I stumbled across this fantastic stop motion animation. If you love stop motion, Samurai and some rich sound design, you'll love this!
They're currently in the middle of a crowdfund, so if you want to contribute to the making of this film you can!
I think I might do just that, in the meantime, I'll be sharing this around.
Enjoy!
FROM THE YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION:
We’re currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter! Please check it out and support us!
http://bit.ly/hidari-kickstarter
*Please click on the subtitle button for English subtitles
*英語の後に日本語が続きます
After being betrayed by his peers and lost both his father and his right arm, legendary craftsman "Jingoro Hidari" is on a journey of revenge with his partner "Sleeping Cat" and his mechanical prosthetic arm. Finally, Jingoro faces one of his adversaries "Inumaru" in a fight to the death...
This is a pilot version of the stop-motion samurai film that tells the story of "Jingoro Hidari," a legendary Edo-era craftsman. All the characters are made by wood and animated frame by frame, just like how Jingoro's wooden sculptures came to life in his many anecdotes. We hope you enjoy this film, which mixes dynamic actions as seen in Japanimation, and the rich analog expressions of stop-motion animation.
Our intention is to use this pilot film as a starting point to create a full length feature film. We're currently running a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to gain support for our activities to find the necessary partners to go into production of the feature-length version. If you liked this video and would want to see more of it, we would be very grateful if you can support us on Kickstarter!
http://bit.ly/hidari-kickstarter
Please contact us here for any inquiries: [email protected]
https://hidari-movie.com/
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伝説の名工「左甚五郎」は、仲間の裏切りによって育ての親と右腕を失い、
カラクリ義手と相棒の「眠り猫」を連れ復讐の旅を続けている。
そしてついに、仇の一人である「犬丸」と対峙するのであった...。
この作品は、江戸時代に存在したとされる伝説の名工「左甚五郎」の物語を描いた
ストップモーション時代劇のパイロット・フィルムです。
左甚五郎にまつわる様々な逸話と同じように
「木彫りの人形にコマ撮りで命を吹き込む」ことで映像化しています。
ジャパニメーションのようなダイナミックなアクションと、
ストップモーションのアナログな世界観を大胆にミックスした、
かつて観たことのないような映像をお楽しみください。
このパイロットフィルムを出発点に、最終的には長編映画を完成させたいと考えています。
その実現のために必要な各種パートナーや資金を調達するための活動を始めており、
その支援を募るためのクラウドファンディングをKickstarterで実施中です。
映像をご覧になって、この物語の先をもっと観たい！と思っていただけましたら、
是非ご支援いただけますと幸いです。
http://bit.ly/hidari-kickstarter
お問い合わせ先：[email protected]
