A woman lends an admirer her arm for the course of one night for him to find pleasure with it... An eerie erotic short story by Nobel Prize laureat Kawabata Yasunari is turned into minimalist animation of dazzling beauty indebted to Alfons Maria Mucha. A true gem created by two anime giants.
Directors
Yamamoto Eiichi, Sugii Gisaburo
Country of production
Japan
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
30'
Medium
DCP
Original title
Kataude
Language
Japanese
Producers
Taro Maki, Masahiro Handa, Masao Maruyama
Production Company
Genco Inc
Sales
Genco Inc
Screenplay
Yamamoto Eiichi, Sugii Gisaburo
Directors
Yamamoto Eiichi, Sugii Gisaburo
Country of production
Japan
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
30'
Medium
DCP
Original title
Kataude
Language
Japanese
Producers
Taro Maki, Masahiro Handa, Masao Maruyama
Production Company
Genco Inc
Sales
Genco Inc
Screenplay
Yamamoto Eiichi, Sugii Gisaburo