Caterpillar (1988)
- Original title
- キャタピラ
- Directed by
- Shozin Fukui
- Genre
- science fiction, mystery, fantasy
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 33 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 7 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.
How it feels
A short experimental film from Japan follows a man who becomes obsessed with a mechanical caterpillar. It shows his transformation and escalating madness through handheld camera work and stop-motion effects.
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What happens
Caterpillar (キャタピラ) is a 1988 short experimental film by Japanese underground filmmaker Shozin Fukui. Fukui made the film at around the same time as when he was working as a crew member for Shinya Tsukamoto's Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Both films utilize similar filmmaking techniques such as hyperactive, handheld camerawork and stop-motion photography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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