Studio Ponoc
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Industry | Animation |
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Founded | April 15, 2015Musashino, Tokyo, Japan | in
Founder | Yoshiaki Nishimura |
Headquarters | Musashino, Tokyo , Japan |
Number of locations | 1 |
Key people | Yoshiaki Nishimura (CEO) |
Website | ponoc |
Studio Ponoc (株式会社スタジオポノック, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku) is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in April 2015 by Yoshiaki Nishimura, former lead film producer of Studio Ghibli. Its first feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower, was released on July 8, 2017, throughout Japan with the film's main character Mary Smith serving as the company's mascot in their logo, similar to Studio Ghibli's mascot, Totoro.[1]
History
The studio worked on an advertisement for
On January 25, 2024, Netflix announced that they had acquired worldwide streaming rights to The Imaginary, which would be added to the platform later in the year. The deal also included global streaming rights to the studio's future feature projects.[10]
Works
Commercials
- JR West "Summer Train" (2015)
- Fuji-Q Highland "Carousel Horses" (2024)
Short works
- Tomorrow's Leaves (2021)
Films
English Title | Release date | Directed by | Screenplay |
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Mary and the Witch's Flower | 8 July 2017 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Riko Sakaguchi, Hiromasa Yonebayashi |
Modest Heroes | 24 August 2018 | Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, Akihiko Yamashita | Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, Akihiko Yamashita |
The Imaginary | 15 December 2023[11] | Yoshiyuki Momose | Yoshiaki Nishimura |
References
- ^ Yonebayashi, Hiromasa (2017-07-08), Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017), archived from the original on 2018-03-15, retrieved March 24, 2018
- ^ a b "Ghibli Producer Yoshiaki Nishimura Works at New Studio". Anime News Network. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-12-18. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ White, James (December 15, 2016). "Studio Ponoc aims to bring the Ghibli magic with Mary and The Witch's Flower". Empire. Archived from the original on 2016-12-17. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Former Ghibli Staffers' Studio Ponoc Unveils Mary and The Witch's Flower Anime Film". Anime News Network. December 15, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-16. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "会社概要" [company profile]. STUDIO PONOC(スタジオポノック) (in Japanese).
2015年4月15日設立。日本のアニメーション映画制作会社。 2014年末にスタジオジブリを退社した後、プロデューサーの西村義明が立ち上げたアニメーション映画スタジオ。「ポノック」という名前は、セルビア・クロアチア語で「深夜0時」を意味する(pónoć)に由来し、新しい一日のはじまりの意味を込めた。 English translation: "Established on April 15, 2015. Japanese animated film production company. An animated film studio launched by producer Yoshiaki Nishimura after leaving Studio Ghibli at the end of 2014. The name "Ponoc" comes from the Serbo-Croatian word "midnight" (pónoć), which means the beginning of a new day".
- ^ Collin, Robbie (December 15, 2016). "Prepare to be spirited away: as if by magic, Studio Ghibli is back to make the world a brighter place". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2016-12-17. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ Zahed, Ramin (June 10, 2019). "Studio Ponoc to Produce New Short for the Tokyo Olympic Games". Animation Magazine.
- ^ Egan, Toussaint (July 23, 2021). "Studio Ponoc's Olympics 2021 short Tomorrow's Leaves is magical". Polygon. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (July 23, 2021). "Studio Ponoc's Olympic Anime Short 'Tomorrow's Leaves' Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (January 25, 2024). "Netflix Acquires Global Streaming Rights for Studio Ponoc's The Imaginary Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (July 14, 2023). "Studio Ponoc's The Imaginary Film Opens in Japan on December 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Studio Ponoc at Anime News Network's encyclopedia