Modest Heroes will feature three short films directed by three different people: "Kaniini & Kanino" ("Kani no Kanino") by Hiromasa Yonebayashi will be a 15-minute fantasy adventure story about two crab siblings. Yoshiyuki Momose's "Life Ain't Gonna Lose" ("Samurai Egg") will be a 15-minute "human drama" about the love between a mother and a boy. Akihiko Yamashita's "Invisible" ("T?mei Ningen") will be a 14-minute "action spectacle" centered on the lonely struggle of one invisible man. The shorts are described as "tales of modest heroes of our time" by Studio Ponoc.