Kumo to Tulip (1943)
- Original title
- くもとちゅうりっぷ
- Directed by
- Kenzō Masaoka
- Genre
- animation, adventure
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A ladybug runs from a black-faced spider. The spider catches the ladybug but drowns in the rain, and a friendly fly sets the ladybug free.
whimsicalgentlelightheartedtenserescuehopefulunderstatedshort
What happens
Kumo to Tulip (くもとちゅうりっぷ, Kumo to Chūrippu; lit. "Spider and Tulip") is a short animated Japanese film made in 1943 by Kenzo Masaoka. It is a story about a ladybug being chased by a black-faced spider. The spider catches the ladybug, but then it rains, the spider drowns, and the ladybug is freed by a friendly fly. In 2001, the Japanese magazine Animage elected Kumo to Tulip one of the greatest anime productions of all time. The short-film was screened at the Locarno Film Festival and the Barbican Centre's Barbican Animation Show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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