Yoko Kuno - Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Born in 1990, Yoko Kuno studied at Tama Art University. Her graduation film, Airy Me (2013), won the Animation Division New Face Award at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival, and many other awards. She worked as a rotoscoping animation director and is now considered one of the key figures in contemporary animation. An emerging creator who receives enthusiastic support from various fields, including animation, illustration, and manga.

Accolades

Best Animated Film, 2024

Yoko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita and Keiichi Kondo and Emmanuel-Alain Raynal and Pierre Baussaron and Hiroyuki Negishi

Best Animated Film, 2024

Yoko Kuno and Nobuhiro Yamashita and Keiichi Kondo and Emmanuel-Alain Raynal and Pierre Baussaron and Hiroyuki Negishi

Ghost Cat Anzu

Eleven-year-old Karin is abandoned by her father at the house of her grandfather, the monk of a small town in the Japanese countryside. Her grandfather…

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Films

Ghost Cat Anzu

Japan, France

Ghost Cat Anzu

Eleven-year-old Karin is abandoned by her father at the house of her grandfather, the monk of a small town in the Japanese countryside. Her grandfather…

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