Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky / Taxi Driver Gion Taro THE MOVIE – To All You Deserted Dudes
- Sunday, June 7, 20:00 Naxoshalle Kino
- Sleep Tight My Baby, Cradled in the Sky
ねむれ思い子 空のしとねに
Nemure omoigo sora no shitone ni - Japan 2014, Quicktime, 50 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Director & Script: Naoya KURISU
- Production & World sales: Hand to Mouse
- Voice cast: Orine FUKUSHIMA, Kikuko INOUE, Atsuko TANAKA, Hiroaki HIRATA, Ryuichi KIJIMA
19 years after losing her parents in a car accident, Orine is taken to a research space station where she finds her mother being still alive. This premise, alluding to the 1972 sci-fi classic SOLARIS, sets off a story that revolves around the essence of human life. However, Naoya KURISU also mixes in a healthy dose of bloody horror to top off this impressive independent animation film.
- Taxi Driver Gion Taro THE MOVIE – To All You Deserted Dudes
タクシードライバー祗園太郎 THE MOVIE すべての葛野郎に捧ぐ
Taxi Driver Gion Taro THE MOVIE Subete no kuzuyaro ni sasagu - Japan 2014, Blu-ray, 56 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Director & Script: Munenori NAGANO
- Production & World Sales: Yuba Motion Pictures
- Voice cast: Chikara HONDA, Shiori DOI, Gota ISHIDA
- In the presence of the producer Takeshi OKAMOTO
Taxi driver Gion Taro falls in love with one of his female passengers. When he learns that she is a famous actress shooting a film in his beloved hometown Kyoto, he doesn’t hesitate for a second to apply for the last remaining acting role – as a taxi driver. Based on a radio drama, Gion Taro’s odyssey is charmingly animated with paper cutout figures, set against the backdrop of scenic Kyoto.