Hikawa Maru Monogatari (2015)
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.
Released: Aug 22, 2015
Runtime: 90 minutes
Genre: Animation, History, Drama
Stars: Keisuke Komoto, Chihiro Kusaka, Kiyohiro Yamaguchi
Crew: Kazumasa Oda (Theme Song Performance), Aki Yamagata (Animation Director), Katsunori Shimizu (Sound Director), Kenji Takehara (Director of Photography), Shunji Ôga (Director), Yumiko Nakaba (Editor)