A Masterpiece Selection of Experimental Animation
Original title:実験アニメーション傑作選
Japan
Schedule/Ticket
Adult ¥1,500
Student ¥1,000
Under 19 ¥500
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02.21(Sat)18:3020:12Cine Wind
Tales of a Street Corner ©TEZUKA PRODUCTION
Jumping ©TEZUKA PRODUCTION
Broken Down Film ©TEZUKA PRODUCTION
MURAMASA ©TEZUKA PRODUCTION
LEGEND OF THE FOREST PART-1 ©TEZUKA PRODUCTION
LEGEND OF THE FOREST PART-2 ©TEZUKA PRODUCTION
Introduction
An experimental animation series created by TEZUKA Osamu. He invested his own funds in the works to pursue possibilities of expression methods.
Tales of a Street Corner
1962／38min.／Original Plan, Storyline, and Executive Producer: TEZUKA Osamu
A poster on the wall, a girl cherishing her teddy bear, a street lamp almost broken, and a playful moth. All those creatures and inanimate objects have dramas developed at the corner of a street. But one day, a shadow of war approaches the town, and soon everything is engulfed in fire.
Jumping
1984／7min.／Original Plan, Story line and Rendition:TEZUKA Osamu
A boy first skips down the street, then hops and jumps over the town, flies over the forest and oceans, and finally heads towards a war developed far beyond the ocean leading to destruction.
Broken Down Film
1985／6min.／Original Plan, Story line and Rendition: TEZUKA Osamu
This is a Western story set in the distant past, an homage to nostalgic silent movies full of gags and humors. A brave cowboy saves a beautiful lady facing imminent danger caysed by villans in full blast.
MURAMASA
1987／9min.／Original Story, Story line, and Direction: TEZUKA Osamu
A Samurai warrior holds Muramasa, a sword imbedded in a straw doll. He slashes straw dolls whenever he sees them, as if under a spell. However, those slashed by him transform into humans and…
LEGEND OF THE FOREST PART-1
1987／30min.／Original Story, Storyline, and Character Design: TEZUKA Osamu
Directors: TEZUKA Osamu, TAKASHI Ui
Along with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, animals and fairies residing in the forest, which faces repeated destruction, preach the preciousness of life and raise alarm toward humans.
LEGEND OF THE FOREST PART-2
2014／12min.／Original Story & Screenplay: TEZUKA Osamu Director: TEZKA Macoto
This work presents a detailed and delicate description of wild nature, showcasing the vibrant life of the forest. It specifically focuses on a mayfly, which completes its life cycle in just one day from the eclosion, in sync with the second movement of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.
★2/21（Sat）18:30 A Talk show will be held after screening.
Speaker: TEZKA Macoto (Visualist)
Interviewer: Tao Nashimoto (NIAFF Executive Committee Deputy Chairman）
Original Plan of All Works
TEZUKA Osamu
TEZUKA Osamu was born on November 3rd, 1928, in Toyonaka City, Osaka.
His manga and animated films had changed the face of literature and movies, his work also influenced a range of other genres. The impact on animated film was equal to that which he had on the manga world. The lovable characters appearing in works such as Japan's first animated TV series "ASTRO BOY," the color animated TV series "Jungle Emperor Leo", and the two-hour animated special "Bander Book," captured the hearts of the Japanese through the medium of television, propelling the animated film to tremendous popularity in Japanese general society.
Tezuka Osamu's work was exported to the U.S., Europe, and other Asian countries, becoming the stuff of dreams for children around the world. In addition to his record of achievement in TV and commercial animation, he also received international acclaim for his work in experimental animation in his later years.
He lived out his entire life tirelessly pursuing his efforts, passing away at the age of 60 on February 9th, 1989.
Schedule/Ticket
Adult ¥1,500
Student ¥1,000
Under 19 ¥500
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02.21(Sat)18:3020:12Cine Wind