The story is about a young boy named Lubicchi and a trashman named Poupelle who meet on a Halloween night in a city that is full of tall chimneys. The chimneys pour out black smoke and the true sky cannot be seen.
Yusuke Hirota
Director
Masataka Kubota
Poupelle (voice)
Mana Ashida
Lubicchi (voice)
Shinosuke Tatekawa
Bruno (voice)
Eiko Koike
Lola (voice)
Shingo Fujimori
Scopp (voice)
Toru Nomaguchi
Reta XV (voice)
Sairi Ito
Antonio (voice)
Seiji Miyane
Toshiaki (voice)
Shosei Ohira
Dennis (voice)
Kazuki Iio
Sue (voice)
Takaya Yamauchi
Eyepatch (voice)
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