Kihachiro Kawamoto Trailers
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Most Popular Kihachiro Kawamoto Trailers
Total trailers found: 18
Animated Self-Portraits Trailer (1989)
01 June 1989
An animated film compiled by David Ehrlich consisting of 27 animators from different countries all explaining themselves through their animation.
Briar-Rose or the Sleeping Beauty Trailer (1990)
10 August 1990
On her fifteenth birthday the princess finds a diary written by her mother when she was young. The diary tells of the Queen's secret, early love.
The Book of the Dead Trailer (2005)
01 July 2005
A sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan, bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, passes the time copying a special Buddhist sutra sent by her father who has been absent on official business for years.
Rennyo and His Mother Trailer (1981)
07 October 1981
Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage that had a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages.
The Demon Trailer (1972)
04 May 1972
Two brothers, who are both hunters and live with their mother, go to the mountains to set traps for deer.
To Shoot Without Shooting Trailer (1988)
10 January 1988
Ji Chang wants to be the best archer in the world. He seeks out a master who is able, at a distance, to shoot a single leaf off a tree.
The Restaurant of Many Orders Trailer (1991)
03 August 1991
A short film based on a story by Japanese writer Kenji Miyazawa in which two young British hunters get lost in the woods and discover a strange restaurant.
The Exquisite Short Films of Kihachiro Kawamoto Trailer (2014)
18 June 2014
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.
Winter Days Trailer (2003)
27 November 2003
An animated film based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō.
The Trip Trailer (1973)
01 January 1973
A woman taking a trip encounters a nightmarish landscape juxtaposed against scenes of classical beauty.
Dojoji Temple Trailer (1976)
31 December 1976
Anchin, a young monk on a pilgrimage with his master, asks the widow Kiyohime to stay the night. The widow falls in love with him but he rejects her, lying that he will return.
A Poet's Life Trailer (1974)
26 October 1974
A cautionary tale about workers who are neglected, lose hope, and fade away while businessmen prosper by selling out to foreign countries.
Anthropo-Cynical Farce Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
Dog racing is used as a metaphor for the futility of human existence.
House of Flames Trailer (1979)
31 December 1979
Through puppets and animation, a traveler tells his story of walking through Settsu, coming to the town of Ikuta.
The Breaking of Branches Is Forbidden Trailer (1968)
01 March 1968
The head monk orders a young acolyte to guard a beautiful cherry tree in the monastery garden while he goes out.
Little Black Sambo and his Twin Brother Trailer (1957)
01 January 1957
A short puppet animation from 1957 directed by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Little Black Sambo versus the Tiger Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
Little Black Sambo was screened at the first Vancouver International Film Festival in 1958, and won the Best Film award in the Films for Children section.
