Dare we say, Director Mizuki Kawano has really nailed it with this piece, produced by Yuma Takayama of Taiyokikaku Co., Ltd. We instantly recognize impeccable lighting, sound design and subtle elegance in the clean simple presentation, but then we go down the rabbit hole as we are drawn in with the gargantuan presence and alchemy of the minuscule. This microscopic madness was created with a total of 521 replacement “nails”, measuring 0.56 mm at their thinnest.

They were designed by master Manicurist, Hatsuki Furutani. Computer graphics artists produced the animation data based on the designs and they were then manufactured by a full color 3D printer “ProJet 660 Pro”. It is difficult to keep a playful, spontaneous feel with such a technologically heavy process, but that is the miracle of well crafted inspired animation. No CG was used nor harmed in the final making of the film, which you can watch, if you ‘press-on’ and read further. You are sure to be transformed.
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Planner/Director : Mizuki Kawano
Producer : Yuna Takayama
Manicurist : Hatsuki Furutani
Art Direction : Ema Mutoh
Visual Effects Producer : Mamoru Iizuka
Visual Effects Supervisor : Takeshi Ozaki
Digital Artist : Yuki Hirakawa,Mitsuhiro Azuma
Cinematographer : Ryo Uno
Lighting Designer : Masatsugu Tsuyama
Animator : Ayako Hiroki
Production Assistant : Takatoshi Taniguchi
Editer,Colorist : Masami Nikaido
Mixer : Akari Tatsumi
Mixer Assistant : Hitomi Abe
Music : Kana Yoshizawa
Contrabass : Hikaru Toho
Editor for Making：Minami Yahiro
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Supported by TaiyoKikaku co.,ltd.
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Blog written by Vera Long