September 11, 2014 - 14:12 AMT
Tokyo Film Fest to premiere “Pimkin Short Movies” Nintendo animation

The Tokyo International Film Festival will unveil the premiere of “Pimkin Short Movies” an animated film from Nintendo, Variety said.

The film was produced by Shigeru Miyamoto, as part of a research project for the giant Japanese games company.

Miyamoto, the game developer known as the creator of “Mario,” “Donkey Kong” and “The Legend of Zelda,” will hold a presentation with Nobuo Kawakami, chairman of Dwango and producer-trainer at Studio Ghibli.

Pimkin game characters are midway between animal and plant life and first appeared in 2001. They most recently appeared on Wii in 2013.

The film is a compilation of three shorts “The Night Juicer,” in which Captain Olimar makes his favorite juice; “Treasures in a Bottle,” in which Pikmin meet a strange treasure; and “Occupational Hazards,” an adventure at a construction site.

The Tokyo International Film Festival runs at Roppongi Hills and various venues around the city Oct. 25-31.