2024 / TV / Special / stop-motion

Luka and the Flower of the Sun

ルカと太陽の花

Japan

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Year2024

Format familyTV

SubtypeSpecial

Techniquestop-motion

Overview

29m, directed by Tomoyasu Murata. Original title ルカと太陽の花. NHK's first long-form コマ撮り (stop-motion) animation, original concept and direction by Tomoyasu Murata, script by Taku Kishimoto. broadcast 22 March 2024, with a second chapter on NHK in March 2025 (mdpr). Luka leaves his cloud-covered village with a travelling band. Production company not yet sourced. Added from the Tomoyasu Murata chain (TMDB person 1205560).

Cast & crew (2)

Cast and crew credited on Luka and the Flower of the Sun
Person	Role	Department	Source
Tomoyasu Murata	director	direction	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Daily enrichment 2026-10-10. (TMDB-sourced).
Taku Kishimoto	writer	writing	Press source mdpr.jp medium confidence Details Daily enrichment 2026-10-10. (TMDB-sourced).

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