Overview
- The project, announced Sunday at the Annecy Animation Showcase in Cannes, casts Keanu Reeves as the lead voice in Hidari.
- Director Masashi Kawamura is also the screenwriter, building the feature from his viral 2023 proof‑of‑concept short.
- The story follows Edo‑period craftsman Jingoro Hidari seeking revenge with mechanical prosthetic arms and a wooden companion called the Sleeping Cat.
- Producer Noriko Matsumoto’s Dwarf Studios leads a co‑production with Whatever and TECARAT, with financing from Questry Co.’s Tomonobu Ibe.
- No release date has been announced, signaling the film remains in development for a global market push through this Japan‑led, international collaboration.