
MOVIE · 1 episodes · 24 min/ep · Telecom Animation Film
When a young boy named Tooichi stumbles upon an old lamp in his grandfather's shed, he mistakes it for a toy and takes it outside to play. When his grandfather discovers this, he reprimands the boy and begins recounting the story behind the artifact—of how a small, traditional Japanese town became Westernized. In his youth, Tooichi's grandfather, Minosuke, made a living by doing errands and chores for the townspeople. After one errand takes him to a nearby town, he witnesses Western lamps—a technology unfamiliar to him—light up the streets, igniting a spark in the young boy. From that moment on, lamps became Minosuke's passion and profession, changing his and the townspeople's lives forever. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Minosuke
Main

Hiroshi Kamiya
Japanese

Setsu
Supporting

Risa Shimizu
Japanese

Tooichi
Supporting

Mana Hirata
Japanese

Lamp-ya no Shujin
Supporting

Mitsuru Ogata
Japanese

Yorozuya no Baa-san
Supporting

Ikuko Tani
Japanese

Takefumi Haketa
Music

Hiromi Kikuta
Sound Director

Makoto Yamada
Key Animation

Yoshihiro Kasahara
Editing

Teiichi Takiguchi
Director

Teiichi Takiguchi
Script

Kazuhide Tomonaga
Acting Supervisor

Ikuko Takahashi
Script

Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects

Hisao Yokobori
Key Animation