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Ryukyu Kingdom: Made in Okinawa (2004) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 1, 2004

Original Title:
琉球王国 – Made in Okinawa

Alternate Titles:
Ryuukyuu Oukoku – Made in Okinawa
Ryūkyū Ōkoku – Made in Okinawa

Genres:
Animation

Production Companies:
DR Movie
IMAGICA
Studio Lotus

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 18

Overview from TheMovieDB

A Ryūkyū man dressed in a traditional bashōfu (芭蕉布 / banana plant cloth) kimono lies on the beach looking out to the sea. As he lies there, we witness the passage of time on the islands. At first there is peace and time seems to move slowly. Only the music and the occasional movements of the man indicate the passage of time. Finally a man carrying water passes by, followed by other people representative of times past: market vendors, peasants, the red-cheeked god dancing at a matsuri (festival). But as the film progresses, the islands prove to be the meeting place of many cultures.

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Performers

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Production

Animation:
Toshio Hirata
Sayoko Kinoshita

Background Designer:
Katsushi Aoki

Character Designer:
Renzo Kinoshita

Director:
Sayoko Kinoshita
Renzo Kinoshita

Editor:
Chikako Fukui
Yasuhito Fukui

Layout:
Renzo Kinoshita

Music:
Reijirō Koroku

Painter:
Sayoko Kinoshita

Producer:
Sayoko Kinoshita

Production Assistant:
Masahiro Hayashi

Production Director:
Makiko Nagao

Storyboard:
Renzo Kinoshita

Writer:
Sayoko Kinoshita
Renzo Kinoshita

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