Freedom Project is a Japanese promotional project by Nissin Cup Noodles for their 35th anniversary in 2006. As part of the project, the 6-part series, titled Freedom, was commissioned with Katsuhiro Otomo - the creator of Akira and Steamboy fame - serving as the character and mecha designer. The director of the series is Shuhei Morita, creator of the award-winning animation short Kakurenbo.
Civilization on the Earth was destroyed by a permanent abnormal climate shift. Cities of one-million people had been built on the moon and became the only place where humanity still survived. The remaining population declared the foundation of Republic Eden, then set forth expanding those lunar colonies that loved peace and freedom. However, one boy's actions would later come to shake Eden's peaceful existence.
More than 160 years have passed since then. In Eden, children complete their compulsory education program when they are 15 years old. They are then integrated into the society as citizens. During their brief moratorium, they are granted freedom. Like other boys, Takeru decides to take part in a race with his friends using machines particular to the moon, called "Vehicle". But what distinguishes Takeru is that he has constructed his own vehicle, and by this act, he touches on the secret hidden in Eden.
The Prologue, episode 1, 2 and the Freedom Nissin Cup Noodle commercials will be screened during the performance.
Following the screening will be a Q&A by Vong Yong How, a Singaporean working on the project as the digital lighting artist.
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Shuhei Morita
Shuhei Morita was born in Nara, Japan in 1978. He graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design in 2001, and started creating motion pictures while in college. He co-founded the animation company KamiKaze Douga in 1999, and worked for Studio 4C ( Mind Game, Tekkonkinkreet ) as well as KamiKaze Douga for 2 years from 2000.
In 2003 he co-founded YAMATOWORKS with Daisuke Sajiki and created the animation short Kakurenbo, which won the Golden Prize for Best short film category at the 2005 Fantasia Festival in Canada. In 2006 he went on to become the director for Freedom, which garnered the Notable Entry Award at the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2007.
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