Yoichi Hatta Biographical Anime Movie Announced

The Sankei Newspaper has revealed that veteran anime producer/director Noboru Ishiguro will write and direct an anime feature film titled “Paaten Rai (Hatta ga Yatte Kita)!” about the life of Japanese engineer Yoichi Hatta, most respected for overseeing construction of Taiwan’s Chianan Irrigation Waterworks in 1920. The 150 million yen (about US $1.3 million) film will be animated by Mushi Productions for theatrical release in Japan, Taiwan, and China next year.

Source: Anime News Network