Giovanni%27s Island

Giovanni's Island (ジョバンニの島, Joban'ni no Shima) is a 2014 Japanese anime film directed by Mizuho Nishikubo and produced by Production I.G and co-produced and presented by the Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME).

Plot

The story follows two brothers, Junpei and Kanta, who live on the island of Shikotan, shortly after the World War II.

Cast

• Masachika Ichimura as Tatsuo Senō
• Yukie Nakama as Sawako
• Kanako Yanagihara as Micchan
• YÅ«suke Santamaria as Hideo
• Kōta Yokoyama as Junpei Senō
• Junya Taniai as Kanta Senō
• Polina Ilyushenko as Tanya
• Saburo Kitajima as Genzō Senō
• Hiroshi Inuzuka as Chief
• Kaoru Yachigusa as Sawako (Present)
• Tatsuya Nakadai as Junpei Senō (Present)

Festival history

• 17th New York International Children's Film Festival (2014) / Official Competition
• 21st Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film (2014) / AniMovie Competition
• 54th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth (2014) / Official Selection
• 38th Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2014) / Official Competition
• 36th Moscow International Film Festival (2014) / Official Selection
• 18th Fantasia International Film Festival (2014) / Official Selection
• 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (2014) / Official Selection
• 62nd Melbourne International Film Festival (2014) / Official Selection
• 22nd Tokyo Kinder Film Festival (2014) / Official Competition
• 4th Sakhalin International Film Festival (2014) / Closing Film
• 13th Nueva Mirada Film Festival (2014) / Official Competition
• 46th Sitges Film Festival (2014) / Official Competition

Awards

• Jury Distinction, 38th Annecy Animation Film Festival (2014)
• Satoshi Kon Award, 18th Fantasia Film Festival (2014)
• Audience Award, 18th Fantasia Film Festival (2014)
• Jury Special Mention, 13th Nueva Mirada (2014)
• Jury Award, 5th Scotland Loves Animation (2014)
• Children's Jury Prize, 31st Chicago Int'l Children's Film Festival (2014)
• Adult Jury Prize, 31st Chicago Int'l Children's Film Festival (2014)
• Excellence Award, 18th Japan Media Arts Festival (2014)