Pisko the Crab Child is in Love

Japan | 2024 | 18 min. | Makoto Nagahisa

Pisko’s mother is human but her father is a crab. Finding love being half-crab isn’t as easy as you’d think.

  • Original Language Title: Kani kara umareta Pisko no koi
  • Director: Makoto Nagahisa
  • Principal Cast: Aiko Kano, Saya, Maki Fukuda, Kanta Sato
  • Country: Japan
  • Year: 2024
  • Running Time: 18 min.
  • Producer: Yasuo Suzuki, Shotaro Watanabe, Daiya Goriki, Takuya Nagase, Masaki Takahashi
  • Screenplay: Makoto Nagahisa
  • Cinematographers: Hiroaki Takeda
  • Editors: Shunichi Sone
  • Music: Jyunnosuke Okita
  • Awards: Sundance Film Festival 2024 (Special Jury Prize for Directing)
  • Language: Japanese

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