films seen
1
average score
3.00*
nationality
status
Alive and kicking
Movies
Winter Days
by Isao Takahata, Mark Baker, Jacques Drouin, Taku Furukawa, Co Hoederman, Kihachiro Kawamoto, Yôichi Kotabe, Yuri Norstein, Bretislav Pojar, Raoul Servais, Shinichi Suzuki, Koji Yamamura, Fumio Oi, Tatsutoshi Nomura, Haru Fukushima, Tatsuya Ishida, Noriko Morita, Tatsuo Shimamura, Reiko Okuyama, Aleksandr Petrov, Maya Yonesho, Yoji Kuri, Uruma Delvi, Seiichi Hayashi, Azuru Isshiki, Katsushi Boda, Masahiro Katayama, Yuichi Ito, Keita Kurosaka, Reiko Yokosuka, Yuko Asano, IKIF, Bairong Wang, Nori Hikone, Masaaki Mori, Fusako Yusaki
Fuyu no Hi
2003 / 39m - Japan
Fantasy - Anthology, Animation
A very peculiar anthology. It's not like many other anthologies, where the link between each short film is frail and negligible, and yet many of the shorts couldn't have been more different from each other. A wealth of directors were given a chance to add their entry, with quite a few international names on the roster too. There's a huge range of styles on display and the overarching concept is pretty interesting, but too many shorts fell flat, and the impressive ones are few and far between. Someone like Isao Takahata stands out among the rest, but with only one minute on the clock, he too struggles to impress. Certainly worth a watch, but there's some untapped potential here. Read all