HIDARI (Pilot Film) - The Stop-Motion Samurai Film
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After being betrayed by his peers and lost both his father and his right arm, legendary craftsman "Jingoro Hidari" is on a journey of revenge with his partner "Sleeping Cat" and his mechanical prosthetic arm. Finally, Jingoro faces one of his adversaries "Inumaru" in a fight to the death...
This is a pilot version of the stop-motion samurai film that tells the story of "Jingoro Hidari," a legendary Edo-era craftsman. All the characters are made by wood and animated frame by frame, just like how Jingoro's wooden sculptures came to life in his many anecdotes. We hope you enjoy this film, which mixes dynamic actions as seen in Japanimation, and the rich analog expressions of stop-motion animation.
Our intention is to use this pilot film as a starting point to create a full length feature film. We have started activities to raise the necessary partners and funding to achieve this goal.
Please contact us here for any inquiries: info@hidari-movie.com
🎬 • Behind the scenes of H...
伝説の名工「左甚五郎」は、仲間の裏切りによって育ての親と右腕を失い、
カラクリ義手と相棒の「眠り猫」を連れ復讐の旅を続けている。
そしてついに、仇の一人である「犬丸」と対峙するのであった...。
この作品は、江戸時代に存在したとされる伝説の名工「左甚五郎」の物語を描いた
ストップモーション時代劇のパイロット・フィルムです。
左甚五郎にまつわる様々な逸話と同じように
「木彫りの人形にコマ撮りで命を吹き込む」ことで映像化しています。
ジャパニメーションのようなダイナミックなアクションと、
ストップモーションのアナログな世界観を大胆にミックスした、
かつて観たことのないような映像をお楽しみください。
このパイロットフィルムを出発点に、最終的には長編映画を完成させたいと考えています。
その実現のために必要な各種パートナーや資金を調達するための活動を始めております。
お問い合わせ先：info@hidari-movie.com
🎬 • Behind the scenes of H...
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Hi everyone on CZcams! Thank you for all the positive vibes and encouraging comments here❤The whole HIDARI team is feeling massive love from the global community, and it helps us big time, to keep pushing forward to making more of Jingoro’s stories come to life. I have a much longer story to tell about him, and yes, it involves his origin, more villains, more mecha, and more secret prosthetic weaponry :) Pls share the vid to your friends, as we continue to search for production partners & investors to make this into a full length film or series. Huge ARIGATO! Masa (Director & Voice actor of the doggo)
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I clicked on this video just mildly curious, I love stopmotion and Japanese art.. yet I was meh not expecting much it’s not often we see good stopmotion..
MIND BLOWN!!! It’s Incredible! The art alone of every piece is beautiful and detailed, then the story was action packed.. the freaking movement is flawless and the whole choreography is Interesting!! Your whole team deserves an award.
The tool box and the cat.. he’ll Everything about this was interesting to look at even if they didn’t move.. and Damn they move so well!!
This video deserves pure gold
What a beauty of a film, just ... WOW ! And thanks for creating and sharing this with all of us :)
God fucking damn I wish I could do the foley work for the film but I'm just finishing sound design school in a few months...
That was badass
This animation is breathtaking. I could watch it 100 times and still enjoy it!! I hope the team is proud because this is an incredible work of art.
Stopmotion is that one medium I don't think that many people necessarily _want_ to do, but when it is done on a semi-professional level, it always comes out as a masterpiece.
stop motion artists are in a league of their own
Tbh it’s the medium that kinda requires the most passion for the art to even consider as a career path or make great imo. So I’m not exactly sure what you mean by “want to do”. Not many people may want to do it, which is valid. But I would have clarified that it is in of itself an art form that requires passion.
Like a litmus test, those passionate enough to see it through will be those capable of such masterpieces.
Even amateur stopmotion that people do with fugures and gunpla are great too.
@@ravimanne8148 i think they meant stop motion requires a lot of time and effort,, it's literally making a diorama for every frame there is after all, so like 4000 dioramas for 5 minutes at 12fps alone (plus taking the actual images, compositing them, adding extra vfx and touching the whole thing up, cause there's some stuff like sawdust you can't capture in stop motion)
My favorite thing about this is how no one's pretending that these aren't people made of wood. All the protagonists weapons are wood working tools or wooden mechanisms. Sawdust instead of blood. Even everything has a nice wooden clunk sound when it moves. It totally embraces the art form and breaks the 4th wall while giving me the feeling that this is just part of the lore of this world. The fight choreography is interesting and stylish. One of the coolest and most clever things I've seen in a while. Definitely would watch more of this.
great insight. definitely kept it 100
Brother was immersed by a little bit of wood
Did u have similar thoughts about Robot Chicken the first time you seen it?
