Poupelle of Chimney Town (Japanese: えんとつ町のプペル, Hepburn: Entotsu-machi no Poupelle) is a 2020 Japanese animated children's fantasy film animated by Studio 4°C, directed by Yusuke Hirota, featuring character designs by Atsuko Fukushima.[1][2]
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Directed by | Yusuke Hirota |
Screenplay by | Akihiro Nishino |
Based on | Poupelle of Chimney Town by Akihiro Nishino |
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Edited by | Kiyoshi Hirose |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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The film is based on a picture book authored by Japanese actor and comedian Akihiro Nishino, who also wrote the screenplay and served as an executive producer.[3]
The film premiered in Japan on 25 December 2020 and was initially set to premier worldwide in 2021, ultimately being released in the United States on 30 December 2021. The first three minutes is currently being streamed online with English subtitles.[4] The English dub premiered at the Animation Is Film festival in Los Angeles on 23 October 2021. The dub features the voices of Tony Hale, Antonio Raul Corbo, Stephen Root and Hasan Minhaj.[5]
Character | Japanese | English[5] |
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Poupelle | Masataka Kubota | Tony Hale |
Lubicchi (Louie) | Mana Ashida | Antonio Raul Corbo |
Bruno | Shinosuke Tatekawa | Stephen Root |
Lola | Eiko Koike | Misty Lee Helena Bonham Carter |
Scooper | Shingo Fujimori | Hasan Minhaj |
Antonio (Anton) | Sairi Ito | Tristan Allerick Chen Ryan Potter |
Toshiaki (Travis) | Seiji Miyane | Michael Sinterniklaas Ray Chase |
Dorothy | Rina Honnizumi | Kari Wahlgren |
Rebecca | Sumire Morohoshi | Candace Kozack Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld |
Dennis Letter XV | Shosei Ohira | Aleks Le |
Eye Patcher | Takaya Yamauchi | Mick Wingert |
Danny | Jun Kunimura | James Mathis |
Claire | — | Laura Post |
Mr. Sue | Kazuki Iio | Greg Chun |
Toppo | — | Fred Tatasciore |
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2021 | 44th Japan Academy Film Prize | Excellent Animation of the Year | Poupelle of Chimney Town | Won | [6] |
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