Short movie from 1930 about a soldier traveling a great distance to deliver a letter. Along the way he receives a sword from a monkey.
Chûzô Aochi
Japan
Is it worth your time? If you like your cinema dusty, surreal, and deeply weird, then yes. This is for the folks who get a kick out of early animation quirks and silent-era storytelling that doesn't care about logic. If you need high-definition clarity or a plot that makes sense in the modern world, you will probably h...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like your cinema dusty, surreal, and deeply weird, then yes. This is for the folks who get a kick out of early animation quirks and silent-era storytelling that doesn't care about logic. If you need high-definition clarity or a plot that makes sense in the modern world, you will probably hate it. It’s barely a movie in the traditional sense; it’s more of an artifact. Watching this felt like digging up a time capsule that was never meant to be opened. You have this ..."
