Kappa Kawatarou

"animation short"

1954 0h 19m JA

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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A kappa village is devastated by a large storm during festival preparations. With no fish in the river, the village is weakened. Kawatarou and his girlfriend head the mountains to find anything to bring back.

“animation short”

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Cast

Michiko Ari
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Taiji Yabushita
Writers: Kon Shimizu, Tadashi Iizawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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72 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "animation short".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0422565 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Taiji Yabushita directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
272 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Marketing tagline: "animation short".
5IMDB entry: tt0422565 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 13 themes, including "fish", "river", "hunger", "dragonfly".