Creator’s File

Directory of innovative individuals who are constantly attempting
new endeavors using their own unique methods of expression.

No. 27

YUASA Masaaki

YUASA Masaaki

Director

"Lu Over the Wall" (2017) was awarded a "Cristal for a Feature Film" at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. In 2020, the animation series "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!" and "Japan Sinks: 2020" will be released. The film "Inu-Oh" is under production and expected to be released in 2021.

Japan Sinks: 2020

  • TV animation (Broadcast/Series)
  • A total of 10 episodes
Director
YUASA Masaaki
Based on the novel
KOMATSU Sakyo "JAPAN SINKS"
Music
USHIO Kensuke
Script
YOSHITAKA Toshio
Animation producer
Choi Eunyoung
Series director
Heo Pyoungkang
Character Design
WADA Naoya
Flash animation
Abel Gongora
Art director
AKAI Huminao, ITO Hiromichi
Color Design
HASHIMOTO Satoshi
Compositing
HISANO Toshikazu
Editing
HIROSE Kiyoshi
Sound
KIMURA Eriko
Production
Science SARU

In 2020, a massive earthquake suddenly strikes Japan shattering the peaceful existence there.
Ayumu and Go Muto, an older sister and younger brother from an ordinary family, must evacuate from Tokyo with their parents in the middle of the chaos. On top of this, the slowly sinking Japanese archipelago creates an atmosphere of constant danger. The family confronts life and death, and must choose between new meetings and separation under the extreme conditions. Having to face this unprecedented reality, Ayumu and Go struggle to preserve the strength to survive while doggedly believing in the future.

Trailer

Other Works

  • Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

    ©Sumito Oowara, Shogakukan / Eizouken Committee

    Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
    • TV animation
    • A total of 12 episodes
  • Lu Over the Wall

    ©2017 Lu Film partners

    Lu Over the Wall
    • Animated feature film
    • 01:57:00

    JMAF 21st Animation Division / Grand Prize