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.

Original title:

ユーリー・ノルシュテイン《外套》をつくる

Release:

March 01, 2019

Original language:

Japanese

Production country:

Japan

Producer company:

Laputa Art Animation School (JP)
Fusion Productions

Spoken languages:

Japanese
Russian

Ryo Saitani

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