Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: KS2062D
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 698452206233
- Street Date: 04/22/08
- PreBook Date: 01/01/01
- Label: KimStim »
- Genre: Animation (not Anime/Manga)
- Run Time: 99 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Year of Production: 2008
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: US
Cast & Crew
- Director: Kihachiro Kawamoto
Product Assets
Exquisite Short Films of Kihachiro Kawamoto, the
- List Price: $29.95
- Your Price: $17.97
- In Stock: 2
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Kimstim is proud to present this collection of short films from one of the world's greatest stop-motion animators: Kihachiro Kawamoto. Famous for his beautiful, expressive puppets, Kawamoto began his career in the 1950s. Honing his skills at the legendary Kratky Studios in Prague (under the mentorship of celebrated Czech animator Jiri Trnka), Kawamoto harnessed Japan s unique aesthetic traditions to create visually stunning stories. Drawing on ancient legends, contemporary short novels, as well as Noh, Kabuki, and Bunraku doll theater, Kawamoto's haunting, poetic films speak of passion and loss in worlds populated by ghosts and demons.
Sales Points
- Stunning collection of long-lost films from the grand master of Japanese Stop-Motion animation
- For fans of Guillermo del Toro's PINOCCHIO and ROBOT CHICKEN
Press Quotes
The Exquisite Short Films of Kihachiro Kawamoto represents a decade of work from a stylish and distinctive Japanese stop-motion animator. The seven films are often strange and haunting, and they are always interesting to look at
—Jamie S. Rich, DVD Talk
This collection of short films from stop-motion animator Kihachiro Kawamoto traces the arc of his career and the evolution of his craft across countries and decades
—Just Watch
