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Engimon

Engimon

20180h 24m

Overview

In the children's room of the Amanogawa household in the neighborhood of Shichifukujin, there are five Engimon: Haruo (a papier-mache dog), Kin-chan (a goldfish paper balloon), Hebikura (a bamboo snake), Chief Daruma (a daruma doll), and Koume (a Kokeshi doll). They are always watching over the siblings of the household, Himi and Yamato. One day, an Engimon from somewhere else appears, and Himi leaves the house to chase it. Haruo and his friends come alive, much to Yamato's surprise, and together they go to rescue Himi.

Directed by Satoru Koudai
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Top Cast

Aimi Tanaka

Aimi Tanaka

Takuma Suzuki

Takuma Suzuki

Takayuki Yamaguchi

Takayuki Yamaguchi

Tetsu Inada

Tetsu Inada

Emi Shinohara

Emi Shinohara

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Themes & Keywords

animeyoung animator training project

About Engimon

Engimon is a animation, fantasy film released in 2018 exploring themes of anime, young animator training project. Directed by Satoru Koudai, it stars Aimi Tanaka, Takuma Suzuki, Takayuki Yamaguchi. In the children's room of the Amanogawa household in the neighborhood of Shichifukujin, there are five Engimon: Haruo (a papier-mache dog), Kin-chan (a goldfish paper balloon), Hebikura (a bamboo snake), Chief Daruma (a daruma doll), and Koume (a Kokeshi doll). They are always watching over the siblings of the household, Himi and Yamato. One day, an Engimon from somewhere else appears, and Himi leaves the house to chase it. Haruo and his friends come alive, much to Yamato's surprise, and together they go to rescue Himi.

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