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Release Date:
August 22, 2015
Original Title:
氷川丸ものがたり
Genres:
Animation | Drama | History
Production Companies:
Mushi Production
氷川丸ものがたり製作委員会
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
Hirayama Jirou has lost his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake and now runs a soba stall with his father. He decides to join the crew of the famous ocean liner Hikawa Maru and finds work cooking in the ship's galley. Through his eyes, the film explores the ship's 85-year history.
Animation Director:
Aki Yamagata
Character Designer:
Aki Yamagata
Director:
Shunji Ôga
Director of Photography:
Kenji Takehara
Editor:
Yumiko Nakaba
Sound Director:
Katsunori Shimizu
Sound Effects:
Yasuyuki Konno
Storyboard Artist:
Minoru Ohara
Theme Song Performance:
Kazumasa Oda
Writer:
Kouji Miura
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