@@NoisyRogue the wood is pretty stylish ngl
@@NoisyRoguethe wood is straight heat
I love the detail that the chainsaw doesn't make the sterotypical sound of a growling engine, but rather a clockwork rattle.
one of my favorite details!
also the dog breathing sounds like wood cutting more than anything hahah
If the vision for a full length film looks just like this and not much more I would still love to go see it in a movie theatre. American Hollywood is most definitely not putting out anything that can match this level of artistic passion, love, and creativity!
The detail of his cat being the one from the real life Hidari Jingoro carving is so great.
Thank you! I had no clue this was a real person, you just sent me on a great Wikipedia binge.
This is officially the hardest going thing I’ve ever seen
Japan animation is top of the world.
Can you tell me more about Hidari Jingoro carving, i noticed à very traditinnal look of the personas but please tell me (and everyone) more . 😊👍
@@STEFRICH60500P Well, Hidari Jingoro is a very interesting historical figure because although having a number of real world works that experts have attributed to him, most of his history is a mixture of various legends, such as him missing an arm. Stories vary from losing it to rivals, fire, a displeased mentor, yokai, and so on. It's likely he lost it to a work related accident and legends grew out from it. Unfortunately I can't read enough Japanese to read more material about him. But if anyone else knows more about him I'd love to learn too!
The scene where he literally SAWS a guy upward. Dear lord it was fantastic! The acknowledgement of that theyre all wood is used to such creative lengths that makes this WORTHY of being called a masterpiece.
Yeah, I was like:
“Wait, that’s a woodcutting saw.
OH I GET IT”
Two of my favorite part is the scene where Jigoro held the guy and the camera switch was like WOAHHH yet wa a sort of tension into the slow mo decapitating lol
Wow!
THen the cat scene into the chainsaw \m/!
This fight reminds me of the famous quote, “be weary of the old man in a profession where men die young.” It’s exactly this. You’ve got an old guy slicing through dozens of young fighters.
I absolutely love how Jingoro is not taking Inumaru's goons seriously in the slightest, I mean, look at how he treated those two before using the chainsaw.
Kinda like he's checking what his prosthetics can actually do in a real fight
They are so committed to the wooden theme, the dog panting sounds like sawing wood! That's attention to detail!
I like how Jingoro's weapons are all tools you'd see a wood carver use. The weapons even come out of a tool box.
and the mighty power of finger tendons
That was the only thing I had an issue with. I don't think chain saws were around for a Samurai to use.
@@marcd1981 I think total historical accuracy doesn't matter in this case, it's not trying to be accurate, it's trying to tell a story and show a badass fight scene.
@@marcd1981really? That’s what got you? Not the steampunk arm?
@@Shadowkey392 The whole thing was Steampunk, but it seemed weirder when the chainsaw came out.
As an animator myself seeing this I’ve definitely been more inspired than ever keep this up brotha I see the hard work and passion I see in this project well worth it man don’t quit I’ve seen too many people in the stopmotion community quit for many reasons this is a unique form of animation and I want to see people win keep this up man you have my support 💯🔥🔥🔥💯💯
I agree as a stop motion animator myself I approve of this comment.
Someone give the creator a gold medal for this Pilot Film. Also the fact this is Stop-Motion makes it even better and proves even big movies can do this (I doubt Hollywood would ever though). Lastly i don't know why but, i get some Sekiro vibes from some of these weapons, mostly from the Gauntlet and Hack Saw looking sword plus how he takes his arm off and replaces it with his Chainsaw Arm
Never... and I repeat.... NEVER have I ever seen a stopmotion movie this amazing! This is perfection
And it left me speechless. Please continue this as a series
@@johnmatthews9808 Yes, that. I would also recommend _The Exquisite Short Films of Kihachiro Kawamoto._ Excellent stop-motion animation.
Speechless*
@@johnmatthews9808 unbelievable it was completely forgotten
@@spidermonk3uVvwy8-2 So much stop motion has been forgotten specially since the age of CGI started (Which takes massive budgets to even look decent)
Me Too!
Absolutely incredible stop motion animation.
Also, if there's ever a Sekiro 2, they NEED to add a chainsaw arm prosthetic.
