{"id":244849,"date":"2025-05-17T07:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/animation\/coming-of-age-animated-film-from-brazilian-studio-explores-japanese-identity-the-animation-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T07:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T07:04:16","slug":"coming-of-age-animated-film-from-brazilian-studio-explores-japanese-identity-the-animation-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=244849","title":{"rendered":"Coming-of-Age Animated Film from Brazilian Studio Explores Japanese Identity \u2013 The Animation Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-22117\">\n<p>\t<!-- .post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content entry-content\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"My Grandfather is a Nihonjin - Promo\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OH-C1hMnGlA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>World premiere:<\/strong> Week of June 8, 2025 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> Noboru is a 10-year-old Japanese descendant searching for his cultural identity. He turns to his grandfather, Hideo, to learn more about his family.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having always avoided his past, Hideo agrees to share his story. As Noboru delves into his family\u2019s history, he discovers an uncle he never knew existed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Directed by C\u00e9lia Catunda.<br \/>Written by Rita Catunda.<br \/>Based on the novel <em>Nihonjin<\/em> by Oscar Nakasato.<br \/>Inspired by the works of painter Oscar Oiwa.<br \/>Animated by Pinguim Content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voice cast:<\/strong><br \/>Ken Kaneko as Grandfather Hideo<br \/>Pietro Takeda as Grandson Noboru<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-01.png 640w, https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-01-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-02.png 640w, https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-02-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-03.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-03.png 640w, https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-03-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-04.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-22129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-04.png 640w, https:\/\/www.theanimationblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/grandfather-nihonjin-04-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<!-- .post-meta-bottom --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- #respond --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World premiere: Week of June 8, 2025 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. 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