To coincide with the release in bookshops of Rintarô's "Ma Vie en 24 Images Par Seconde" (My Life in 24 Images Per Second), Le Palace and Anima are delighted to invite you to meet the master of animation, who has signed his first comic book. 

This meeting with Rintarô, in the presence of his interpreter and producer Shoko Takahashi, will be hosted by Morgan Di Salvia, and will review his life, his work and his passions... 

The masterclass will be preceded by a screening of the short film NEZUMIKOZO JIROKICHI (2023, 23 min), part of the official Anima 2024 selection.

Synopsis: As the city of Edo is plunged into darkness, a man emerges from the attic of a house. It's the notorious Jirokichi, nicknamed Nezumikozō/The Rat, a virtuous criminal who robs from the rich to give to the poor. Orin leads a difficult life with her young child. Taking advantage of the poor woman's distress, some yakuza try to expose the true identity of Nezumikozō/The Rat.

After the meeting, Rintarô will sign his graphic novel. 

"Ma Vie en 24 Images Par Seconde", Rintarô, ed. Kana / Dargaud 


When a master of Japanese animation sets out to create his first comic book, it's to tell us his story. An extraordinary journey that takes us from post-war Japan to 2001 and the release of the film Metropolis. A journey made up of encounters, opportunities, endless parties, jazz, cigarettes and, above all, cinema. It's a passion passed on to him by his father, and one that inspired him early on to become a film director.

And it was animation that gave him that opportunity.

Another key figure in his career was Osamu Tezuka, with whom he worked for many years, notably on the first animated series: Astro. Rintarô then took off and was entrusted with the direction of other works to which he brought his creativity, and which would become key achievements in the history of Japanese animation: The White Snake, Sabu and Ichi, Captain Albator, Galaxy Express 999, etc.

If Japanese animation has become a worldwide reference, it's largely thanks to him.