The Junko’s Shamisen Short Film has premiered. Sol Friedman‘s Junko’s Shamisen (2010) stars David Fujino, Benny Min, and Clemence Wong. Junko’s Shamisen (2010)’s plot synopsis: ”Set in the rural backwoods of Feudal Japan, a young peasant girl named Junko, returns home to discover her blind grandfather brutally murdered. Filled with despair, Junko, accompanied by a mystical Fox spirit, abandons her old life and sets off for the village in search of better fortune. While begging, young Junko inadvertently encounters the evil samurai lord responsible for killing her grandfather and with the influence of the fox spirit, avenges her grandfather through a gruesome act of poetic justice.” The Kill Bill / comic book-reminiscent storyboards throughout Junko’s Shamisen are cool but I was on the fence about this short film until the first major event happens. After that, the anime-loving viewer will recognize the influence of Afro Samurai, especially...
- 4/3/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
There are few topics as old and time-tested for endurance as the revenge story. Junko.S Shamisen is yet another case of how such a common story concept can repeatedly be used and kept fresh and entertaining. Filmmaker Sol Friedman has managed to effectively evoke a multitude of cinematic influences into roughly 10 minutes of highly stylized coolness, while avoiding any inkling of excess.
This short film draws upon a number of influential films and other cultural mediums, including anime and comic books. There is a flavor of Kill Bill in the cinematography and visual design, which is in turn to suggest a flavor of various old school films of the samurai/martial arts genre.
Written, designed and directed by Sol Friedman, he flawlessly integrates traditional cell animation, 2D .cut out. style set animation, comic book dialogue bubbles and even a bit of stop-motion to round things out. All of this...
This short film draws upon a number of influential films and other cultural mediums, including anime and comic books. There is a flavor of Kill Bill in the cinematography and visual design, which is in turn to suggest a flavor of various old school films of the samurai/martial arts genre.
Written, designed and directed by Sol Friedman, he flawlessly integrates traditional cell animation, 2D .cut out. style set animation, comic book dialogue bubbles and even a bit of stop-motion to round things out. All of this...
- 3/14/2010
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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