Japanese film production and distribution company Toei and director Tomoyasu Murata (Mr. Children’s “Hero” music video) launched their crowdfunding campaign for an animated version of Randall Jarrell’s The Animal Family (Riku ni Agatta Ningyo no Hanashi) children’s novel on Tuesday.
The crowdfunding campaign is raising funds for a three-minute pilot.
The staff hopes that the pilot will prove the viability of a one-hour stop motion animated film.
The finished pilot film will have the backers’ names featured in the ending credits.