Santa Company
| Santa Company | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kenji Itoso |
| Produced by | Kenji Itoso |
| Screenplay by |
Hiroshi Nakamura Kenji Itoso Naohiro Fukushima Yumi Kamakura |
| Music by | Yūsuke Itagaki |
Production company |
Kenji Studio |
Release dates | 2014 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $72,270 (estimated)[1] |
Santa Company is a 2014 Japanese anime short film that follows the story of a girl Noel and her friends as they deliver presents on Christmas Eve. The film was directed by Kenji Itoso through his own studio Kenji Studio. Original launched as a crowdsourcing campaign on the Japanese site Anipipo, the film aimed at raising ¥1,000,000 for production. The project was unsuccessful, raising only ¥904,001 of the original goal.[2] The project was re-launched, this time on Kickstarter on December 3, 2013. On December 22, 2013 the film meet its original goal of $50,000, and managed to raise $72,270 by the end of the campaign.
The project is scheduled to be deliver to backers by Christmas 2014, the film having reach completion before on July 2014.[3] Kenji Studio plans to hold a special screening of the film for families who were affected by the March 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster. The film will be screen at multiple film festivals around the world,[4] starting with the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25, 2014.[5]
Synopsis
The story revolves around Noel, a young girl who hates Christmas due to her father having to work during it every year. After finding her self at the Santa Company she learns about the spirit of Christmas.
Cast
- Ayumi Fujimura as Noel White
- Yūki Kaji as Bell Crystal
- Haruka Tomatsu as Mint Rondo
- Rie Kugimiya as Thomas Dow
- Takahiro Sakurai as Pedro Rondo