Director | Akihito Izuhara
Script | Ikuko Mizokami, Akihito Izuhara
Director or photography | Akihito Izuhara
Editing | Akihito Izuhara
Animator | Akihito Izuhara
Sound designer | Tetsuro Nishi
Composer | Soragoro Uwanosuke
Producer | Akihito Izuhara
Production company | Studio Mangosteen
” Kawauso” means Japanese river otter. One day, a girl meets a Japanese river otter. They try to communicate, but it doesn’t go very well. This is because the Japanese river otter is already extinct, and it is not possible to actually interact with the girl.
About the director:
I have been making short animations since 2005. In 2010, “Song of the Red Forest” was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival, and in 2012, “Li.Li.Ta.Al” and 2016, “Vita Lakamaya” were nominated for screening at the Berlin International Film Festival. “Kawauso,” which depicts the extinct Japanese river otter, has been nominated for the third time at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival.