Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation— Reviewed
The 92nd Academy Awards had many strong contenders for best animated short. But which Oscar nominated short wins for diversity and inclusion?
The Road Less Travelled
Kazunari Katsuki (Gaku Sano) lied to his classmate that Tokyo stinks. Because of his comment, he goes to Tokyo alone. On his way back, he misses his flight back to Kumamoto. Kazunari only 3,400 yen in his pocket. He becomes confused about his missed flight. At that time, Masami Tanaka (Kaoru Sugita), who works at an airport souvenir shop, talks to Kazunari. On Kazunari's unusual trip back to Kumamoto, he meets many different adults and begins to think about his life.
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Kazunari Katsuki (Gaku Sano) lied to his classmate that Tokyo stinks. Because of his comment, he goes to Tokyo alone. On his way back, he misses his flight back to Kumamoto. Kazunari only 3,400 yen in his pocket. He becomes confused about his missed flight. At that time, Masami Tanaka (Kaoru Sugita), who works at an airport souvenir shop, talks to Kazunari. On Kazunari's unusual trip back to Kumamoto, he meets many different adults and begins to think about his life.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Junya Kato
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Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:TBS Service, BS-TBS, TC Entertainment
Cast
Tomoyuki Furumaya
Director
Gaku Sano
Kazunari Katsuki
Kaoru Sugita
Masami Tanaka
Kyusaku Shimada
Jun Shimazu
Shinya Tsukamoto
Sousuke Akiyama
Yuu Tokui
Officer Ota
Masahiro Toda
Satoshi Wada
Miako Tadano
Norie Mikiyoshi
Tsubasa Takizawa
Ryohei Yanagishita
Kazue Tsunogae
Tomie Yanagishita
Hiro Komura
Yuko Katsuki
Tomiyuki Kunihiro
Michihiko Kunihiro
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