Entotsumachi no Poupelle – Yakusoku no Tokeidai

Chimney Town: Frozen in Time | Stadt der Schornsteine: In der Zeit gefangen

Generation Kplus 2026

A young boy called Lubicchi is filled with sorrow after losing his best friend, Poupelle. Then he accidentally wanders into a mysterious realm that governs time. In this world, any clock that stops ticking is immediately discarded. But one strange tower remains standing despite its clock being frozen at 11:59. Lubicchi discovers that the only way to return to his own world is to restart this stopped clock. Together with his companion, Fluff, he begins to unravel the mystery of the clock tower. During his journey, he encounters Gus, a man who has kept the faith and waited for a hundred years, and Nagi, a tree spirit who once took human form. When Lubicchi finally regains the courage to believe, a miracle occurs on Halloween night.

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by Hirota Yusuke (Director), Nishino Akihiro (Screenplay)
with Nagase Yuzuna, Kubota Masataka Japan 2026 Japanese 98' Colour World premiere | Animation recommendation: 9 years and up

With

Nagase Yuzuna (Lubicchi)
Kubota Masataka (Poupelle)

Crew

Director	Hirota Yusuke
Screenplay	Nishino Akihiro
Editing	Hirose Kiyoshi
Music	Fuuki Harumi
Sound Design	Kasamatsu Kouji
Production Design	Sato Hirokazu
Producers	Tanaka Eiko, Fukuyama Ryoichi
Executive Producer	Nishino Akihiro

Produced by

Studio 4ºC

Tokio, Japan

Photos

Hirota Yusuke

The Japanese anime director joined Studio 4°C in 2001 and made his debut as computer graphics director on the TV series Piroppo. He went on to help shape the visual style of a number of works including Harmony, for which he was co-director. His directorial debut, Poupelle of Chimney Town, drew an audience of more than two million viewers. He followed it with Entotsumachi no Poupelle – Yakusoku no Tokeidai, the next film in the series.

Filmography

2020 Entotsumachi no Poupelle (Poupelle of Chimney Town); animation 2026 Entotsumachi no Poupelle - Yakusoku no Tokeidai (Chimney Town: Frozen in Time); animation, Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026