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Programme of Japanese Stop-Motion Films at London's BFI Southbank on Sunday
posted on by Andrew Osmond
As of writing, there are two remaining tickets for a programme of Japanese stop-motion animation at London's BFI Southbank on Sunday October 6 at 3.30 p.m. The 90-minute programme features the work of dwarf studio (the name is lower case), which was founded by Tsuneo Gōda.
The event will also include a live Q&A with the producer Noriko Matsumoto.
Tsuneo Gōda and dwarf created the character Domo in 1998 as the mascot of the Japanese public broadcaster NHK, and later animated a string of stop-motion animated shorts for both Japan and North America.
The BFI describes the event as follows:
"Filmmaker Tsuneo Gōda set up dwarf studios in September 2003, after he created the world-famous Domo character. Twenty-one years later, dwarf is now the biggest stop-motion studio in Japan, producing high-quality films, TV ads and various content. Their innovatively creative works include Komaneko: The Curious Cat, a tasty friendship short film Mogu and Perol, the samurai stop-motion film HIDARI, a few Netflix series featuring the relaxed bear character Rilakkuma and, most recently, Pokémon Concierge. Tonight, we look at some of the finest work from a studio that is at the top of its game."
