Synopsis
In the mountains on Yakushima island, in Japan, you mustn't do bad things or the gods will cast a spell on you. So people do their best to get along. But when a typhoon approaches and the winds grow stronger, people carry the gods down on their backs to protect them from the storm.
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- Executive Producer : aaa production - Animation Art graphique Audiovisuel
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Matthieu Lamotte
- Screenwriter : Damien Faure
- Director of Photography : Damien Faure
- Music Composer : Xavier Roux
- Assistant director : Aki Fujiwara
- Editor : Cédric Jouan
- Sound Recordist : Nicolas Bredin
- Line Producer : Matthieu Lamotte
- Voice : Augustin Berque
- Sound Editor : Nicolas Bredin
- Sound Mixer : Nicolas Bredin
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Fairy tale
- Themes : Environment, Nature, Spiritualité
- Production language : Japanese, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 53 min 30 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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