbo, Stephen Root and Hasan Minhaj.

Synopsis :
Lubicchi lives in the middle of big chimneys whose thick smoke has always covered the sky of his town. He would like to prove to everyone that his father was right and that there are stars beyond the clouds. One Halloween night, the little chimney sweep meets Poupelle, a strange creature with whom he decides to discover the sky.

Poupelle of Chimney Town
Directed by Yusuke Hirota
Produced by Yusuke Kitahashi, Ryoichi Fukuyama, Eiko Tanaka
Written by Akihiro Nishino
Based on the picturebook Poupelle of Chimney Town by Akihiro Nishino
Starring (original voices) : Masataka Kubota, Mana Ashida, Shinosuke Tatekawa, Eiko Koike, Shingo Fujimori, Toru Nomaguchi, Sairi Itô, Seiji Miyane, Shosei Ohira, Kazuki Iio, Takaya Yamauchi, Jun Kunimura
Starring (Engish voice talent) : Tony Hale, Antonio Raul Corbo, Stephen Root, Hasan Minhay, Misty Lee
Music by Youki Kojima, Yuta Bandoh
Edited by Kiyoshi Hirose
Production companies : STUDIO4 ºC, Yoshimoto Kogyo
Distributed by Toho (Japan), Eleven Arts (United States), Art House (France)
Release date : December 25, 2020 (Japan), December 30, 2021 (United States), August 17, 2022 (France)
Running time : 100 minutes