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Junko's Shamisen

10 minutes     Animation / Horror / Sci-Fi & Fantasy / Thrillers / IndieFlix Official Selections

a young japanese orphan and her mystical friend exact poetic justice on a malevolent samurai lord.

Intended Audience: Mature

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Set in the rural backwoods of feudal Japan, a young peasant girl named Junko, returns home to discover her blind grandfather brutally murdered. Filled with despair, Junko, accompanied by a mystical fox spirit, abandons her old life and sets off for the village in search of better fortune. While begging, young Junko inadvertently encounters the evil samurai lord responsible for killing her grandfather and with the influence of the fox spirit, avenges her grandfather through an act of gruesome poetic justice.

Meet the Filmmaker

  • Directed by: sol friedman
  • Written by: sol friedman
  • Produced by: paul nandrajog
  • Run Time: 10 minutes
  • Release Date: 2009
  • Country: Canada
  • Intended Audience: mature
  • Website Junko's Shamisen
Directed by sol friedman

Written by sol friedman

Produced by paul nandrajog

Cast
kenji fujino: grampa
benny min: samurai
clemence wong: junko
Crew
derek oxley: sound recordist
graham rogers: sound designer
ross wilson: editor
vinit borrison: cinematographer
hiroya miura: composer
pete levin: stop-motion animator
sol friedman: lead animator

http://wearemoviegeeks.com/2010/03/sxsw-review-junkos-shamisen/

http://www.slugmag.com/festival-coverage/612/Junkos-Shamisen.html

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