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The Girl from the Other Side

A heart-warming story about acceptance, coexistence and being human (again).

Touch not the Outsiders, lest ye become an Outsider. But when two creatures belonging to opposite kinds -a lost little girl from the Inside and a demonic beast-looking Outsider- initiate an impossible coexistence on the same side of the forest, their bond seems to transcend their incompatible natures and the unnamed curse that has divided the world.
Based on Angouleme-nominated, eponymous best-selling graphic novel by manga artist Nagabe.

Two beings from incompatible sides -a lost little girl and a devil-looking creature- unexpectedly share the same time and space against all rules, in a world divided by an unnamed curse.
From the Angouleme-nominated, eponymous graphic novel by manga artist Nagabe.

  • Yutaro Kubo
    Director
    00:08
  • Satomi Maiya
    Director
    Tarareba (music video for rock band Amazarashi)
  • Yutaro Kubo
    Animation
  • Satomi Maiya
    Animation
  • Schroeder-Headz
    Music
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 33 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Fantasia Film Festival 2019
    Montreal
    Canada
    June 1, 2019
    World Premiere
    Official Short Competition
  • Sitges Fantastic Film Festival 2019
    Sitges
    Spain
    October 5, 2019
    European Premiere
    Official Fantastic Competition Shorts
  • Bucheon International Animation Festival 2019
    Bucheon
    Korea, Republic of
    October 18, 2019
    Korean Premiere
    International Competition Shorts
  • Clermont-Ferrand Int’l Short Film Festival 2020
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    February 1, 2020
    French premiere
    Young Audience Competition
  • WorldFest-Houston 2020
    Houston, Texas
    United States
    April 25, 2020
    Platinum Remi Award / Animation Short Film
  • International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart 2020
    Stuttgart
    Germany
    May 5, 2020
  • Ottawa International Animation Festival 2020
    Ottawa
    Canada
    September 23, 2020
    Short Film Competition (Young Audience 6-12)
  • Hiroshima International Animation Festival 2020
    Hiroshima
    Japan
    August 20, 2020
    Japanese Animation Today
  • New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2020
    Chitose
    Japan
    November 20, 2020
    Japanese Competition
Distribution Information
  • Production I.G
    Country: Japan
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Yutaro Kubo, Satomi Maiya

Yutaro Kubo: Born in Beppu in 1990, Kubo is a freelance visual artist who graduated from the Tokyo Polytechnic University and studied under Academy award-nominee Koji Yamamura at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He has directed a number of hand-drawn style animated short films that screened at major festivals. Notably individual works include Kicking Rocks (2013, PISAF Best Online Work Prize), and the eight-second short 00:08 (2014, Best Gallery Film at Anima Mundi 2014, competition at Annecy, Ottawa and Zagreb).

Satomi Maiya: Born in Sendai in 1990, Maiya is an animator and illustrator who graduated from the Tokyo Polytechnic University and studied under Academy award-nominee Koji Yamamura at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Many of her works feature pastel techniques, and screened at major animation festivals such as Annecy and Hiroshima. She often collaborates with Yutaro Kubo, like in the music video Tarareba (2017) for the Japanese rock act Amazarashi, and she is appreciated in the industry for her delicate and heart-warming visual style.

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