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

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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