Modest Heroes – Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 | |
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Japanese | ちいさな英雄-カニとタマゴと透明人間- |
Hepburn | Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen |
Directed by |
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Produced by | Yoshiaki Nishimura |
Music by |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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53 minutes | |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese, English |
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Modest Heroes (Japanese: ちいさな英雄-カニとタマゴと透明人間-Hepburn: Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen) is a three-part Japanese animatedanthology film produced by Studio Ponoc. The film is the first volume in the studio's Ponoc Short Films Theatre anthology, and includes films directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akihiko Yamashita.
- 1Plots
- 2Characters
Plots[edit]
Kanini & Kanino[edit]
In a world of magical creatures, Kanini and Kanino are tiny humanoid siblings who live underwater in a stream. Their father currently takes care of them while their pregnant mother has gone away to give birth. When a heavy current carries their father off, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey to find and rescue him.
Life Ain't Gonna Lose[edit]
Shun is born with a lethal allergy to eggs. Every day, then, the family is focused on protecting Shun from contact. Shun has to eat special meals at school, his classmates must be careful not to spit on him and get saliva with egg all over him, and Shun has to take his allergy into consideration when he thinks about going on a school field trip. At the same time, his mother tries to maintain her career as a professional dancer. One day Shun unknowingly eats something that endangers him.
Invisible[edit]
A salaryman is not only invisible but also needs to hold on to a heavy weight to stay on the ground. Throughout one day, he is always ignored by everyone else, and he nearly floats away when he loses the fire extinguisher he uses to hold himself down. But then a blind man speaks to him, making him feel better about himself. The invisible man then suddenly has an opportunity to be a hero.
Characters[edit]
Kanini & Kanino[edit]
- Kanini (カニーニKanīni)
- Voiced by: Fumino Kimura[1]
- Kanino (カニーノKanīno)
- Voiced by: Rio Suzuki[1]
Life Ain't Gonna Lose[edit]
- Mom (ママMama)
- Voiced by: Machiko Ono (Japanese); Maggie Q (English)[1]
- Shun (シュンShun)
- Voiced by: Sōta Shinohara (Japanese); Henry Kaufman (English)[1]
- Dad (パパPapa)
- Voiced by: Kentaro Sakaguchi[1]
- Doctor (医者Isha)
- Voiced by: Kentaro Sakaguchi (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)[1]
Invisible[edit]
- The Invisible Man (透明人間Tōmei ningen)
- Voiced by: Joe Odagiri[1]
- The Old Man (盲目の男性Mōmoku no dansei)
- Voiced by: Min Tanaka[1]
Production[edit]
Studio Ponoc announced on March 27, 2018 that it would be launching a new project called the Ponoc Short Films Theatre (ポノック短編劇場Ponokku Tanpen Gekijō), an anthology of animatedshort films divided into volumes based on their themes.[2] They announced that the first volume would be titled Modest Heroes, and would consist of three short films by former Studio Ghibli staffers Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akihiko Yamashita.[2] The film is produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura.[2] Yonebayashi's 18-minute 'Kanini & Kanino' (カニーニとカニーノKanīni to Kanīno) is a fantasyadventure film with music composed by Takatsugu Muramatsu, who had previously worked with the director on When Marnie Was There and Mary and the Witch's Flower.[1] Momose's 16-minute 'Life Ain't Gonna Lose' (サムライエッグSamurai Eggu) is a drama film scored by Masanori Shimada. The soundtrack is the first Shimada has composed for a film, having previously only worked in television.[1] Yamashita's 13-minute 'Invisible' (透明人間Tōmei Ningen) is an action film with music by Yasutaka Nakata.[1] The anthology's ending theme song is 'Chiisana Eiyū' ('Modest Heroes') by Kaela Kimura.[3]
The film was originally intended to have four rather than three segments, with the fourth being directed by Ghibli director Isao Takahata. However, Takahata died on April 5, 2018, so the film was limited to three segments.[4]
Release[edit]
The film was released in Japan on August 24, 2018.[2] The Film was released to DVD and Blu-Ray by Walt Disney Studios Japan on March 20, 2019.[5]
On October 10, 2018, GKIDS announced it had acquired the North American distribution rights to Modest Heroes. It was released there on January 10, 2019.[6] The North American home video package (Blu-ray/DVD combo) was released on June 18, 2019, distributed by Shout! Factory.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghijkLoo, Egan (June 17, 2018). 'Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Unveils Cast, Composers'. Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ abcdPineda, Rafael Antonio (March 27, 2018). 'Studio Ponoc Reveals Anime Short Anthology Project by Ghibli Veterans'. Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^Ressler, Karen (July 4, 2018). 'Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film Unveils 1st Animated Trailer'. Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^Loo, Egan (August 19, 2018). 'Producer: Ghibli's Isao Takahata Would Have Made Modest Heroes Anime Short'. Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^https://www.disney.co.jp/studio/news/20190124_01.html
- ^Ressler, Karen (October 10, 2018). 'GKIDS Licenses Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film'. Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^Yonebayashi, Hiromasa; Yamashita, Akihiko; Momose, Yoshiyuki (2019-06-18), Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre (in Japanese), Shout! Factory, retrieved 2019-05-15
External links[edit]
- Official website(in Japanese)
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Modest_Heroes&oldid=918019807'
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HoMM 3 HD mod does not change the original gameplay (except it fixes artifact selling bug).
