wanna see, wanna see!
Sunday 11.11.07
SF INTL ANIMATION FESTIVAL
1:00 PM
Dir. Tsuneo Goda, Japan 2006, 60 min
Intertitles in Japanese with English translation
Komaneko is a burgeoning animator. She creates puppets and sets, then films them stop-motion style. She has a series of adventures with her friends Radi-Bo, a ghost and a Bigfoot-like creature whom she tries to document with her 8mm camera. Featuring a sweet soundtrack with little dialogue, except a few strategically placed “meow, meow, meows,” Komaneko: The Curious Cat depicts new friendships, creativity and the conflicting emotions that accompany a childhood filled with wonder. Director Tsuneo Goda has created Japan’s first major stop-motion animated film. It is a delicate, beautiful and undeniably cute work enlivened through brilliant technique. This screening will delight children of all ages. (Recommended for ages four and up)
wanna see?
Sure, I’m in. It can’t be worse than that interminable movie about the piano.
i think it can only be better.
because it’s a stop action fuzzy cat with a big round head and menacing eyebrows!
(there’s a video clip where his eyebrows get stern, in case you’re thinking i’m crazy).
I’m mostly intrigued by the Piglet-looking thing with the crazy eyes. Like Piglet on drugs.
you know, i think piglet would be a lot happier and calmer on drugs. and maybe less likely to blow away on a blustery day.
Drugs give you gravitas.