Jun 18, 2019
22 min
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The Modest Heroes of Studio Ponoc (2019)

Yoshiaki Nishimura discusses Studio Ponoc's founding, their creative principles and the inspiration behind their three "Modest Heroes" shorts.

Yoshiaki Nishimura

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Maggie Q

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The Modest Heroes of Studio Ponoc (2019)

Yoshiaki Nishimura

Maggie Q