Pig Pearl Short Animation Released After TTFF 2024 Grand Prix Win
The release turns the TTFF 2024 Grand Prix winning animation into a full vertical short work, giving director Issun Saki wa Oji a new medium to express his worldview.
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The Grand Prix winning commemorative work "Pig Pearl" by director Issun Saki wa Oji has been released on the official TikTok of "TikTok TOHO Film Festival" and the official YouTube of "TikTok Japan". The vertical short animation stars actress Kyoko Saito as Chika, a girl navigating life with her mother and her idealized future. The work was produced under Toho's talent support project "GEMSTONE Creative Label".
Director Issun Saki wa Oji won the Grand Prix at "TikTok TOHO Film Festival 2024" for the animation "Yuenjin", and the commemorative work "Pig Pearl" is now available in full animation. Actress Kyoko Saito voices Chika, the protagonist caught between her reality with her mother and the future she dreams of.
The production used a process different from live-action, with attention to facial expressions, backgrounds, art, sound, and screen design built for the smartphone's vertical screen. Teiyu Ichiryusai plays the mother. The piece is available on the festival's official TikTok and TikTok Japan's official YouTube.
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