渡辺佐吉

Watanabe Sakichi

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Director Animator
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Animation
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after-effects premiere-pro photoshop
Profile
Born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Film and Media Arts at Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2024. Studied painting at Kenichiro Mizuno’s “My-Fi Painting Laboratory” and participated in exhibitions. His graduation film, Tulip-chan, was selected for numerous film festivals, including the Pia Film Festival. In February 2025, it was screened at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Biography
第54回ロッテルダム国際映画祭Short&Mid-length上映
第46回ぴあフィルムフェスティバル PFFアワード2024入選
SKIPシティ国際Dシネマフェスティバル2024 国内コンペティション短編部門正式出品
那須ショートフィルムフェスティバル2024 第18回那須アワード 那須フィルム・コミッション賞受賞
第16回下北沢映画祭コンペティション 観客賞受賞

Work

Tulip-chan - 映像作家: W.Sakichi
2D animationAnimationMovie

Tulip-chan

2024
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Graduation project animation “Tulip-chan” Created entirely by one person, including the script, drawings, editing, and ending theme composition. The artwork was drawn in Photoshop, and the animation was created in After Effects. The main film has been screened at film festivals and other events, and is also available on U-NEXT. ~Synopsis~ Tulip-chan, an elementary school girl, announces at a class observation day that her dream for the future is to have her grandchild celebrate her 60th birthday. This animation follows Tulip-chan as she grows up. Go, go, Tulip-chan! Let’s go! Go! Go!