If you loved The Black Cat, try The National Anthem Kimigayo

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Both films are directed by Noburô Ôfuji, and they sit in Animation territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Black Cat, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The National Anthem Kimigayo is

Cut-out silhouettes animate a royal anthem. A cedar tree grows beside a shrine as seasons turn. The era’s celluloid delicacy holds it together.

If you loved The Black Cat, try The National Anthem Kimigayo

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If you loved The Black Cat, try The National Anthem Kimigayo

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What they share

What The National Anthem Kimigayo is

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