Modest Heroes

Modest Heroes (Japanese: ちいさな英雄－カニとタマゴと透明人間－ Hepburn: Chīsana Eiyū: Kani to Tamago to Tōmei Ningen) is a three-part Japanese animated anthology film produced by Studio Ponoc, which was founded by former members of Studio Ghibli. The film is the first volume in the studio's Ponoc Short Films Theatre anthology, and includes films directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, and Akihiko Yamashita.

Isao Takahata was originally slated to write and direct a fourth short for the film, a seven-minute segment based on the Japanese epic "Heike Monogatari." Unfortunately, the short was cancelled when Takahata passed away from lung cancer on April 5, 2018, shortly after the film was announced. It is unknown how much work, if any, Takahata was able to complete on his planned short.