Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for the tactile, slightly clunky charm of early stop-motion, you are going to dig this. It’s not exactly a sprawling epic like Nichirin: Kôhen, but it has heart. If you need high-def polish or a complex narrative, you’ll probably find yourself looking for the exit after th...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Yasuji Murata
Ralph Ince
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for the tactile, slightly clunky charm of early stop-motion, you are going to dig this. It’s not exactly a sprawling epic like Nichirin: Kôhen, but it has heart. If you need high-def polish or a complex narrative, you’ll probably find yourself looking for the exit after three minutes. Watching this feels like finding a toy you haven't seen since you were five. It’s got that grainy, flickering quality that makes you squint a little. Yasuji Murata cl..."
