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{{Infobox film
| name           = Modest Heroes – Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1
| image          = Modest Heroes poster.jpg
| alt            = Two small boys carrying crab-claw spears huddle together on a large branch under the ocean.
| caption        = The film's theatrical poster.
| film name      = {{Infobox name module|kanji=ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－|romaji=Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen}}
| director       = {{Unbulleted list|[[Hiromasa Yonebayashi]]|Yoshiyuki Momose|[[Akihiko Yamashita]]}}
| producer       = [[Yoshiaki Nishimura]]
| writer         = 
| screenplay     = 
| story          = 
| starring       = 
| narrator       = 
| music          = {{Unbulleted list|Takatsugu Muramatsu|Masanori Shimada|[[Yasutaka Nakata]]}}
| cinematography = 
| editing        = 
| studio         = [[Studio Ponoc]]
| distributor    = [[Toho]]
| released       = {{Film date|2018|8|24|Japan}}
| runtime        = 53 minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
{{Nihongo|'''''Modest Heroes'''''|ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－|Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen|lead=yes}} is a three-part Japanese [[animated]] [[anthology film]] produced by [[Studio Ponoc]].  The film is the first volume in the studio's ''Ponoc Short Films Theatre'' anthology, and includes films directed by [[Hiromasa Yonebayashi]], Yoshiyuki Momose, and [[Akihiko Yamashita]].

==Plots==
===Kanini & Kanino===
In a world of magical creatures, Kanini and Kanino are tiny humanoid siblings who live underwater in a [[stream]].  Their father currently takes care of them while their pregnant mother has gone away to give birth.  When a heavy current carries their father off, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey to find and rescue him.

===Life Ain't Gonna Lose===
Shun is born with a lethal [[Food allergy|allergy]] to [[Egg|eggs]].  Every day, then, the family is focused on protecting Shun from contact.  Shun has to eat special meals at school, his classmates must be careful not to spit on him and get saliva with egg all over him, and Shun has to take his allergy into consideration when he thinks about going on a school field trip.  At the same time, his mother tries to maintain her career as a professional [[Dancing|dancer]].  

One time, Shun nearly dies when he unknowingly eats [[ice cream]] made with egg yolk.  In the aftermath, he vows to cure his allergy once and for all.  To symbolize his rivalry with eggs, he draws the picture of an armed [[samurai]] on a [[chicken]] egg.

===Invisible===
A [[salaryman]] is not only [[Invisibility in fiction|invisible]] but also needs to hold on to a heavy weight to stay on the ground.  Throughout one day, he is always ignored by everyone else, and he nearly floats away when he loses the [[fire extinguisher]] he uses to hold himself down.  But then a [[Blindness|blind]] man speaks to him, making him feel better about himself.  The invisible man then suddenly has an opportunity to be a hero.

==Characters==
===Kanini & Kanino===
;{{Nihongo|Kanini|カニーニ|Kanīni}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Fumino Kimura]]}}<ref name="cast" />
;{{Nihongo|Kanino|カニーノ|Kanīno}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Rio Suzuki]]}}<ref name="cast" />

===Life Ain't Gonna Lose===
;{{Nihongo|Mama|ママ}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Machiko Ono]]|[[Maggie Q.]]}}<ref name="cast" />
;{{Nihongo|Shun|シュン}}
:{{Voiced by|Sōta Shinohara}}<ref name="cast" />
;{{Nihongo|Father|パパ|Papa}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kentaro Sakaguchi]]}}<ref name="cast" />
;{{Nihongo|Doctor|医者|Isha}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kentaro Sakaguchi]]|[[Todd Haberkorn]]}}<ref name="cast" />

===Invisible===
;{{Nihongo|Invisible man|透明人間|Tōmei ningen}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Joe Odagiri]]}}<ref name="cast" />
;{{Nihongo|Blind man|盲目の男性|Mōmoku no dansei}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Min Tanaka]]}}<ref name="cast" />

