Studio Ponoc
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| legal form | Kabushiki-gaisha (joint stock company) |
| founding | April 15, 2015 |
| Seat | Musashino , Tokyo , Japan |
| management | Yoshiaki Nishimura |
| Branch | Animation |
| Website | www.ponoc.jp |
Studio Ponoc ( Japanese 株式会社 ス タ ジ オ ポ ノ ッ ク , Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku ) is a Japanese animation film studio based in Musashino , Tokyo , Japan . The company was founded in April 2015 by former Studio Ghibli lead film producer Yoshiaki Nishimura . The first feature film , Mary and the Witch's Flower , was released across Japan on July 8, 2017.
history
Yoshiaki Nishimura founded Studio Ponoc on April 15, 2015 and was supported by several writers who previously worked at Studio Ghibli , including director Hiromasa Yonebayashi . The name of the studio comes from the Croatian word ponoć for "midnight", which means "the beginning of a new day".
The studio is working on an ad for JR West for its 2015 summer campaign. Mary and the Witches ' Flower , the studio's first feature film, was ranked sixth among the top grossing films of the year in Japan. The film is based on the children's book " The Bewitched Broom " by Mary Stewart . Several former Studio Ghibli employees have joined the studio to work on the film.
Works
Short-time work
- 2015: TV commercial for JR West
Movies
- 2017: Mary and the Witches' Flower (Direction: Hiromasa Yonebayashi )
- 2018: Modest Heroes (Directors: Hiromasa Yonebayashi , Yoshiyuki Momose and Akihiko Yamashita )
Individual evidence
- ^ Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017). Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
- ↑ a b WebCite query result. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
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- ↑ a b WebCite query result. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
- ↑ WebCite query result. Retrieved September 14, 2018 .
Web links
- Official website
- Studio Ponoc in the Anime News Network Encyclopedia