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Tough Guy!

Score

4.8 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

1

Tough Guy!

MovieSource OriginalG - All Ages
ActionAdventureComedyAward Winning

4.8/10

Community score

#13930

Rank

841

Members

Unknown

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Synopsis

An aggressive and martial arts-devoted mantis kicks cans and hunts down cicadas, bringing havoc into the life of a couple of humans. This personal opus by Shintaro Kishimoto, now steady collaborator of Production I.G's 3D crew, won the prestigious Ofuji Award in 2005.

(Source: Production I.G)

Production Notes

Winner of the Grand Prix at the Japan Digital Animation Festival in June 2005. Winner of the Grand Prize Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Encouragement Prize in the animation section at the Asia Digital Art Awards in October 2005. Winner of the Oofuji Noburou Prize at the 60th Mainichi Movie Contest in February 2006. Winner of the 2006 Excellent Work award at the Tokyo Video Festival in February 2006.

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Quick Facts

FormatMovie
Episodes1
Duration6 min
SourceOriginal
RatingG - All Ages
SeasonUnknown
AiredJun 3, 2005
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#15954
Scored by309
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Tough Guy!

Romaji title

Tough Guy!

Japanese title

Tough Guy!

Synonyms

Tough Guys!

Production Team

Main studio

Unknown

Producers

Unknown

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

Tough Guy!