SANTA COMPANY ~Midsummer Merry Christmas~

2021 0h 30m JA

FantasyComedyAnimation

Synopsis

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Santa Company is an original work brought to life by Kenji Itoso. A short animation was released in 2014 after a successful crowdfunding campaign, followed by a feature-length version released in Japan in 2019. This work is a spin-off featuring some of the same characters. Upon their visit to a tropical island just below the equator, Mint and co. from Santa Company find themselves confronted with a mountain of ocean debris. Small acts of carelessness upon carelessness have, quite literally, piled up into a big problem—just what have Mint and the others gotten themselves into...? A splendid, yet strange, secret Christmas story.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mami Yamashita
Noah (voice)
Rie Kugimiya
Thomas Dou (voice)
Haruka Tomatsu
Mint Rondo (voice)
Masaharu Sato
Panal (voice)
Toru Furuya
Edison (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Itoso
Writers: Kenji Itoso
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenji Itoso, shot by Gaku Senda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mitsuki Hirose shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mami Yamashita and Rie Kugimiya and Haruka Tomatsu carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Kenji Itoso directs. Gaku Senda behind the camera. Mitsuki Hirose cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kenji Itoso, shot by Gaku Senda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Mitsuki Hirose shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mami Yamashita and Rie Kugimiya and Haruka Tomatsu carry the top of the cast.