1998 / Short / stop-motion

Tug-Tug

Name: Tug-Tug
Released: 1998

Japan

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Year1998

Format familyShort

Techniquestop-motion

Overview

Directed by Tomoyasu Murata (TMDB person page). Original title TUG_TUG. Murata's 1998 student-era film per Japanese Wikipedia. TMDB also credits him for animation. Production company not yet sourced.

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Cast and crew credited on Tug-Tug
Person	Role	Department	Source
Tomoyasu Murata	director; animator	direction	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Daily enrichment 2026-10-10. (TMDB-sourced).

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