Top Anime Creators Depict Japan`s Unique Culture, History and Future Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: shortpeace-movie.com (Japan) Shochiku Co., Ltd. today released a new theatrical poster for SHORT PEACE (????????, Shooto Piisu), the upcoming anime omnibus film headlined by AKIRA (???, 1988) creator Katsuhiro Otomo. SHORT PEACE (????????, Shooto Piisu) features four short stories by top creators and up-and-coming talents in the anime field. In addition to Otomo, the creative team includes Koji Morimoto (THE ANIMATRIX), Shuhei Morita (FREEDOM), Katsuhito Ishii (FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT), Yoshiyuki Sadamoto ( SUMMER WARS), Hiroaki Ando (FIVE NUMBERS!), Hajime Katoki (MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM) and Tatsuyuki Tanaka (TOJIN KIT).

Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © SHORT PEACE COMMITTEE © KATSUHIRO OTOMO/MASH?ROOM/SHORT PEACE COMMITTEE

SHORT PEACE opens in theaters across Japan on July 20, 2013.

For more information on SHORT PEACE, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan:

• Katsuhiro Otomo Headlines Anime Omnibus SHORT PEACE