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A Piece of Phantasmagoria

A Piece of Phantasmagoria poster
Country
Japan

How it feels

A series of short animated vignettes created by Japanese illustrator and animator Shigeru Tamura. The episodes show strange and imaginative scenes, often with a quiet and surreal atmosphere.

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What happens

Shigeru Tamura (田村 茂, Tamura Shigeru) is a Japanese illustrator, animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. His animated works have included The Glassy Ocean, Ursa Minor Blue and Phantasmagoria. He has also contributed to the now-defunct manga magazine Garo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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