100 Meters

EVENT SCREENING

100 Meters

This program presents the animated feature film 100 Meters, based on the debut serialized comic by author Uoto. Before the screening, we welcome director Kenji IWAISAWA and character designer/chief animation director Keisuke KOJIMA for a greeting session.

Synopsis

Togashi is born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and effortlessly wins every 100-meter race. But in sixth grade, he meets Komiya, a transfer student who is full of determination but lacks technique. In teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new purpose: to win no matter what. The years pass, Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track, and it will reveal their true selves.

INFORMATION

Director: IWAISAWA Kenji
Character Desigh and Animation Director: KOJIMA Keisuke

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2025 ｜ Japan、United States ｜ 106 min | Japanese dialogue, English subtitles

©魚豊・講談社／『ひゃくえむ。』製作委員会

GUESTS

IWAISAWA Kenji

Born in 1981 in Tokyo. After graduating from high school, he studied under director Teruo Ishii. He began his career in live-action film production while also creating animation on the side. In 2008, he completed his first animated work “Fukuraicho, Tunnel Roji no Otoko”. Since then, he has continued to produce short films mainly in animation, eventually spending seven years completing his feature-length animated film “On-Gaku: Our Sound”. His feature debut, “On-Gaku: Our Sound” received widespread acclaim both in Japan and abroad, including a nomination for the Annie Award—known as the Academy Awards of animation—and the Grand Prize at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, among numerous other honors.

KOJIMA Keisuke

KOJIMA Keisuke (born in 1991) is an animator, director, and filmmaker. After graduating from high school, he joined the animation studio GAINAX and later worked at MADHOUSE and other major studios. His notable credits include ”One-Punch Man” (2015), ”Babylon” (2019–2020), ”My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World” (2022), and ”Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” (2023). Dedicated to the digitalization of animation production and the development of new workflows, he authored Anime Production Techniques with CLIP STUDIO PAINT (KADOKAWA). He also made a significant contribution to the present film ”100 Meters”.

EVENT SCREENING

100 Meters

SCHEDULE

2025.11.24　10:40: NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT THEATER
Theater 1
Screening and TalkGuests on the StageEnglish Interpretation