Film Info
Light of the River

Film Information

Exhibition Title	Light of the River
Original Title	Kawa no hikari
English Title	Light of the River
Director	Tetsuo Hirakawa
Country
Year	2009
Format	HD
Colour	Color
Duration	75'

Production:

Guión / Scriptwriter: Takao Yoshioka
Fotografía / Cinematography: Satoshi Komachi, Masanobu Hase,
Koji Ikeda, Tsuyoshi Ono
Edición / Editing: Masao Nakagawa
Producción / Producer: Atsuko Kashiwagi, Atsuya Hirooka, Masayuki Anzai
Compañía Productora / Production Company: NHK

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Synopsis

Anime that seeks to raise environmental awareness in kids has become a genre on its own. On these ground, Light of the River is an especially moving example. Tarta and Chichi are two mice that lead a pleasant life along with their father by the river bend, until a construction project ends with their heavenly existence and forces them too flee with no clear destination and search for a new home. Along the way they will face all kinds of hazards and adventures, and they will meet new friends who will help them in the most complicated moments. Tetsuo Hirakawa worked in the prestigious Madhouse studios (Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D, Trigon…) and his opera prima is a touching psalm to tolerance, solidarity, and love for nature, which calmly follows the light of sentimental anime pieces like those made by master Isao Takahata (Marco, Heidi, and Grave of Fireflies).

Suggested for kids over 4 years