Poupelle of Chimney Town (film)

Poupelle of Chimney Town (Japanese: 映画 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]

Poupelle of Chimney Town
Directed byYusuke Hirota
Screenplay byAkihiro Nishino
Based onPoupelle of Chimney Town
by Akihiro Nishino
Produced by
Starring
Edited byKiyoshi Hirose
Music by
  • Youki Kojima
  • Yuta Bando
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Toho
  • Yoshimoto Kogyo
Release date
  • December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25) (Japan)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Production

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]

Cast
CharacterJapaneseEnglish[5]
PoupelleMasataka KubotaTony Hale
Lubicchi (Louie)Mana AshidaAntonio Raul Corbo
BrunoShinosuke TatekawaStephen Root
LolaEiko KoikeMisty Lee
Helena Bonham Carter
ScooperShingo FujimoriHasan Minhaj
Antonio (Anton)Sairi ItoTristan Allerick Chen
Ryan Potter
Toshiaki (Travis)Seiji MiyaneMichael Sinterniklaas
Ray Chase
DorothyRina HonnizumiKari Wahlgren
RebeccaSumire MorohoshiCandace Kozack
Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld
Dennis Letter XVShosei OhiraAleks Le
Eye PatcherTakaya YamauchiMick Wingert
DannyJun KunimuraJames Mathis
ClaireN/ALaura Post
Mr. SueKazuki IioGreg Chun
ToppoN/AFred Tatasciore

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref
2021 44th Japan Academy Film Prize Excellent Animation of the Year Poupelle of Chimney Town Won [6]

References
  1. Komatsu, Mikikazu. "Watch Super-detailed World in First Three-minute of Poupelle of Chimney Town Film with English-subtitles". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  2. "Poupelle of Chimney Town Anime Film's Trailer Unveils Cast, December 25 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  3. "Watch The Teaser For 'Poupelle Of Chimney Town,' The Anime Feature That's Meant To Outdo Disney". Cartoon Brew. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  4. "Poupelle of Chimney Town – Opening 3 Minutes (Japan 2020/12/25, Worldwide 2021) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  5. "Eleven Arts and Mongrel Media Distributes Poupelle of Chimney Town Anime Film With English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  6. "44th Japan Academy Film Prize". Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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