Which sengoku era are there exist chainsa- oh wait they have glock
@@unbearable1583 I mean, maybe they can install blades on the loaded umbrella and let Sekiro spin it, that would look like a chainsaw and it deflects enemy attacks at the same time, but it might cost a lot of spirit emblems.
That would be sick, please let it be
First thing i thought of when seeing that arm was sekiro fr
@@C4-clef Dealing damage and Auto deflecting at the same time would definitely be a very spirit emblem heavy tool.
Randomly got this on my YT recommended, but this is the most beautifully choreographed and creative stop motion video I’ve ever seen
God dammit, why aren't more studios making stuff like this?! I'd watch this for hours.
I keep replaying the part when he first pulls the cord on the chainsaw because I'm just astounded by the fluidity of his movement. This is honestly mesmerizing! Fantastic work!
I kept replaying the part where he crushes a blade with his bare hands
When he picks the dude up by his head and slams it... that camerawork concept reminded my of "Upgrade," and I LOVED it
It's an extremely graceful move as well, and it's made better by that I'm fairly certain that the graphical effect on his chainsaw is made out of tree resin, staying true to the medium.
@@AsheramK that's fucking awesome
Speechless. I've made guitars, violins, and countless other things with hand tools for nearly two decades full-time. The craftsmanship and style of the carvings and finishing is just off the charts and absolutely beautiful. I would love to work on something like that. This was incredible
coming from a novice luthier myself of 4 years or so, I concur!
@@paulpwns8054 good luck to you on your adventure! From my experience...It's a never-ending learning process. There is no end goal... you'll learn just as much on your last day as a luthier as you did in tge beginning
And that's what makes it so fulfilling
Yep, that was tasty af, I'm truly impressed with this random finding. Thanks, YT, for once.
This feels like if Kubo and the Two Strings and Cyberpunk had a love child. Truly magnificent.
I don't know how this found my feed but man I'm glad it did
The part where he grabs the guy and the whole camera rotates as he is moving his arm is sooooooo cool
Agree! It's sickkk!
I really like how the sawdust effects really emphasize the action in the fight scene, and gives a lot of impact to they move
It's also a good way to not show blood
still wondering how the heck they did it
it's awesome either way
I think saw dust is done in post
@@Adam-wb5kr There's actually a making of video in the channel that shows it being done post, it's pretty neat
I like how the dog panting is the sound a saw makes
This is so well made!
The animation
The music!
The dialogue
The way how everything looks!
I hope this becomes a full series!
I love everything about this.
The choreography? Perfect.
The animation? Gorgeous.
The art? Stylish.
The acting? On. point.
The medium awareness is my favorite. The main character, Jingoro, in a film made with wooden puppets, wieds a saw as his main weapon, attaches his arm with pegs, and strikes poses right out of centuries-old paintings.
I can't wait for more.
Exactly.
Don't forget the Music! It was On Point!
@@ericsu0630 Fuck! I forgot the music!
The detail! Pupil movement...!!!
wdym the acting? isnt it part of animation?
Yoooooo this is MEGA inspiring! Wow!
hi clintttt!!
Yo man what are u doing,nice to see.
It’s going to be next challenge ? By u mean inspiring.
Dude, It'd be awesome if you made a review of this outstanding piece (or maybe appearance with Corridor Crew). Because I'm just so flabbergasted by this and can't pick one thing and put it into words, but pretty sute there are so many aspects of animation, cinematography to be discussed
i liked it except for me it would be better if they looked less like puppets and more real instead, maybe consider redoing this with real actors instead of the puppet thing. it doesn't look very realistic
just my 2 cents
Standing ovation. Please make this into a show or a film!
The way the cinematography follows the action is gorgeous as well as the fact that the design choices very deliberately mach with the style
This was a masterclass in cinematography, stop motion, story telling and action. This deserves to be a feature film.
Agreed!
support their kickstarter for the feature length film
yesss
The animation, the choreography, the lighting, the cinematography, the compositing, the sound design. Everything is just crushing it here. I’d watch 90 minutes of this standing on my head.
You'd consume but not create? Wow, impressive, sounds like being a member of the audience is a huge sacrifice! Kudos.
@@UnShredded hey buddy are you okay? You wanna talk about it?
@@UnShredded you ok dude?
@@UnShredded You sound like a lot of fun at parties.
I was about to type this but you nailed it. Agreed all around. Incredible on all levels.
Holy cow, this is AMAZING! I thought I’d seen great stop-motion before, but this! This is on a whole other level!
