Edo City is plunged into darkness, a man emerges from the attic of a house. It is the famous Jirokichi, nicknamed Nezumikozō/The Rat, a righteous criminal who steals from the rich to give to the poor. Orin leads a hard life with her young child. Taking advantage of this poor woman's distress some yakuzas try to expose the Nezumikozō/The Rat's true identity.
Original title: Nezumikozō Jirokichi
Directed by: -- RINTARÔ
Country: Japan
Year of production: 2023
Running time: 23 min 47 s
Category: Sneak preview
Techniques used: 2D computer
Version: Original Japanese version French / English subtitles
Process: Colour
Target public: Teens, Adults, Young adults
Directed by: -- RINTARÔ
Production: MIYU PRODUCTIONS, Emmanuel-Alain RAYNAL, GENCO, INC., Pierre BAUSSARON, Taro MAKI
Based on: "Nezumikozō Jirokichi, edo no maki yori", Sadao Yamanaka
Artistic direction: Rintarō
Script: Sadao Yamanaka
Graphics: Katsuhiro Otomo, Yoshinori Kanemori
Animation: Hidekazu Ohara, Masatsune Noguchi, Haruka Shonaka, Hiroshi Shimizu, Kazuhiro Soeta, Jamie Vickers, Hiroshi Oikawa, Norimoto Tokura, Yoshinori Kanemori, Keiko Fujimi, Mizuho Outani, Mana Matsufuji, Ami Yoshino, Ruruka Arakaki, Chisato Suzuki, Maimu Sagae, Naoko Yokoyama, Junji Itsukaichi, Ai Murayama, Mikako Hoshi, Tamaki Iwahashi, Kanako Kawamura, Honoka Suzuki, Riri Honda, Anayatul Maulana, M. Maladz Aldi, Chandra Aji P., Gilang Pratama, Yans Dimas Ramadhany, Satori, Rafi Candra Saputra, Jovan Oktaviano N.p., M. Ilham Ikhrom, Andi Wahyu Nugroho, Raihandika Rahman F., Ghaly Alfarisi, Alexandro Pradeska G., Galuh Dewi Condro Kirono, Wisnu Drigantoro, Rangga Tri Purwono Nugroho, Firsananta Rifqi M., Yukio Abe, Junko Ina
Camera: Katsuya Yamada
Compositing: Hisashi Matsumukou, Kaito Hattori, Masanibu Tsuchiya, Yoshie Ito, Changjuan Chen, Yuju Hsu, Ryoga Nakashima
Music: Toshiyuki Honda
Sound: Masafumi Mima, Kyoko Shimamura
Editing: Kazuhiro Nii, Nobuhiro Nagayoshi, Koji Aoyagi, Kazumasa Oono
Voice: Mami Koyama, Michitake Kikuchi, Takahiro Sumi, Yuuki Hoshi
Other credits: Benshi, Sadao Yamanaka, Chef Du Studio, Assistant Réalisateur