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Rating: 7 stars

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G-Fest Japan short film dragon puppet

All movies seen on 07/14/2019

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Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019)

Directed by Daisuke Sato

Fantasy | Short

Overview

Set during the Meiji reformation era in a small village in Kyushu, Japan. The story revolves around a young boy named Izana and a blind woman named Takiri, the two encounter the large monster Nebula who since ancient times was feared as the god of lake Amenosagiri. Theme of the film focuses on the Japanese concept of light and darkness, as told by puppetry and model miniaturization of the films’ world with practical special effects by Keizo Murase.

Length 35 minutes

Actors

Suguru Inoue | Akane Kanamori | Michiyo Ishimito | Nana Nagao | Tomohiro Matsumoto

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Was lucky to catch an early screening of this period monster short film at G-Fest. Directer Daisuke Sato was at the festival for some panels and to premiere a shortened version of this film. I believe this version only runs 15 minutes or so compared to the final version of 45 minutes. But this has all the main story components including the wonderful creature Nebula and the destruction it causes.

I contributed to the Kickstarter for this (it’s the first model / suit work by Keizo Murase in several years. I attended his panels last year when they discussed making this movie. Also his props from his film were on display.

I guess I wasn’t paying attention that this movie was going to utilize marionette puppets for all the characters. That was neat. The sets and village are very nice. I really like the creature the most. Looking forward to the final version which should be available soon.

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