Even if it's only for a year, this still aged like fine wine, and the saw dust for effects are insane
You know that feeling you get when you're seeing something that you didnt even KNOW you needed to see, more than anything else you've EVER seen in your life... Thats whats happening right now. Make it a series so we can watch it for at least 10 hours. I think we ALL need this. Thank You HIDARI Team.
this has more character development, action, and plot in 4 and a half minutes than some movies do in 2 hours
name one movie that does less
@@mahma1067 considering this is a subjective opinion, it comes down to what I personally believe qualifies for 'less character development, action and plot'.
That being said, 2007's The Mist.
- Guy sees some mist
- Guy goes shopping
- Guy talks to some people
- Guy tries to leave
- Roll credits
@@mahma1067 any modern marvel movie
I last watched this over a year ago, and it is STILL one of the best animated films ever created. Scratch that: it is one of the best films of any kind ever created, period. 😊
This is one of the most draw-joppingly cool and complex shorts I've ever seen PERIOD...and so few views to show for it. This is art and it's finest and most beautiful. God someone's gotta recommend this to this big streamers and film fan ytubers. They'll love this if ONLY they know.
This is honestly the most impressive piece of stop motion animation I've ever seen.
I agree!
I love it when creators use their medium to their maximum potential like this.
Watch MADGOD but this is great
@@joshuadavis8483 I have. But this animation is far more impressive on a technical level.
Animist is super smooth too
There's so much to love about this film, from the beautiful models to the awesome Edo-punk aesthetic. My favorite part, though, is how the film embraces the fact that it's wooden puppets fighting each other, with sprays of sawdust and damaged wood standing in for the violence and blood of a samurai movie. That was inspired.
"Edo-punk"? Really? There's a name for this genre, and I'm prettey sure it's not another iteration of "cyber-punk". But with those, I think it's safe to say that punk is not dead.
@@Jamil1989 what is the genre's name? I've never seen anything this cool and I'd love to see more.
When he revealed that crazy arm and hand!! That was so freakin amazing. 😮💯
the level of detail and creativity in this is UNBELIEVEABLE! you can tell that every second of this animation was made with passion and dedication.
This is the pinnacle of Japanese artistry, puppetry, choreography, cinematography, and music. I don't know what I did to deserve this masterpiece. Thank you Team Hidari!
This was next level amazing. As said, it's almost hard to believe it's stop motion, just because the the level of detail put into the work. It feels so alive! Jingoro's eyes dilating at 04:10 is what really got me, because the love and patience needed to include such a tiny detail is phenomenal.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was just about to write about the eye dilation, rewatched it so many times just for that!
@@vedangrox Nice to know I wasnt the only one who noticed that detail and was so impressed by that.
I dont know how this ended up on my feed but I've never been so happy!
This is absolutely amazing! I cant wait until we get a full length movie!
Please don't ever stop working on this!
Truly a masterpiece in every art form. Looking forward to more adventures with Jingoro.
I have always loved stop motion animation. I feel it's a dying art form and this was a masterpiece. A real work of art. I cannot praise this enough.
Yes, stop-motion has a tactility that other animation forms (and even live-action) lack. The medium is so explicitly physical that each frame we are aware of the mass involved.
@@cruxofthecookie that's what I really liked about Guillermo del Toro's Pinnochio. Fantastic movie
I think because stop motion is so difficult only the best shit gets made.
That and it tends to be incredibly expensive for the time and effort it takes to make.
it's not dying. i'd argue we're getting a golden era atm, honestly. u seen Mad God? Isle of Dogs? Oni? Wendell & Wild?
I completely lost my jaw on this one.
Stop motion is art in its most essential form, patience, technique, dedication, and love, shown in every single movement.
This.
I was gonna say it and I’m not the first to think of it.
Well said.
I lost my arm on this one
Ive had this in my to watch list for months now and I cannot believe it took me so long to give it a chance. just wow!!!
祝！パイロット版一般公開！Stop-Motionの醍醐味をみんなで味わおう！！
This animation is 2023oscar specialed. Ebsol
I hope there's more of this!!!
What is this nonsense!
Magistral
I'm so impressed!!
I'm hesitant to say that it's on the same level of quality as "The Isle of Dogs" because it honestly might be better. It's definitely on of the most impressive examples of animation I've ever seen, the fact that it's stop motion just adds to that. Incredible work
"All the characters are made by wood and animated frame by frame"
It's a nice compliment but I'm guessing the creator would even disagree with that one. It's a dope video though. Keep producing homie!
@@JM-xc1cw yeah, I wouldn't be surprised, but regardless of that, the quality is insane on all parts
Nah, this film is crazy 💀
I hope this film becomes a reality, this is so good 👍
I'm just leaving a comment so more peaple can see this masterpiece.
