Paper Lantern Universe
Festival paper lanterns harbor a small universe, and grandfather and grandchild search for the vanished town within the lantern light.
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The story
On the night of the summer festival, a nebula spreads inside a paper lantern. Grandfather Hye and grandchild Rye find that one lantern still holds the townscape from ten years ago. Before the fire goes out, they must choose the lost home.
- Original title
- 紙灯籠の宇宙
- Country / region
- Japan
- Genres
- Science fiction
- Language
- Japanese
- Year
- 2027
- Runtime
- 107:16
- Director
- 水沢悠
Creative process
Director, editor, poster art director, rights reviewer, language reviewer, and producer approve creative, legal, and cultural outputs.
Human-led story development, screenplay polish, casting bible, rights review, AI-generated key art and motion tests, human edit, grade, sound, language review, and C2PA export.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Generative narrative
- Format
- Feature film
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Frame rate
- 24 fps
- Delivery format
- 4K DCP; ProRes 4444 XQ master; H.265 review screener.
- Subtitles
- English · Korean · Japanese · Thai · French