Fantasy, Animation
Set during the Meiji reformation era in a small village in Kyushu, Japan. The story revolves around a young boy named Izana and a blind woman named Takiri, the two encounter the large monster Nebula who since ancient times was feared as the god of lake Amenosagiri. Theme of the film focuses on the Japanese concept of light and darkness, as told by puppetry and model miniaturization of the films’ world with practical special effects by Keizo Murase.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Hen Hop
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two
Wild Summon
La Perra
All the Cats Join In
PYOTR495
Cuddle
A Solar Dream
Vent
Geraldine
Street Musique
Front and Back
Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica: Concept Movie
A Grand Day Out
The Wrong Trousers
A Close Shave
The Hunger Artist
Walls
New Janko the Musician
The Tale of How
SIMILAR MOVIES
Hen Hop
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1942
This joyful short animation features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink. Colour was added optically.Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2011
Marcel the shell is out of sight.Wild Summon
IMDB 6.6 | May , 2023
A natural history fantasy film, following the dramatic lifecycle of the wild salmon in human form, with narration by Marianne Faithfull.La Perra
IMDB 4.8 | May , 2023
In Bogota, a bird-girl leaves behind the family home, her domineering mother and faithful dog to go and explore her sexuality.All the Cats Join In
IMDB 6 | Aug , 1946
A hep teen hears a tune on the jukebox at the malt shop and calls his girl; She rounds up a crowd and soon the whole place is jumping.PYOTR495
IMDB 4.7 | Jul , 2016
Set one evening in present-day Moscow, 16-year-old Pyotr is baited by an ultra-nationalist group known for their violent abductions and attacks bolstered by Russia's LGBT Propaganda Law, but Pyotr has a dangerous secret.Cuddle
IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 2022
At her father’s request, Coline returns to her childhood bedroom to sort through her belongings. The various objects she finds remind her of childhood memories that stick to her and that she will finally accept to leave behind…A Solar Dream
IMDB 6.1 | Jun , 2016
Behold the struggle between light and dark, the two principles that are at the very heart of the cinematic deed. A Solar Dream takes the seventh art’s ability to generate imaginary and phantasmagorical worlds to the limit, multiplied here by Michèle Bokanowski’s enveloping music. A precious plastic and sonic gem.Vent
IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 2005
An animated short film about a man struggling against the storm. Suddenly he discovers that not everybody is affected by the wind...Geraldine
IMDB 6.2 | Jan , 2000
Gerald is dealing with an unwanted sex change.Street Musique
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 1972
Animator Ryan Larkin does a visual improvisation to music performed by a popular group presented as sidewalk entertainers. His take-off point is the music, but his own beat is more boisterous than that of the musicians. The illustrations range from convoluted abstractions to caricatures of familiar rituals. Without words.Front and Back
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1991
An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. demonstrating the concept of "front" and "back."Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica: Concept Movie
IMDB 8.2 | Nov , 2015
A short four-minute concept film unveiled in surprise at Studio SHAFT's 40th anniversary event in winter 2015, Madogatari. The first animated Puella Magi Madoka Magica work since Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion, it features the return of the full Madoka Magica cast and staff.A Grand Day Out
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1990
Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.The Wrong Trousers
IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 1993
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.A Close Shave
IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 1996
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.The Hunger Artist
IMDB 5.8 | Jun , 2002
Set in a city both past and present, on a deserted street where only the distant sounds of life blow by. The Hunger Artist stands alone, locked in his cage. Once famous and adored by the crowds, he now performs alone.Walls
IMDB 5.8 | Jun , 1988
An animated short film from 1987 that deals with the incarceration of a man in a dark cell from where there is no escape.New Janko the Musician
IMDB 3.7 | Jun , 1961
In the modern village of the future, everything is mechanized, but the dreams of the village musician remain the same. He wants to become an artist. Thanks to the fact that an Art Nouveau goddess gave him a helping hand, Janko Muzykant saves his life and escapes from the village on a Pegasus.The Tale of How
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2006
This lavishly embellished, comically operetta CGI fantasy story takes place in the Indian Ocean, where a flock of “piranha birds” has settled on the back of an octopus. When an octopus is starved, it feeds on birds on its back, but because it is already threatened with extinction, they decide to send a bottle across the sea with a call for help.