Tales of a Paper Hair Goddess

A demon is attacking Kyoto. Katsura must save the city, along with
goddess, Amaterasu, and folk-legend, Momotaro. However, because Katsura is new to town, her fish-out-of-water struggles make the mission harder than first expected.

  • Diandra Dwyer
    Director
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Writer
  • Matthew Placencia
    Producer
  • Michaela Deguzman
    Producer
  • Shayla Simons
    Producer
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Producer
  • Lindsay Jenkins
    Key Cast
    "Katsura Kami"
  • Siddhartha Villanueva
    Key Cast
    "Tsuru"
  • Ueda Yuki
    Key Cast
    "Amaterasu"
  • Tomioka Naoya
    Key Cast
    "Momotaro"
  • Yamaguchi Kanoko
    Key Cast
    "Mio"
  • Nagatsune Yuka
    Key Cast
    "Risa"
  • Tatewaki Takashi
    Key Cast
    "Takashi"
  • Ito Katsumi
    Key Cast
    "Damien the Demon"
  • Nishizono Miyuki
    Key Cast
    "Cashier 1"
  • Akiyama Yudai
    Key Cast
    "Cashier 2"
  • Ochi Aika
    Key Cast
    "Cashier 3"
  • Suda Soshi
    Key Cast
    "Takoyakiya-san"
  • Ueno Yuki
    Key Cast
    "Townsperson 1"
  • Sakiyama Miyabi
    Key Cast
    "Townsperson 2"
  • Yamamoto Ryosuke
    Key Cast
    "Townsperson 3"
  • Miyaji Kohei
    Key Cast
    "Townsperson 4"
  • Yamamoto Keiko
    Key Cast
    "Townsperson 5"
  • IKAWA Chie
    Key Cast
    "Townsperson 6"
  • Takahashi Miyu
    Key Cast
    "Townsperson 7"
  • Kaitlyn Deguzman
    Animators
  • Michaela Deguzman
    Animators
  • Francesca Callander
    Animators
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Animators
  • STUDIO PRIME
    Music
  • Mateus Freire
    Music
  • Uo-chan
    Music
  • Gustavo Santana
    Music
  • Gabriela Dela Bianca
    Music
  • Giovanna Maropo
    Music
  • Gabriel Seixas
    Music
  • Victória Camelo
    Music
  • Autumn Mason
    Background Design
  • Darion Blanchett
    Background Design
  • Satsuki Tazawa
    Background Design
  • Diana Mungaray
    Background Design
  • Kaitlyn Deguzman
    Background Design
  • Maggie Shibley
    Background Design
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Background Design
  • Elaine Barkley
    Background Design
  • Michelle Yu
    Character Design
  • Elaine Barkley
    Character Design
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Character Design
  • Matthew Placencia
    Sound Design
  • Grant Placencia
    Sound Design
  • Michelle Yu
    Asset Design
  • Maggie Shibley
    Asset Design
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Asset Design
  • John Galapon
    Asset Design
  • Michelle Yu
    Special Effects
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Special Effects
  • Yamaguchi Kanoko
    Translation
  • IKAWA Chie
    Translation
  • Miyaji Kohei
    Translation
  • Akemi Matsuda
    Translation
  • Matsumura Daichi
    Paper-Cutting Art
  • Elaine Barkley
    Stop-Motion
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Stop-Motion
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Story Art
  • Edson A. Chilundo
    Animatic
  • Akemi Matsuda
    Reference Models
  • Rachel Buente
    Reference Models
  • Dandre Opperman
    Reference Models
  • Alyssa Holbert
    Reference Models
  • Molly Brueger
    Reference Models
  • Jonathan O'Dell
    Reference Models
  • Diandra Dwyer
    Reference Models
  • Okamoto Takashi
    Reference Models
  • Kai Mariko
    Reference Models
  • The Phillips Ambassadors Program
    Special Thanks
  • KYOTO RAKUSHIKAN
    Special Thanks
  • Michael Daley
    Special Thanks
  • Kendra Juul
    Special Thanks
  • Adam Ford
    Special Thanks
  • David Dwyer
    Special Thanks
  • Daneilia Dwyer
    Special Thanks
  • Yulie Kim
    Special Thanks
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    紙の髪の神：Tales of a Paper Hair Goddess
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Comedy, animation
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 6, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Language:
    English, Japanese
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Diandra Dwyer

Diandra Dwyer is a Jamaican-born American, award-winning filmmaker. She screened her film, Just a Phase, at the Cannes Film Festival, Short Film Corner and won a Jury Award from Campus Movie Fest. She was selected as one of fourteen 2019 Pixar Next-Up Story Art Competition winners. Her designs and animations are featured in virtual reality and augmented reality applications, such as Adventure Squad, an AR game for UNC Children's Hospital. Diandra's primary missions are to expand the narratives told with animation and to broaden the range of characters we see on the silver screen.

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Director Statement

I moved from Atlanta, Georgia to Osaka, Japan three years ago. Inspired by my Japanese studies and my lived experiences as a foreigner, I created KaminoKaminoKami: Tales of a Paper Hair Goddess.
The goal of the film is to express the joys, humor and challenges of being a foreigner in Japan, while demonstrating the beauty of cross-cultural relationships and celebrating the inviting warmth of Japanese culture. My hope is that anyone who watches the film, inside Japan or beyond, may feel that warmth and experience empathy for anyone, no matter their language or background.