Introduction
This promotional short animation was produced as part of the collaboration between the fashion brand Louis Vuitton and artist Takashi Murakami. In the story, a girl who encounters a mysterious creature in Tokyo’s Omotesandō is guided on a journey into another world. To convey Murakami’s proposed concept of the “Superflat Monogram,” Mamoru Hosoda—whose work in the feature film Digimon Adventure had drawn attention—was specifically chosen to direct, and the project was realized through the combined talents of elite staff from Toei Animation.
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Director：Mamoru Hosoda
Born in Toyama in 1967, he joined Toei Doga (now Toei Animation) in 1991 and made his debut as a film director in 1999 with 'Digimon Adventure the Movie'. Later, as a freelance director, he released The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Summer Wars (2009). In 2011, he set up his own animation film production company, Studio Chizu, and directed, wrote the script and wrote the original story for both Wolf Children (12) and The Boy And The Beast (2015). Mirai (2018) (director, screenplay and original story) was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 91st Academy Awards. Belle (2021) (director, screenplay and original story) was selected for the Cannes Première section at the 74th Cannes International Film Festival.