A Japanese Boy Who Draws
ある日本の絵描き少年
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NOMINEE - BEST ANIMATED FILM
2018
Japan
21 mins
Japanese
NYC Premiere
Animated Film Competition
Masanao Kawajiri | |
Masanao Kawajiri | |
The experimental animation/mocumentary depicting a life of a man who dreams to be a comic writer, told along with the quality of the imagery growing up with him.

About the Director
Masanao Kawajiri was born in Kagoshima in 1987. During his study at Osaka University of Arts, he was especially inspired by the animator Keiichi Hara, which led him into the world of animation. After working at an animation studio, he founded his own film production company that have worked on multiple projects such as “Summer of Nipponitesu”, “Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C3”.