Santa Company
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| Directed by | Kenji Itoso |
| Produced by | Kenji Itoso |
| Screenplay by | Hiroshi Nakamura Kenji Itoso Naohiro Fukushima Yumi Kamakura |
| Music by | Yūsuke Itagaki |
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2014 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $72,270 (estimated)[1] |
Santa Company is a 2014 Japanese anime short film that follows the story of a girl Noel and her friends as they deliver presents on Christmas Eve. The film was directed by Kenji Itoso through his own studio Kenji Studio. Original launched as a crowdsourcing campaign on the Japanese site Anipipo, the film aimed at raising ¥1,000,000 for production. The project was unsuccessful, raising only ¥904,001 of the original goal.[2] The project was re-launched, this time on Kickstarter on December 3, 2013. On December 22, 2013 the film meet its original goal of $50,000, and managed to raise $72,270 by the end of the campaign.
The project is scheduled to be deliver to backers by Christmas 2014, the film having reach completion before on July 2014.[3] Kenji Studio plans to hold a special screening of the film for families who were affected by the March 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster. The film will be screen at multiple film festivals around the world,[4] starting with the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25, 2014.[5]
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Synopsis
The story revolves around Noel, a young girl who works at the North Pole as an apprentice Tonttu, which here is an assistance role helping wrap and prepare presents for delivery. After an incident the previous year, she has until dawn of Christmas Day to become a full-fledged Tonttu, but if she screws up she will lose her job and have to leave her friends behind. Unfortunately, no one can tell her how one graduates from apprenticeship, except that she needs to be able to "pass the exam" and be able to say just what the most important task of the Santas is.
Late on Christmas Eve, a single request is received, but it is too late to deliver the gift. Desperate to be sure that child's present is delivered, Noel pulls her friends together for a desperate mission, taking the last remaining sleigh with her friends, at risk of her job and her whole life at the Pole.
Cast
- Ayumi Fujimura as Noel White
- Yūki Kaji as Bell Crystal
- Haruka Tomatsu as Mint Rondo
- Rie Kugimiya as Thomas Dow
- Takahiro Sakurai as Pedro Rondo
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Santa Company fails to meet fundraising goal
- ↑ Santa Company Update#17
- ↑ Anime news network 3 minute Santa Company clip
- ↑ Santa Company to premiere at Tokyo Film Festival
