ヒノキオ Hinokio The Movie
< Synopsis あらすじ>
Shocked by his mother's death from the abrupt accident, Iwamoto Satoru refused to go into rehabilitation and therefore began his life on the wheelchair. Several years later, in order to avoid attending school physically, he began operating a robot remotely from home to go to school in place of him. The robot named "Hinokio", which went to school for a year, was developed by Satoru's father and could be controlled from his bedroom. The story is about "Hinokio" and how it tries to communicate with the people around him.
岩本サトルは、突然の事故で母親・サユリを亡くしたショックから、自らのリハビリを拒否し、車椅子生活を送っている。その事故から数年後、不登校に対する新たな試みとして、本人が自宅から遠隔操作するロボットによる代理登校が始まり、サトルの父親は、自ら開発したロボットをサトルに与えた。サトルは部屋でロボットを操縦し、1年ぶりに学校に登校する。「ヒノキオ」というあだ名が付けられたそのロボットは他人とコミュニケーションを取ろうとせず、ガキ大将のジュン、子分の丈一、健太のいたずらの対象となってしまう･･･。
<Features みどころ>
In this movie, the robot is used to represent a boy who begins school, goes to school, and get in touch with his friends, and ultimately meeting a girl who is just as alone. The story describes the warmth between one and other and takes us on a journey of discovering our inner self. Takahiko Akiyama, who is responsible for the directing, original concept, and script of the movie, is well-known for his supervision on the visual effects for numerous movies such as "Kappa", "ACRI", and" Final Fantasy"'.
本作品では、ロボットを使い代理登校を始めた少年が、学校に行き、友情を知り、ひとりの少女と出逢い、人と人との温もりを体感し心を開いていく過程を丁寧に描いて行きます。監督・原案・脚本、そしてVFXを担当するのは『河童』『ACRI』映画版『FINAL FANTASY』など数々の作品でVFX監督を務めてきた秋山貴彦。
Japanese nationwide release date for the movie: 9th July, 2005
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