There is a series of Buddha statue thefts in Kyoto. Beniko, a high school girl, gets the Buddha statue at her family's temple stolen and has her parents killed at the same time. She needs to know what caused the death of a parents and dreams of revenge. She goes on a fantastical journey to ultimately face the demon. The entire film is produced by hand drawing all the gods 'manifesto animation' or 'gekimation' based on the amazing hand drawings.
Directed by Ujicha
buddhism
transformation
buddha
thief
murder
puppetry
demon
folklore
buddhist temple
japanese folklore
gekimation
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Chisako Hara
Mitsuko Hoshi
Yuka Iguchi
Ryûki Kitaoka
Kazuyoshi Sakai
Minori Terada
Crew
Ujicha
Director
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
angelo
5.4★ · 05/07/23
A very interesting take on body horror. The visuals itself aren’t enough strike a cringe look for me rather it being the sounds for the visuals heavily evoking the emotion. I like how the mutilations are involved in the story because it’s created in a way where it’s just normal and not odd in any way. But obviously this is a very strange film but it continues as if it’s nothing out of place.
I can’t really explain it but there are some power rangers-esque moments throughout and it kinda takes away from the creepy aspect of the film. I really appreciate the direction for animation and it’s great from a storytelling standpoint to create this folky feeling. But there’s not a lot of things I’m strongly wanting or invested in when it comes to this film.
A very interesting take on body horror. The visuals itself aren’t enough strike a cringe look for me rather it being the sounds for the visuals heavily evoking the emotion. I like how the mutilations are involved in the story because it’s created in a way where it’s just normal and not odd in any way. But obviously this is a very strange film but it continues as if it’s nothing out of place.
I can’t really explain it but there are some power rangers-esque moments throughout and it kinda takes away from the creepy aspect of the film. I really appreciate the direction for animation and it’s great from a storytelling standpoint to create this folky feeling. But there’s not a lot of things I’m strongly wanting or invested in when it comes to this film.
