An animated film based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō. The creation of the film followed the traditional collaborative nature of the source material – the visuals for each of the 36 stanzas were independently created by 35 different animators. As well as many Japanese animators, Kawamoto assembled leading names in animation from across the world. Each animator was asked to contribute at least 30 seconds to illustrate their stanza, and most of the sequences are under a minute (Yuriy Norshteyn's, though, is nearly two minutes long).
On Your Mark!
1979 · Movie
Illusion
1990 · Movie
The Hippopotamus And The Sun
1972 · Movie
In The Bird World
1974 · Movie
Anthropo-Cynical Farce
1970 · Movie
How the Hedgehog and the Bear-Cub Changed the Sky
1985 · Movie
How a Cossack Sought Happiness
1969 · Movie
How The Cat And The Dog Washed The Floor
1977 · Movie
Roll Peas
1970 · Movie
The Little Goat And His Grief
1976 · Movie
The Goat And The Donkey
1976 · Movie
The Turtle King
1988 · Movie
Trumpton: The Bill Poster
1967 · Movie
The Kitten
1979 · Movie
Who Is The Master In The Forest?
1977 · Movie
The Bear And The One Who Lives In The River
1966 · Movie
Anal Juice
2013 · Movie
Jolly Chicken
1973 · Movie
The Leader
1978 · Movie
