Ryusui-kaen (1985)
- Genre
- Psychological
The catalogue in 3D
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How it feels
Japanese kanji characters from a classic poem transform into a series of animals and creatures through hand-drawn animation on washi paper and cel. The film is a short, wordless visual poem exploring the shapes and meanings of the written symbols.
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Sonata Dai 1-ban (1985)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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