Synopsis

Konigiri-kun is an energetic rice ball boy, with a triangular body and a sesame salt head. He goes to the birthday party of his friend, Mini Tomato. Believe it or not, his home is the highest point of a high-rise apartment! They get straight into a gondola and head off! Good heavens! The roof next door has been blown away by the winds! Ms. Tori (bird) desperately tries to protect her children, but neither the rain, nor the wind are stopping. But everything’s okay because Konigiri-kun is coming with his parasol to help!

Mari Miyazawa

Mari Miyazawa graduated from the Graduate School at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2014. She is a boxed lunch artist and an animation film director. She began to make  animations with her original character from a boxed lunch in 2012, and Konigiri-kun, her animated film in which a rice ball acts as a hero, has been  broadcasted by Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) since 2014. She has received many awards at film festivals, such as the Grand Prix for preschool children at Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2018.