The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
There is a series of Buddha statue thefts in Kyoto. Beniko, a high school girl, gets the Buddha statue at her family's temple stolen and has her parents killed at the same time. She needs to know what caused the death of a parents and dreams of revenge. She goes on a fantastical journey to ultimately face the demon. The entire film is produced by hand drawing all the gods 'manifesto animation' or 'gekimation' based on the amazing hand drawings.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- UjichaDirector
Cast
- Chisako HaraCast
- Mitsuko HoshiCast
- Yuka IguchiCast
- Ryûki KitaokaCast
- Kazuyoshi SakaiCast
- Saori TakahashiCast
- Minori TeradaCast
- Nao HanaiCast
Stills
Themes
buddhismtransformationbuddhathiefmurderpuppetrydemonfolklorebuddhist templejapanese folkloregekimation