The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987)
August 15, 1987Release Date
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987)
August 15, 1987Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Masahiko Kunii
Narrator (Voice)
Sachiko Kagami
Narrator (Voice)
Isao Takahata
Director
Susumu Kubo
Producer
Michio Mamiya
Composer
Norio Akasaka
Himself
Somai Takahashi
Cinematographer
Hayao Miyazaki
Executive Producer
Makiko Futaki
Key Animation
Nizou Yamamoto
Art Direction
Atsuko Tanaka
Key Animation
Michiyo Yasuda
Color Designer
Takeo Suzuki
Sound
Tatsuo Takahashi
Editor
Takahiro Miyano
Assistant Director
Hiromatsu Tsutae
Script Supervisor / Script Consultant
Mitsugu Yamaki
Lighting Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 15, 1987
Original Name柳川の運河の物語
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 47m
Genres
Wiki.
The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (Japanese: 柳川堀割物語, Hepburn: Yanagawa Horiwari Monogatari) is a 1987 live-action animated documentary directed by Isao Takahata and originally broadcast on NHK. The film details the history of the city of Yanagawa, Fukuoka and its inhabitant's struggle to preserve its signature canals from the devastating effects of water pollution.Funded using the profits from Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the film marks a number of significant firsts for Studio Ghibli. It was Takahata’s first directorial feature for the studio, which he co-founded with Miyazaki and producer Toshio Suzuki in 1985. Furthermore, the film remains the first and only majority live-action Studio Ghibli film to date, aside from a select instance in Pom Poko. The film also has the added feature of being the only Studio Ghibli to be produced independently, with the majority of financing and distribution being handled by Miyazaki’s personal office.