This was hypnotizing, it play so well to the strengths of 2D and stop motion. Really hoping this becomes a full film, we need this kind of heart and soul more in animation.
Then the animators better be paid good. N not underpaid as usual
That's INSANE ! Everything. The fact that it's all wood and wood-related stuff, animation, camera angles, chara designs... All beautiful. Loved every second of it.
Hell yeah! and the detail that instead of blood, its saw-dust!
... and the story :)
It’s 2024 and I just found this… blown away storytelling!
The fact you use wood to make the fight acceptable and not gory to CZcams is utter brilliance.
One thing I noticed and loved is how excentric some movements are during combat. The way he throws his sawrd at 1:10, the cord pulling at 1:17, the next sawrd throw at 1:37, the way he spins and holds that guy at 1:59 and so forth. It looks fluid, and feels like he's posing, but not in a "I'm badass" way, but in a weird artistic expressive way.
Oh, and of course, everything looks amazing. Great work. :)
Took me a minute to get what "sawrd" was supposed to be
man you beat me to it!
I've never such a unique stop animation. The motion flows like water and the choreography is so creative! Amazing work man!!!
This is the key. Well said. :)
Flowlessnest.
really? have you been living under a rock? maybe type in pinocchio in google sometime, something good might happen
I think the things I love most are creativity and traditional japanese instruments mixed with modern music. This was amazing!
Easily the coolest thing I've seen in at least the last 5 years. Just amazing, as others have noted I have rarely seen a creative work lean so hard into the medium it is created in, and take such great advantage of it
I love how the movements are snappy but fluid it adds a certain style to it that you usually don’t get with some stop motion films
also the fact that at one point the chainsaw is swapped out with a plastic piece to act as smear frames, and is likely done with plenty of other shots
I can’t even begin to imagine the hard work put into this masterpiece. The way the cloth moves in the fight choreography, the prop design, the characters. Unbelievable. It’s a masterpiece. 😭🙏
Thanks for calling attention to the cloth. I didn't fully appreciate it until I focused on it. So much depth of movement and momentum.
the correct spin of the head when thrown, after the hand cords were wound up...
Only five minutes and worth every minute. Great soundtrack! Much more entertaining than I had expected. Thanks for sharing!
2:36 hail to the emperor baby.
Groovy.
The detail used in this animation. The fluidity. The smallest details. This must’ve taken an ubsurd amount of time to have created or even just start to plant. The craftsmanship is very respectable. The dolls used has so many thought out pivots I can only imagine the thought that went into writing this masterpiece. I can only enjoy this from the perspective of a person who doesn’t know much about the processes needed. So I hope that you are proud of what you’ve given to us because you should know it. I think this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen and appreciated. Those who made this, you are wonderful. Thank you.
In cases like this sometimes I think the less you know about how it was made the more fascinated you ca be by it. IDK, I could be wrong, it's very important to appreciate all the hard work that went into something for you to enjoy it for such a short time
Holy shit, this is PHENOMENAL! Every frame of this is pure artistry!
This is singlehandedly the best and most epic stop motion video I have ever seen. I NEED MORE!!!!
Kurosawa and Max Fleischer would be proud of this film. I hope you all understand what a truly timeless masterpiece you’ve created here. Please do more.
The animation, the props, just the design and effort. It’s perfect.
Almost unbelievable that it’s stop motion
Every time I watch it gets better.
What fun! What slick humor! The cat is legend! More please!
Storyline, character development, little inside jokes, all packed into 4 1/2 minutes. Outstanding!
*Hollywood really does need to step up its game, that's for sure. They can't touch this.
This was absolutely MESMERIZING! This should be funded for a full length feature film: NOW.
The light, the action, the sound, the tone and suspense of the dialogue, the subtle nod of the Nemuri-neko....
Absolutely exquisite!! 5 minutes had me more immersed than any hollywood production ever has.
Check the kickstarter in the description.
That ranks up there with the best stop motion I’ve ever seen. That includes 9, Coraline, and Kubo and the Two Strings.
I haven’t seen Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio yet, but this sure gives it a run for it’s money!
Yeah this tops pinnochio
9 is stop motion?
@@Daniel-mr4gt It was originally. The first trailers was made from the 3 minute pilot that was completely stop motion, that footage isn't public anymore though. There was a 10 minute extended short film that's part stop motion and 2d animation mimicking 3d CGI animation that was the first final film. That became the pitch for the feature film. It's included in the DVDs as a special feature, I believe..
