Winter Days
Original title: 冬の日
Overview
An animated film based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō. The creation of the film followed the traditional collaborative nature of the source material – the visuals for each of the 36 stanzas were independently created by 35 different animators. As well as many Japanese animators, Kawamoto assembled leading names in animation from across the world. Each animator was asked to contribute at least 30 seconds to illustrate their stanza, and most of the sequences are under a minute (Yuriy Norshteyn's, though, is nearly two minutes long).
Top-billed cast
- RRyuta Kashiwagi
- NNoboru Mitani
- KKyôko Kishida
- MMutsumi Sasaki
- JJoe Watanabe
- KKazutoyo Yoshimi
Crew
- Directors
- Kihachiro Kawamoto, Jacques Drouin, Co Hoedeman, Yuri Norstein, Raoul Servais, Shinichi Suzuki, Isao Takahata, Koji Yamamura, Yuichi Ito, Yôji Kuri, Keita Kurosaka, Mark Baker, Břetislav Pojar, Aleksandr Petrov, Yoichi Kotabe, Reiko Okuyama, Wang Borong, Reiko Yokosuka
- Writers
- Matsuo Bashou, Kihachiro Kawamoto
- Producer
- Tatsuo Shimamura
- Production
- IMAGICA, Dentsu Tec
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Frequently asked questions
What is Winter Days rated?
Winter Days has an audience rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 20 votes.
Who directed Winter Days?
Winter Days was directed by Kihachiro Kawamoto, Jacques Drouin, Co Hoedeman, Yuri Norstein, Raoul Servais, Shinichi Suzuki, Isao Takahata, Koji Yamamura, Yuichi Ito, Yôji Kuri, Keita Kurosaka, Mark Baker, Břetislav Pojar, Aleksandr Petrov, Yoichi Kotabe, Reiko Okuyama, Wang Borong, Reiko Yokosuka.
When was Winter Days released?
Winter Days was released in 2003.