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Ghibli Alum Yoshiaki Nishimura Shares New Trailer for ‘The Imaginary,’ Explains Wider Vision Behind Studio Ponoc
Sharing the new trailer for 'The Imaginary,' Studio Ponoc chief Yoshiaki Nishimura reveals new projects and details of Netflix deal.
Hitting Netflix on July 5, the animated odyssey “ The Imaginary ” follows a young girl and her invisible best friend, beginning in an attic where grieving Amanda hatches fantasy yarns with her fictive pal Rudger, before spanning out across no shortage of magical lands. Among them are the film’s director Yoshiyuki Momose and producer/screenwriter/Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura, who spoke with Variety at the Annecy Animation Festival, where “The Imaginary” is screening in competition. I discovered this French technique of light and shadow texture when working on “The Imaginary.” I immediately knew we had to use it for the film, even though we were already halfway through production!
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