Possessions (short film)

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Movie
German title Possessions
Original title 九 十九
Tsukumo
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
Publishing year 2012
length 14 minutes
Rod
Director Shuhei Morita
script Shuhei Morita
production Yasumasa Tsuchiya
music Reiji Kitazato

Possessions ( jap. 九十九 , Tsukumo ., See tsukumogami ) is a Japanese computer-animated anime - short film by Shuhei Morita from 2012. Subject of the film are the so-called tsukumogami that are part of the Japanese folk belief Shinto are. Over time, they are neglected utensils that are animated by spirits after 100 years.

action

A night in 18th century Japan: a hiker comes to an abandoned shrine during a stormy storm. He asks for shelter for the night, but in the light of the lightning sees rubbish and discarded things inside. After he closes the door, the interior of the shrine is transformed. The man is suddenly faced with a wall full of worn paper screens. A little paper frog with a small paper umbrella appears and sings about the umbrellas that are broken and need to be thrown away. The man admires the old and rare umbrellas. He opens a wooden box that he has with him. It turns out that he is a craftsman. He repairs the umbrellas and finally the little umbrella that the paper frog has with him. The frog thanks you and hops away with the umbrella before vanishing into thin air. The man is amazed.

In an adjoining room, he is confronted with broken fabric wallpaper, which he repairs by sewing strips of fabric together. The fabric disappears after its work is done. In the third room the things thrown away are stacked as high as a man. A foul smell emanates from the mountain of rubbish, which makes hikers hold their noses. The mountain suddenly piles up like a kite and rushes out of the hiker. He begins to pray, thanking all the spirits that populate the shrine, and the dragon devours him.

The man wakes up the next morning in a praying position. The shrine is as he found it the night before, the shape of the garbage is reminiscent of that of a dragon. The thunderstorm has subsided, but the man in front of the shrine finds a repaired paper umbrella and a few pieces of fabric sewn together. He takes both and wanders away from the shrine.

Production and publication

Possessions emerged from January 2012 within around five months at Studio Sunrise . Directed by Shūhei Morita , who also wrote the script based on an idea from Keisuke Kishi . Keisuke Kishi also created the conceptual design. The responsible producer was Yasumasa Tsuchiya and the character design was created by Daisuke Sajiki . The animation was done in LightWave 3D . Reiji Kitazato composed the film music.

In 2012, Possessions was shown at the Festival d'Animation Annecy , where the inclusion of the film in the compilation film Short Peace by Katsuhiro Otomo was announced in June 2012 . Short Peace premiered in Japan on July 20, 2013. The Bandai Channel broadcast the film on Japanese television.

Voice actor

role Japanese voice ( seiyū )
Komachi Sorimono Yūki Aoi
Kaeru Hebisakka Takeshi Kusao
frog Kōichi Yamadera

reception

Possessions ran in 2012 at the Festival d'Animation Annecy in the competition for the Cristal d'Annecy . The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Short Film in 2014 .

The German magazine Animania called the film a “breathtakingly animated gem that, thanks to the great music by Reiji Kitazato, is not only a feast for the eyes but also for the ears”.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dance of the Tsukumogami . In: Animania 4/2014, p. 85.
  2. ^ Dan Sarto: Shuhei Morita talks "Possessions" . awn.com, January 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Japanese Anime Master: Shuhei Morita . lightwave3d.com, October 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ Japanese Studio Profile: SUNRISE Inc. . lightwave3d.com, December 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Morita's "Tsukumo" Short Confirmed in Otomo's Short Peace . animenewsnetwork.com, June 12, 2012.
  6. ^ Short Peace (movie) , animenewsnetwork.com.