2023 / Short / Pilot / puppet

HIDARI

Name: HIDARI
Released: 2023

Japan

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StudioDwarf Studios; TECARAT; Whatever Co.

Year2023

Format familyShort

SubtypePilot

Techniquepuppet

Overview

Short pilot (2023). full-length feature in development by dwarf studios + TECARAT + Whatever Co. 2026: Keanu Reeves announced as lead voice (Jingoro Hidari). selected for Annecy Animation Showcase at 79th Cannes Film Festival. Director: Masashi Kawamura. Producer: Noriko Matsumoto. Role split per official site: Whatever Co. handles script, direction, art direction and promotions. dwarf handles animation filming. TECARAT handles wooden puppet fabrication.

Cast & crew (6)

Cast and crew credited on HIDARI
Person	Role	Department	Source
Takeshi Yashiro	puppet / stop-motion studio lead	animation	Official source hidari-movie.com medium confidence Details HIDARI official site links TECARAT/Yashiro stop-motion work.
Masashi Kawamura	director	direction	IMDb imdb.com high confidence Details Creator/director of the HIDARI pilot and feature.
Noriko Matsumoto	producer	production	Official source hidari-movie.com medium confidence Details Producer; head of dwarf.
Keanu Reeves	voice actor (Jingoro Hidari)	voice	Press source animenewsnetwork.com high confidence Details Lead voice for HIDARI full-length feature; announced Cannes 2026.
Iku Ogawa	co-director	direction	Official source tecarat.jp high confidence Details TECARAT's joint credits page lists Iku Ogawa as co-director (Dwarf company), per HIDARI's own role split (Whatever Co. handles direction, TECARAT handles puppet fabrication); mining batch mislabeled the company as TECARAT, normalized to Dwarf Studios.
Kimimasa Inazumi	Lead Action Animator	animation	Press source onepointfour.co high confidence Details Director Masashi Kawamura interview: “our lead action animator, Kimimasa Inazumi” given creative freedom to choreograph HIDARI action sequences.

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