Synopsis:
Reminiscing about the days I spent with an old friend, facing up to the narrow but deep gap that lies between us.
- Director:
- Caori Murata
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Japan
- Running time:
- 2 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- Onnatomodachi
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Taruto Fuyama
- Music composer:
- Eri Yokosuka
- Sound designer:
- Mai Morimoto
- School:
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Relationships, Friendships, Identity, Surreal, Poetic, Minimalist, Dreams, Non-violent
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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