Hiro (2006)

Directed by

Matthew Swanson

Genre

action, drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

19 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shy Japanese insect collector meets a young girl. She steals his prized beetle and he chases after her through the city.

whimsicalgentlequirkylightheartedunexpectedcharmingplayfulodd-couple

What happens

Hiro is a Canadian short film, written and directed by Matthew Swanson and released in 2005. It centers on Hiro (Hiro Kanagawa), a shy Japanese insect collector who finds himself thrust into a wild chase to recover a stolen beetle after a chance encounter with a young girl (Vicky Huang). The film's dialogue is in Japanese, although Swanson does not personally speak the language. Swanson described it as "liberating" to direct in a language he did not understand. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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