Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1
Also known as ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－ | Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen | Modest Heroes
MovieSummer 2018Source OriginalG - All Ages
ActionAdventureDramaFantasyAward Winning
6.7/10
Community score
#5559
Rank
31.8K
Members
39
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Synopsis
Modest Heroes will consist of three shorts by three different directors: "Kanini & Kanino" ("Kani no Kanino") by Hiromasa Yonebayashi will be a 15-minute fantasy adventure story of two crab siblings, and will be long. "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" ("Samurai Egg") by Yoshiyuki Momose will be a 15-minute "human drama" showing the love between a mother and a boy. "Invisible" ("Toumei Ningen") by Akihiko Yamashita will be a 14-minute "action spectacle" that centers on the lonely struggle of one invisible man. Studio Ponoc describes the shorts as "tales of modest heroes of our times."
(Source: Anime News Network)
Production Notes
Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen was released in North America by GKIDS on October 10, 2018 and Blu-ray & DVD was distributed by Shout!Factory on June 18, 2019. It was released on Blu-ray & DVD in Japan by Walt Disney Japan on March 20, 2019. The movie was initially envisioned to consist of four segments, the fourth being directed by Studio Ghibli director Isao Takahata; however, due to his death on April 5, 2018, the movie was released with only three segments.
Cast Highlights
Blind Man
Main
Voice: Tanaka, Min (Japanese)
Father
Main
Voice: Sakaguchi, Kentarou (Japanese)
Invisible Man
Main
Voice: Odagiri, Joe (Japanese)
Kanini
Main
Voice: Kimura, Fumino (Japanese)
Kanino
Main
Voice: Suzuki, Rio (Japanese)
Mother
Main
Voice: Ono, Machiko (Japanese)
Shun
Main
Voice: Shinohara, Souta (Japanese)
Core Staff
Nishimura, Yoshiaki
Producer
Momose, Yoshiyuki
Director, Script, Animation Director
Yamashita, Akihiko
Director, Script, Animation Director
Yonebayashi, Hiromasa
Director, Script, Key Animation
Noriega, Paulo
Script
Kimura, Kaela
Theme Song Performance
Theme Songs
Openings
No opening theme information available.
Endings
"Chiisana Eiyuu (ちいさな英雄)" by Kaela Kimura
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Recent Episodes
Episode 1
Kanini & Kanino
Aired 8/24/2018
Episode 2
Life Ain't Gonna Lose
Aired 8/24/2018
Episode 3
Invisible
Aired 8/24/2018
Quick Facts
FormatMovie
Episodes3
Duration17 min per ep
SourceOriginal
RatingG - All Ages
SeasonSummer 2018
AiredAug 24, 2018
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#4556
Scored by15.5K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Modest Heroes
Romaji title
Chiisana Eiyuu: Kani to Tamago to Toumei Ningen
Japanese title
ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－
Synonyms
Ponoc Tanpen Gekijou, Ponoc Short Films Theatre
Production Team
Main studio
Studio Ponoc
Producers
Dentsu, TOHO, Nippon Television Network
Licensors
GKIDS
Japanese title
ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－