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Short Film Competition · 45th Edition

Kawauso

kawauso

Director

Akihito Izuhara

Country

Japan

Language

No Dialogue

Synopsis

” kawauso” means Japanese river otter.One day, a girl meets a Japanese river otter. They try to communicate, but it doesn't go very well. This is because the Japanese river otter is already extinct, and it is not possible to actually interact with the girl.

Screenplay

Akihito Izuhara

Producers

Akihito Izuhara

About the Director

A Japanese animator, he has been producing short animated films since 2005. His films have been screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. And his film 'Kawauso' won the Japan Premiere Award at the Sapporo International Short Film Festival