Release Date

May, 18th, 2013

Running Time

80 min

Genre

Animation

Color

Color

Screening Format

-

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Subtitle

English

[ Directed by ]

• Ujicha

[ Produced by ]

• MORITA Kazuto

[ Cast ]

• IGUCHI Yuka ── Beniko
• TERADA Minori ── Enju
• HARA Chisako ── Benira

[ Staff ]

• ANZAI Reo ── Original Story
• Ujicha ── Screenplay
• Ujicha ── Cinematography
• Ujicha ── Editor

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

INTERFILM

[ Production Studio ]

Movie Factory

[ Story ]

One-of-a-kind animated film with direction, screenplay and cinematography handled by newcomer creator Ujicha, who resides in Kyoto. Uses a spooky touch to depict bizarre events sparked by life forms that fuse human beings and Buddha statues. Audacious visuals are anchored in "gekimation," in which cutout pictures move against the background, and also combines live action footage.
High school girl Beniko (voice: Iguchi Yuka) is furious after a Buddha statue at her temple home is stolen, and to top it off, her parents are killed. She is burning to find the perpetrator, but one day, she encounters a mysterious life form that seems to be a fusion of her parents and the Buddha statue.

[ Official Site ]

http://moebutsu.net/

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2013 Forecast
Jeonju International Film Festival 2013 Cinemafest / Midnight Obsession
Nippon Connection 2013 Nippon Animation Nippon Vision Award
Montreal Fantasia International Film Festival 2013

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]