Synopsis:
A giant talkative frog, a lost cat, and a tsunami help a bank employee, his wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.
- Director:
- Pierre Földes
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- France, Canada, Netherlands, Luxembourg
- Running time:
- 108 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation
- Original title:
- Saules aveugles, femme endormie
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Pierre Baussaron, Tom Dercourt, Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Urbain
- Script writers:
- Haruki Murakami, Pierre Földes
- Music composer:
- Pierre Földes
- Editor:
- Kara Blake
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films
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