Paris ni Saku Étoile
Paris ni Saku Étoile / L'étoile de Paris en fleur / Paris ni Saku EtoileSummary
""I want to blossom, in this city."
The story follows two Japanese girls who never give up in reaching for étoile (stars) during the difficult times at the start of 20th century. Fujiko, who dreams of becoming a painter, and Chizuru, who is drawn into the world of ballet, meet by chance in Yokohama. Then, as if guided by fate, they meet again in Paris and work hard to follow their dreams together.
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Details
- Format
- Movie
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Length
- 119 min
- Season
- Winter 2026
- Start date
- March 13, 2026
- End date
- March 13, 2026
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Arvo Animation
- Romaji title
- Paris ni Saku Étoile
- Native title
- パリに咲くエトワール
- Other titles
- L'étoile de Paris en fleur · Paris ni Saku Etoile
Characters 8
Main characters
- Fujiko Tsugita継田フジコMain
Profile
- Gender
- Female
A cheerful and positive girl who can’t ignore people in trouble. Her dream is to become a painter. Despite her parents’ opposition, who wanted her to marry and settle into family life rather than chase her dreams, she achieved her long-held wish of living in Paris with the help of her uncle.
- Chizuru Sonoi園井千鶴Main
Profile
- Gender
- Female
A quiet, reserved girl who cannot go against her parents. She is highly skilled in the traditional martial art of naginata, but struggles to express her own feelings. She has loved ballet ever since she saw it as a child.
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- RosalieロザリーSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- RouslanルスランSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
A young man aspiring to become a composer. He attends the Paris Conservatory. When he was young, he fled from Russia to Paris together with his mother, Olga. He lives in a room in the same apartment building as Fujiko.
- EnzoエンゾSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Wakabayashi’s drinking buddy and partner in mischief. He has been put in charge of managing a Japanese restaurant by Wakabayashi.
- OlgaオルガSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Rouslan's mother. A former ballerina from Russia, she now makes a living working as a dancer at a cabaret. Fujiko has asked her to teach ballet to Chizuru.
- Chuu Wakabayashi若林忠Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Fujiko’s uncle. He is smooth-talking and a bit of a jokester. In Paris, he runs small businesses such as managing a small art gallery.
- Shouichi Yajima矢島正一Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
A friend of Fujiko’s older brother, Eitarou, and works at the Imperial Consulate in Lyon. At the request of the Tsugita family, he frequently visits Paris to check on how Fujiko is doing.
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Gorou TaniguchiDirector
- Gorou TaniguchiOriginal creator
- Katsuya KondouOriginal Character Design
- Yuu YamashitaCharacter design
- Takayuki HattoriMusic
- Yuu YamashitaChief animation director
- Yuuji KanekoArt director
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- Tomomi OzakiProp Design
- Hiromi KatouAnimation Director
- Katsuya KondouMain Animator
- Takehiro HamatsuAnimation
- Kana IshidaAnimation Director
- Reiko YoshidaScript
- Yuu YamashitaAnimation Director
- Emi HondaAnimation Director
- Chizuko KusakabeAnimation
- Yuriko ChibaCharacter Unit Director
- Masahide YanagisawaAnimation
- Yuriko ChibaAnimation Director
- Masakazu SaitouAnimation Director
- Gorou TaniguchiStoryboard
- Kazuhide TomonagaAnimation
- Yasuhiro IrieMain Animator
- Yuriko ChibaStoryboard Clean-Up
- Junichi YamamotoUnit Director