Kofukuro no Chi (Japanese Title)

[Machine Translation] This animation masterpiece has swept film festivals around the world and continues to be a first in Taiwanese film history. Set on Koufuku-ro, a street in the suburbs of Taipei, the film depicts the main character Chi and the people living in the downtown area with a simple, warm touch and elaborate, fantastical images. The film, which was born out of nowhere in Taiwan, won the Grand Prix at the Tokyo Animation Awards Festival 2018 and has since gone on to win awards at international film festivals around the world, and was even selected as one of the 25 Best Animated Feature Films for the 2019 Academy Awards . Director Shin-Yin Song, who has a career in live-action films, chose to adapt this semi-autobiographical story into a film by using animation, a technique he had no experience with, in order to translate the cruelty and pain of growing up into a warm nostalgic story. He worked hard to raise funds on his own, and eventually established his own animation studio. After overcoming several crises and four years in the making, the film surprised Japanese animators and animation fans with its high quality and rich storytelling, and has been acclaimed as "our story" by audiences from different cultures around the world. --Chi is living in the U.S. when he receives a call that his grandmother in Taiwan has passed away. When she returns to her hometown for the first time in many years, she finds that Happiness Road in the suburbs of Taipei is very different from what she remembers. The canals have been improved, and skyscrapers stand in the distance. When he meets his classmates, they don't recognize Qi. Has he changed so much? Qi begins to trace his memories. When she was a little girl with a love of fantasy, every day was an adventure. She became best friends with the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Chan Betty, and studied for entrance exams with her parents' expectations on her shoulders. He spent his days in the student movement, and after graduating from university, he was busy working as a reporter. Then came the parting of friends. Tired of reality, Qi moved to the U.S., relying on his cousin Wen. She married Tony, whom she met there, and promised her parents that she would be happy in America, but.... Now, away from her husband, Qi is on a happy road and needs her grandmother's help just as she did in the past. In fact, Qi is at a major crossroads in her life, and she makes a decision in Happiness Road...

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世界各地の映画祭を席巻し、台湾映画史上初の快挙を続ける傑作アニメーション。台北郊外に実在する通り"幸福路(こうふくろ)"を舞台に、主人公チーと下町に生きる人々の姿を、素朴で温かみのあるタッチと技巧を凝らしたファンタジックな映像を交えて描いた。アニメーション産業不毛の地、台湾から突如生まれたこの作品は、東京アニメアワードフェスティバル2018でグランプリを受賞後、各地の国際映画祭で受賞を重ね、ついには2019年アカデミー賞R長編アニメーションの25作品にエントリーされるなど話題を呼んできた。実写映画のキャリアを持つソン・シンイン監督は、この半自伝的な物語を映画化するにあたり、成長にともなう残酷さや痛さを温かみのあるノスタルジーに変換するため、経験のなかったアニメーションという手法を選択。独力で資金集めに奔走し、ついには自らアニメーションスタジオを設立した。幾度の危機を乗り越え、4年の制作期間を経て完成した1本作は、そのクオリティの高さとストーリーテリングの豊かさで、日本のアニメーターやアニメファンを驚かせ、世界中の異なる文化を持つ観客から"自分たちの物語"だと絶賛されている。 ――アメリカで暮らすチーの元に、台湾の祖母が亡くなったと連絡が入る。久しぶりに帰ってきた故郷、台北郊外の幸福路は記憶とはずいぶん違っている。運河は整備され、遠くには高層ビルが立ち並ぶ。同級生に出会っても、相手はチーのことが分からない。自分はそんなに変わってしまったのか――。チーは自分の記憶をたどりはじめる。空想好きだった幼い頃は、毎日が冒険だった。金髪に青い目のチャン・ベティと親友になってからの日々、両親の期待を背負っての受験勉強。学生運動に明け暮れ、大学卒業後は記者として忙殺される毎日を送った。そして友との別れ。現実に疲れたチーは、従兄のウェンを頼ってアメリカに渡る。そこで出会ったトニーと結婚し、両親にもアメリカで幸せになることを誓ったけれど・・・。今、夫から離れて幸福路のいるチーは、昔と同じように祖母の助けを必要としている。実は人生の大きな岐路に立っていたチーは、幸福路である決断をする――。