==Production==
[[Studio Ponoc]] announced on March 27, 2018 that it would be launching a new project called the {{Nihongo|''Ponoc Short Films Theatre''|ポノック短編劇場|Ponokku Tanpen Gekijō}}, an anthology of [[animated]] [[short film]]s divided into volumes based on their themes.<ref name="veterans">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-27/studio-ponoc-reveals-anime-short-anthology-project-by-ghibli-veterans/.129591 |title=Studio Ponoc Reveals Anime Short Anthology Project by Ghibli Veterans |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=March 27, 2018 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624073903/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-27/studio-ponoc-reveals-anime-short-anthology-project-by-ghibli-veterans/.129591 |archive-date=2018-06-24 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>  They announced that the first volume would be titled ''Modest Heroes'', and would consist of three short films by former [[Studio Ghibli]] staffers [[Hiromasa Yonebayashi]], Yoshiyuki Momose, and [[Akihiko Yamashita]].<ref name="veterans" />  The film is produced by [[Yoshiaki Nishimura]].<ref name="veterans" />  Yonebayashi's 18-minute {{Nihongo|"Kanini & Kanino"|カニーニとカニーノ|Kanīni to Kanīno}} is a [[fantasy]] [[Adventure fiction|adventure]] film with music composed by Takatsugu Muramatsu, who had previously worked with the director on ''[[When Marnie Was There]]'' and ''[[Mary and the Witch's Flower]]''.<ref name="cast">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-17/studio-ponoc-modest-heroes-anime-anthology-unveils-cast-composers/.133021 |title=Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Unveils Cast, Composers |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=June 17, 2018 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624073917/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-17/studio-ponoc-modest-heroes-anime-anthology-unveils-cast-composers/.133021 |archive-date=2018-06-24 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>  Momose's 16-minute {{Nihongo|"Life Ain't Gonna Lose"|サムライエッグ|Samurai Eggu}} is a [[drama]] film scored by Masanori Shimada.  The soundtrack is the first Shimada has composed for a film, having previously only worked in television.<ref name="cast" />  Yamashita's 13-minute {{Nihongo|"Invisible"|透明人間|Tōmei Ningen}} is an [[Action fiction|action]] film with music by [[Yasutaka Nakata]].<ref name="cast" />  The anthology's ending theme song is "Chiisana Eiyū" ("Modest Heroes") by [[Kaela Kimura]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-04/studio-ponoc-modest-heroes-anime-anthology-film-unveils-1st-animated-trailer/.133806 |title=Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film Unveils 1st Animated Trailer |last=Ressler |first=Karen |date=July 4, 2018 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=July 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705013129/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-04/studio-ponoc-modest-heroes-anime-anthology-film-unveils-1st-animated-trailer/.133806 |archive-date=2018-07-05 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>

The film was originally intended to have four rather than three segments, with the fourth being directed by Ghibli director [[Isao Takahata]].  However, Takahata died on April 5, 2018, so the film was limited to three segments.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-19/producer-ghibli-isao-takahata-would-have-made-modest-heroes-anime-short/.135651 |title=Producer: Ghibli's Isao Takahata Would Have Made Modest Heroes Anime Short |last=Loo |first=Egan |date=August 19, 2018 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=August 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819205832/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-19/producer-ghibli-isao-takahata-would-have-made-modest-heroes-anime-short/.135651 |archive-date=2018-08-19 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>

==Release==
The film was released in Japan on August 24, 2018.<ref name="veterans" />

On October 10, 2018, [[GKIDS]] announced they had acquired the North American distribution rights to ''Modest Heroes''. It was released there on January 10, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-10/gkids-licenses-studio-ponoc-modest-heroes-anime-anthology-film/.137965 |title=GKIDS Licenses Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film |last=Ressler |first=Karen |date=October 10, 2018 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |accessdate=October 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010213621/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-10/gkids-licenses-studio-ponoc-modest-heroes-anime-anthology-film/.137965 |archive-date=2018-10-10 |dead-url=no |df= }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.ponoc.jp/eiyu/}} {{ja icon}}

{{Studio Ponoc}}
{{Hiromasa Yonebayashi}}

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