(Los Angeles, California) Tonko House and 20th Century Fox Animation announced today that they are partnering to develop a feature film based on The Dam Keeper, the 2015 Academy Award®-nominated animated short written and directed by Tonko House founders Robert Kondo and Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi.
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ONI joins a robust lineup of Netflix original animated series for kids and families by creators from all over the world, including Ghee Happy from Sanjay Patel, Mighty Little Bheem from Rajiv Chilaka, Larva Island from Korea’s TUBAn Co., as well as the upcoming Dino Girl Gauko from Akira Shigino, Mama K’s Team 4 from Malenga Mulendema and Maya and the Three from Jorge Gutierrez.TONKO HOUSE AND 20TH CENTURY FOX ANIMATION TEAM UP TO EXPAND THE WORLD OF THE DAM KEEPER INTO AN ALL-NEW, FEATURE-LENGTH FILM Oscar®-nominated directors Robert Kondo andĭaisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi to direct feature We fell in love with Onari and the specific Japanese mythology built around her, and we’re confident that her very personal, relatable story of self-discovery will resonate with audiences around the world.” - Aram Yacoubian, Director, Original Animation Dice is a renowned filmmaker with a deep passion for celebrating Japanese culture, and we’re honored to support his foray into animated series together with the team at Tonko. “We are thrilled to be partnering with Dice and the rest of the Tonko team on this incredibly sweet story of self-discovery rooted in Japanese folklore. This Tonko House collaboration with Netflix is perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to freely embrace my unique background to share with the rest of the world the wonderful stories I grew up with in Japan, particularly ones I believe are timely to the society we live in today." - Dice Tsutsumi “Having spent my entire career in the American animation industry, part of me always wondered if there would ever be a place in the stories I tell for the other half of my identity, as a Japanese native. Megan Bartel will serve as Producer and Robert Kondo, Kane Lee, and Zen Miyake of Tonko House as Executive Producers.Įarly development partners include Japanese stop motion animation house dwarf studios ( Rilakkuma and Kaoru) and CG effects house Megalis VFX, also based in Japan. Dice is passionate about charity work and spearheaded both The Totoro Forest Project and Sketchtravel. After the success of Dice’s directorial debut, the Academy Award nominated short film The Dam Keeper, he left Pixar to co-found Tonko House with Robert Kondo. A graduate from The School of Visual Arts in New York, he has worked as a visual development and color key artist at Blue Sky Studios on Ice Age, Robots and Horton Hears a Who! His credits at Pixar Animation include Lighting Art Director for Toy Story 3 and Monsters University.
Originally from Japan, Dice a filmmaker and painter. Does she have what it takes to protect her peaceful village from the encroaching presence of the mysterious “Oni” who threaten the gods?ĭaisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi will serve as creator and showrunner on the series. Logline: In a world filled with the oddball gods and monsters of Japanese mythology, one of the creature's free-spirited daughters, Onari, is determined to follow in the footsteps of the mighty heroes of lore, but her unique powers are yet to be revealed. The series will feature a hybrid of both stop motion and computer generated animation.
Netflix is joining forces with Academy Award-nominated animation studio Tonko House ( The Dam Keeper, Moom, Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems), to bring an all-new original series ONI to life. Series Comes From Academy Award-Nominated Studio Tonko House
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