Director
Mari Miyazawa
Director / Bento Artist
Graduated the Graduate School at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2014. A boxed lunch artist & an animated film director. Has proposed a boxed lunch making both cooking person and eating one happy, with expressing the parade of the seasons in every day, her pleasure, and a small discovery on a boxed lunch since 2002. Began to make an animation with her original character of a boxed lunch from 2012, and "Konigiri-kun," her animated film in which a rice ball acts as hero, is being broadcasted on Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) from 2014. Received many awards at film festivals, such as the Grand Prix of animation for preschool children at Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2018. Has written numerous books, such as boxed lunch recipe books, picture books, and so on.
▍Animation Works
Winner of TBS DigiCon6 Excellence Award, Filmlebenfestival Best of Children & Youth Category, and many others.
Grand Prix at Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Jury Selection at Japan Media Arts Festival, Blue Wing Grand Prix, etc. Available on iTunes Store.
Konigirikun (NHK Petit Petit Anime)
Official Site →12 episodes. Numerous awards at international film festivals.
Food, Life, Feelings
▍Early Animation Works on YouTube
▍Books
| Konigirikun's Sports Day | 2020 |
| Konigirikun's Butterfly | 2020 |
| Konigirikun's Picnic | 2018 |
| Konigirikun's Shopping Trip | 2018 |
| What Kind of Bento? | 2013 |
| Octopus Wieners and Friends | 2009 |
| Mari Miyazawa's Happy Character Bento | 2009 |
| Mari Miyazawa's Home Party Recipes | 2008 |
| Cute Character Bento You Can Make Today | 2008 |
| Mari Miyazawa's Waku-Waku Character Bento | 2007 |
| First Character Bento Recipes | 2007 |
| Children's Lunch Recipes for Entertaining | 2006 |
| Net-Famous Entertainment Bento: Definitive Edition | 2006 |
| Delicious Character Bento | 2005 |