Film Name | 鬼 (The Demon) |
Programme | Retrospectives (Kihachiro Kawamoto) |
Director | Kiharchiro Kawamoto |
Production | シネアーツ |
Country | Japan |
Year | 1972 |
Runtime | 8 minutes |
Film rating | NR |
Format | 35mm |
Subtitles | English |
Awards | Ofuji Prize, Mainchi Japanese Film Contest 1972 Merit, Anecy International Animation Festival 1973 Special Prize, Melbourne Film Festival |
Showings
November 19th, 2005 - 9:00pm
Summary
Two brothers are both hunters and live with their elderly mother. One day, the brothers go to the mountains to set traps for deer. Suddenly, from the top of a tree, a demons arm reaches out and grabs the younger brother. The older brother shoots and arrow, severing the demon's arm, which they plan to take home. When they look at the arm carefully in the light, it somehow resembles their mother's arm.... Inspired by a Japanese medieval legend Konjaku-monogatari.