Compability: the Shadow of Death, Complete, WoG, TE, WT, and some other SoD/WoG/TE-based mods
Installation:
-Unpack the archive into the game folder;
-run HD3Launch.exe.
HD mod features (except simple adventure manager resizing and converting ex-full-screens to windows):
* fixes some original interface bugs;
* 32-bit color mode support;
* minimap works correctly with nonstandard maps from 1x1 to 255x255
* extended adventure manager:
- 8 heroes and 7 towns in lists, + five buttons from adventure options;
- can view hero's current number of movement points/ maximum number of movement points;
* extended army management (OFF in WoG/TE by default, cause incorrect work with creature's exp):
- 17 new buttons on Swap Manager;
- managing army in Hero-Info-Panel on Adventure Manager;
- if moving last army from hero, 1 creature stay with hero and others move;
- quick split/combine/transfer creatures by [ctrl]+click, [alt]+click, [shift]+click.
* Extra buttons ('Load Game' 'Restart Scenario', 'Main Menu') in the Combat Options dialog;
* Artifact Merchants bugs fix;
* built-in Berserker's CPU patch;
* easy DEF, PCX, TXT, FNT adding/replacing by putting it to HiResDataCommon (which have higher priority than DATA and LODs)
* WoG/TE mod-makers can easily add new buttons to Adventure Manager ( HiResDataButtons.ini)
You can turn off most of the HD mod features using Options file HiRezDataHiRez.ini
800x600 original game still works as it should after HD mod installation (no need to make any copy for backup)
Compability: the Shadow of Death, Complete, WoG, TE, WT, and some other SoD/WoG/TE-based mods
Installation:
-Unpack the archive into the game folder;
-run HD3Launch.exe.
HD mod features (except simple adventure manager resizing and converting ex-full-screens to windows):
* fixes some original interface bugs;
* 32-bit color mode support;
* minimap works correctly with nonstandard maps from 1x1 to 255x255
* extended adventure manager:
- 8 heroes and 7 towns in lists, + five buttons from adventure options;
- can view hero's current number of movement points/ maximum number of movement points;
* extended army management (OFF in WoG/TE by default, cause incorrect work with creature's exp):
- 17 new buttons on Swap Manager;
- managing army in Hero-Info-Panel on Adventure Manager;
- if moving last army from hero, 1 creature stay with hero and others move;
- quick split/combine/transfer creatures by [ctrl]+click, [alt]+click, [shift]+click.
* Extra buttons ('Load Game' 'Restart Scenario', 'Main Menu') in the Combat Options dialog;
* Artifact Merchants bugs fix;
* built-in Berserker's CPU patch;
* easy DEF, PCX, TXT, FNT adding/replacing by putting it to HiResDataCommon (which have higher priority than DATA and LODs)
* WoG/TE mod-makers can easily add new buttons to Adventure Manager ( HiResDataButtons.ini)
You can turn off most of the HD mod features using Options file HiRezDataHiRez.ini
800x600 original game still works as it should after HD mod installation (no need to make any copy for backup)