A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 1, 2000
Original Title:
Pellet
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 17
It is an unexpected, and therefore unshakable, the perfect love relationship between a human and an animal. That is the core of the film's persuasiveness, and everyone who watches it will agree. In just one scene, you are overwhelmed by the eroticism that his relationship with the owl radiates. Death is brought into focus in the scene where Pellet explains the relationship, but the clean images and restrained narration, which make even this seem effortless, accentuate the eroticism of the relationship. A semi-documentary created by the director's owl, which she has kept for 14 years.
Art Direction:
Kazushi Kobayashi
Director:
Kazushi Kobayashi
Sayaka Kai
Director of Photography:
Kazushi Kobayashi
Music:
Yusei Muto
Script:
Kazushi Kobayashi
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