As part of their 20th anniversary, in March 2017 Toonami is releasing “Sand Whale and Me,” a 25-minute, 5-part short film from legendary director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor) and Production I.G. Today, they filled in details including that frequent collaborator Kenji Kawai (GitS movies, Patlabor, Sky Crawlers) will be composing the music with Atsuki Sato (GitS 2.0 and Innocence) on CG and Hinako Saeki (Oshii's live-action Assault Girls) as the lead joined by the Kerberos saga's Yoshikatsu Fujiki.

As part of our 20th anniversary in March, Toonami is releasing “Sand Whale and Me,” a 25 minute, 5 part short film from legendary director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor) and Production I.G.

Presented in a hybrid live action/CG style, "Sand Whale and Me” is the story of a female paratrooper in the distant future who is stranded in a vast desert. With limited supply of food and water, her only hope is to catch a Sand Whale from a pack. If she can’t, her life may just hang in the balance.

Check out first of several behind the scenes moments captured on set. Be sure to watch Toonami on March 18th for the part one premiere of “Sand Whale and Me!”

FULL STAFF:

Director: Mamoru Oshii

Composer: Kenji Kawai

CGI Supervisor: Atsuki Sato

Costume Designer: Dango Takeda

Cast: Hinako Saeki (main character), Yoshikatsu Fujiki (soldier)



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