Key takeaways from Kenji Iwaisawa new movie news:
- Kenji Iwaisawa is a highly talented individual known for his work on the movie Ongaku: Our Sound, where he served as the Director, Sound Director, Scriptwriter, Storyboard writer, Editor, Art Director, Animation Director, and Character Designer, among other roles, showcasing his remarkable dedication and skill.
- His new movie, Hina is Beautiful, is eagerly anticipated, as it is made using retro animation techniques and features an old-school animation look. It will be screened as part of the Annecy Animation Showcase at Cannes’ Marché du Film on May 21st.
- Despite facing challenges and making his previous film independently with limited resources, Iwaisawa’s work deserves more recognition and support, and fans are excited to see what he will achieve with his new project, hoping for a successful outcome.
(Using SS from Ongaku because We don’t have much from the new movie)
I don’t think a lot of people have actually even heard the name Kenji Iwaisawa. He is a really talented person and his first work, Ongaku was amazing. If you haven’t watched that movie, do yourselves a favor and watch it. Yes, it is a little rough around the edges but that movie was pretty much made by this guy alone.
So someone as talented as Kenji Iwaisawa is working on a new project, and has a proper team this time around, you know he will do something good. First off I will start with a little introduction to this guy and then move on to the news. So let’s get started.
Who is Kenji Iwaisawa?
As I said, this guy is known for his work on the movie Ongaku: Our Sound. Now, the movie was not made by a studio. It was his work alone. I kid you not, Kenji Iwaisawa was the Director, Sound Director, Scriptwriter, Storyboard writer, Editor, Art Director, Animation Director, and Character Designer of the movie. Yeah, that is absolutely insane.
The movie itself was based on an old manga of the same name by Oohashi Hiroyuki. Seriously, go watch Ongaku right now, it is hard to believe that most of it is just one man’s work. Yes, it took him 7 years to make this movie but his talent and dedication are commendable.
From the new movie
What do we know about Kenji Iwaisawa’s new work?
The new movie is called Hina is Beautiful. This time around, yes, he does have a proper staff with him this time around. Iwaisawa will of course be directing the movie. Takamasa Ooe is writing the script and Naoyuki Asano is the animation director and character designer for this movie. We don’t have a lot of info just yet but I do expect to see more updates on this soon.
Hina is Beautiful will be apparently made using retro animation techniques and as such, it has a very old-school animation look. The movie will also screen as a part of the Annecy Animation Showcase at this year’s Cannes’ Marché du Film on May 21st. I cannot wait to see more updates from this movie simply because of how good the art style looks lol.
Conclusion
That is it for now though. Kenji Iwaisawa is a really talented guy and his work deserves way more appreciation than it gets. He literally made Ongaku himself with a crowdfunding campaign. I hope he gets more budget resources this time around and absolutely knocks it out of the park with this new movie. Let me know what you guys think in the comments. I will take my leave here. See ya!
