Oni (original) (raw)
Synopsis
One morning, two brothers living in a hut with their mother set out for the mountains to set traps for deer. They move silently through the forest undergrowth until suddenly a demon's arm reaches out from the treetops and grabs the younger brother. The older brother aims carefully, calms the shaking of his hands and lets an arrow fly, thus saving his brother's life. The demon's arm is left behind and somehow it looks familiar. After returning home a horrible truth is revealed.... Drawing on an early medieval Japanese legend, the film is reminiscent of the horror psychodrama Kwaidan. The Demon (1972) took awards at many animation festivals.
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Background
Winner of the 1972 Oofuji Noburou Award.
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Reviews
Oct 23, 2009
As with a lot of the anime i watch, i tend to discover them accidently. And often, i am pleasantly surprised, sometimes im not. Im glad to say that this was one of the pleasant accidents.
The Demon can't really be called anime, it's more stop motion animation than anytthing. It is very short (under 7 minutes long) but it tells a story that is succinct and pleasing at the same time.
The story is that of an old Japanese folk tale, which is animated beautifully. The models and scenery are wonderful. There is no dialog but the musical score tells the story better... than any words could.
It brings to mind the old black and white movies of the 1920's, with all the important plot points being showed on a separate scene to actual short.
Id really recommend this. It's great if your short on time but still want to get that anime kick.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Apr 19, 2017
Rate a 6
English subtitles (there is no spoken audio)
Story
A story based on a folk tale. Presented in a story format. Did a good job at staying true and allowing audience to follow along. Although the ending was a tad confusing. For without too much detail an aggressive action was taken to an aggressive action but faced with the aggressor the original aggressor asks why.
Art
-presented with puppets?
-color used well
-blood was not realistic
... -animations were good
Sound
a tad loud but can be fixed
Character
perhaps a little more detail on the history of the folk legend
Enjoyment
Supernatural fans may likes this. This is a short some what old film not much of a market for this.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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