Animation ·History ·Drama · Japan · 2015 · 1h 30m

Hikawa Maru Monogatari

氷川丸ものがたり

Hikawa Maru Monogatari poster
Director
Shunji Oga
Cast
Keisuke Komoto as Jirou Hirayama (24 Years Old) (voice) Chihiro Kusaka as Jirou Hirayama (13-16 Years Old) (voice) Kiyohiro Yamaguchi as Seiichi Morimoto (voice)
Crew
Kenji Takehara — Director of Photography Yumiko Nakaba — Editor Kosuke Yamashita — Original Music Composer Kouji Miura — Writer
Synopsis

Hirayama Jirou has lost his mother in the Great Kanto Earthquake and now runs a soba stall with his father. He decides to join the crew of the famous ocean liner Hikawa Maru and finds work cooking in the ship's galley. Through his eyes, the film explores the ship's 85-year history.

Mood & Themes
shipanimehistoryanimationdrama
Key Collaborators
Shunji Oga Director Kenji Takehara Director of Photography Yumiko Nakaba Editor Kosuke Yamashita Original Music Composer Kouji Miura Writer
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