I first recommended this book to my mother, who at the time was suffering from sudden hearing loss. She was moved deeply by Ami's love, and told me that I should make this story into animation movie and show to the whole world. The way she told me, it seemed almost untrue that she was deeply dispirited just moments ago until reading this book. By making animation moie, I wanted as many poeple as possible to feel the same thing as my mother did, with their own hearts. So I wrote to Mr. Enrique Barrios a letter, telling how I felt about his work. That was the beginning of our project.

If we were asked what important issues our societyis now faced with, we could definitely name "environment" and "people's minds. Even though calling for protection of the environment has become quite popular these days, have we yet been able to develop the minds that would enable us to ACTUALLY understand what it is all about? The love for our Planet does not come from thinking in your head; we belive that it only comes when you start tolove yourself and people around you, enjoy the nature and life, and realize for the first time that everything on the Planet is related to each other.

Promoting the protection of mental and global environment literally means that we aim to protect the mental environment as well as the earth environment of our society. We intend to achieve our aim around the world through various media, including animation.

By providing our works to the world (including the developing countries) in which we show the importance of environment and the reason why we need to love our planet and live your life just the way you are, we aim to contribute to the development of minds, minds that are full of zest of living and know how to love Earth and its people. "Ami: Child of the Stars" Movie Project by STUDIO FUMI AMI PROJECT is the first step on the way to the realization of our ambitious aim.

Nowadays there are many children and adults that do not read books. By making the story into animation movie, we can deliver Ami's messages to more people. By doing so, we believe that we can create a world where many more smiles are seen on people's faces.

*FROM DEMO MOVIE

There used to be many high-quality animation programs in Japan, and children grew up watching them, dreaming about many things. "A Dog of Flanders", "Heidi", and "The Swiss Family Ronbinson"...there were so many good ones. Without exception, they showed us a different world and left us feeling warmth in our hearts. Seriously speaking, they were like textbooks for children, full of good stuff for their minds. You should never underestimate how much impact animation can have on children.

We intend to provide such high-quality animations not only in Japan but also to children around the world, including developing countries. The Chief Producer of this Project, Mrs. Fumiyo Sone, has had some interest in educational aids to developing countries for quite awhile. She belives that educationalal aids are wonderful activities, helping children learn. We believe that children in developing countries should also have the chance to learn about Ami's messages, and we would like them to take those messages to their hearts and experience the true life. We plan to start considering how to set up a system for this purpose.