Plot: Beniko lives with her parents in a monastery, where they are tasked to protect a giant Buddha statue. Things go awry when they get a visit from Seaddattha, a mysterious organization that steals Buddha statues. Beniko's parents are killed in the process, and she ends up with Enju, a friend of the family. She agrees to live with the old monk, but once there she quickly discovers that he hides some pretty gruesome secrets. What follows is quite unhinged, and I'm honestly a bit uncertain of all the details, but
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May 10, 2021
Uhm. The Burning Buddha Man is as niche as it gets. Puppet animation with paper cutouts that uses plenty of parallax and focal tricks to brings its universe to life. The designs are reminiscent of Junji Ito's work, the plot is absolutely bonkers and the characters are all batshit crazy. This is quite the trip. Definitely not something everyone will appreciate, but I have to say that I came out half in a daze, uncertain of what I just witnessed. That's always a big plus in my book.