Yuriy Norshteyn: Making the Overcoat

Overview

Yuriy Norshteyn, Russia’s most renowned animator, has crafted many brilliant works, including his award-winning Tale of Tales and Hedgehog in the Fog. He is revered by animation creators across the globe, most notably Japanese masters Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. Forty years ago, Norshteyn began work on an ambitious adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat, but after completing 25 minutes of the film, the project stalled and has been shelved for many years. A crew visits Norshteyn’s studio and finds there mountains of sketches, character studies and a shooting table covered with dust. Norshteyn himself talks about its current status and the anguish and passion that has gone into its creation.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 1, 2019

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese, Russian

Countries

Japan

Production

Fusion Productions,Laputa Art Animation School (JP)

Cast

Francheska Yarbusova,Tanya Usvayskaya,Mikhail Tumelya,Larisa Zenevich,Maksim Granik,Mikhail Aldashin,Yuri Norstein

Director

Ryo Saitani

Producer

Laputa Asagaya,Yujiku Asagaya

Cinematography

Yudai Kato

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt9661680