Tim Burton stepped in to become the producer of the film after the decision to make the feature film in all CGI happened.
@@Daniel-mr4gt Actually just found a CZcams video that uploaded the nearly 3 minute all stop motion project that 9 started from. Here, enjoy.
czcams.com/video/pjeCWxRjd_o/video.html
Do you think little nightmares too?
TOTAL...PURO ... PLENO ... EXTREMO ... TALENTO !!!! PARABÉNS !!! É UM TRABALHO PERFEITO !!!
Somehow this made me feel like I felt when I was watching anime as a child again. Amazing work. Beyond gangster. Make an entire movie, a series, rival that of afro samurai easily.
I would watch this every day if it were a full length movie!!!
This is true art
The characters are beautifully made
And the stop motion is flawless
It seemed really jerky and at a low framerate. It almost gave me motion sickness.
beautiful, thank u for making this. will be watching more of your stuff!
love how his eyes dialect before he jumps like a cat before it pounces
｢やばい｣って言葉しか湧いてこない。幼い頃に空想した夢の塊を彫り出して作り上げてくれた職人には感謝しかない。ホントにホントに素晴らしい
2:50 seeing the use of arcs in stop motion without them being edited in brings me pure joy.
This is hands down the best stop motion action scene i’ve ever seen, as a fan of stop motion. incredible work
In addition to this being incredible in so many ways, Hidari is making a point to heart everyone's comments.... with 7k plus comments.
Imagine an entertainment industry that loves the art and their viewers to this level!
THIS.
This. is the most satisfying stop-motion animation I've ever seen in my life. The frame rate is low, but it fits great with the wooden theme and the slightly-clunky animation that resembles wood movement. Heck, there's even separate motion blur model for the epic looking chainsaw. The fight choreography is GREAT, and I really like how the background is changed to black during the fight scenes, which gives more focus to the epic fight scene.
As both a woodworker and a martial artist I can't help but love this
Incredible work. From Russia with love!
you could never have animation that has this much fun with itself from a corporate studio
2:57 bro just made judgement cut end
On behalf of all who witnessed this epic talent of yours:
"We want a part. 2!!!"
By all means, this is the best stop motion with very sincere voice acting for me🔥🔥🔥
Absolutely beautiful work! The passion, creativity, flawless camera work and oh man that music is so badass, I'm looking forward to more from you!
This was a literal masterpiece
I was unbelievably excited watching the whole thing. THE WOODEN HAND??? THE WHISTLE TO THE CAT WHO PRESSES A BUTTON SHOOTING OUT A HAND WITH A CHAINSAW ATTACHMENT?? I want to see this made SO BAD 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Happy Anniversary to this legendary animation!
So many amazing artistic choices. There wasn’t a single second that I wasn’t fully immersed and in awe. Great work!
I read the Kickstarter update about the dogs and literally cooed out loud. They add such an adorable and funny detail to this intense scene! All of the puppets are amazing and I'm so excited to see more, but the dogs really grabbed me. ❤ Also, the sawdust as blood is so cool and interesting!
this is beyond "oscar worthy"! There should be an award called "hidari" from now on! this is a completely new standard in cinema!
I like the fact that he is going with them being made out of wood and not trying to paint them flesh tones or adding fake blood but using sawdust instead, their movements also remind me a little of kabuki theatre. It seems to me to be more of a Ninja or Ronin movie though, you don't typically see Samurai using ninja weapons, this reminds me more of ninja scroll than any samurai movie.
I have always loved stop motion and I am so happy that the art form continues to exist. The amount of work, dedication, and love that was poured into just this pilot film absolutely shines through. The cinematography, the choreography, the designs of the tools, the soundtrack, the sawing sound effects, and so much more - all top notch. Everything from the smear frames, to the movement, every motion, down to even the cat - no frames were wasted. No effect was done cheaply.
When you take a modern approach to celebrate the history of the culture that you love, a masterpiece is born. I look forward to diving into this channel in the near future.
Fantastic work! A line of collectible figures of these characters would be killer merch.
and now that i see the kickstarter...i see that is essentially handled...excellent!
This by far is one of the most stylish pieces of stop motion work I've ever seen and I've watched plenty over the years as a big Wallace and Gromit fan etc. The sequence with his big arm 'powering up' via the strings as tendons was so well done and just the overall cinematography of the entire thing to be honest. A straight 10 outta 10, Aardman Animations better watch out lol.
When will Aardman make anime