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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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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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