October 13 through 15, the photography process of "JAPAN, Our Homeland" took place in one of the office rooms of WAO World, Co., Ltd. located in Setagaya, Tokyo. Japan has already been surrounded by the autumnal sceneries.

In animation, the photography refers to the process of generating an animation from a large amount of still images drawn by dozens of animators over time. This process is like the directing/editing procedure in live-action movies, so to speak. It is not too much to say that an animation is a highly sophisticated cutoff animation. So far, we have almost finished drawing the 1,091 frames of the storyboard. From now on, every single still image will be photographed and connected together in sequence, then become an animation. It is our task here to examine and adjust the whole pile of cells one by one so the animation flows smoothly and perfectly from the beginning to the end.

The flow of the animation is examined with an extreme precision. First of all, we have to check if the characters'performances (body movements and gestures) match the flow of the story. Secondly, we need to pay a close attention to the characters'lip movements; they should be in accordance with their actual lines. This process is essential particularly in animation. Lastly, the length of the background music is adjusted to each scene so that the music fits into the scenes.

"JAPAN, Our Homeland" is close to a real-life movie that depicts the heartwarming relationship between the students and their teacher. The movie also involves so many characters with long conversations. The timing of their lines and the moments of silence between each line need to be carefully balanced. The work requires a great deal of concentration.

Through deliberate meetings, the big pile of still images that were respectively drawn carefully were put together to become one collective artwork. With every single line arranged to match the total length of the story, the process of photographing the still images to create a 100-minute animation is finally over. What’s left now is to combine the movie with the orchestra performance and the characters'voices. We can definitely say that about 70% of "JAPAN, Our Homeland" has been completed.