Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)

Original title

映画 えんとつ町のプペル

Directed by

Yusuke Hirota

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga, steampunk film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

6

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a city where the sky is hidden by smoke, a boy meets a strange creature made of garbage. Together they explore the world beyond the chimneys and uncover hidden truths.

whimsicalinventivehopefulcozymagicaladventurouscoming-of-ageurban-fantasy

What happens

Poupelle of Chimney Town (Japanese: えんとつ町のプペル, Hepburn: Entotsu-machi no Poupelle) is a 2020 Japanese animated fantasy film animated by Studio 4°C, directed by Yusuke Hirota, and featuring character designs by Atsuko Fukushima. It was distributed by Toho and Yoshimoto Kogyo. It is based on the 2016 children's picture book of the same name by Akihiro Nishino. The story was adapted as a play on January 21–26, 2020, and a musical on November 14–28, 2021, while a sequel titled Chimney Town: Frozen in Time was released on March 27, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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