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Blind willow, sleeping woman / The Match Factory presents a Production Cinéma Defacto and Miyu Productions ; written and directed by Pierre Földes.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: K26297 | Zeitgeist FilmsLanguage: English, French Original language: French Subtitle language: English Publisher: New York, NY : Zeitgeist Films, [2023]Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Saules aveugles, femme endormie (Motion picture)
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Murakami, Haruki, 1949- Mekurayanagi to nemuru onna
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Cinematography, Étienne Boilard ; editor, Kara Blake ; music, Pierre Földes.
Cast: Voices: Amaury De Crayencour, Mathilde Auneveux, Arnaud Maillard, Bruno Paviot, Féodor Atkine, Pierre Foldes.Summary: A giant talking frog and an elusive cat help a listless bank employee, his traumatized wife, and a lonely accountant seek meaning in their lives and possibly save Tokyo from catastrophe in this animated feature based on stories by acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The feature debut of composer Pierre Foldes, the film won the Jury Special Mention at the renowned Annecy Animation Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the Anima Festival in Brussels. In Tokyo, not long after the 2011 earthquake, Kyoko suddenly leaves her husband Komura after spending five days glued to the news on TV. Komura takes a week's leave from work and heads north to deliver a box and its unknown contents to two young women. His colleague Katagiri, a simple debt collector by profession and an awkward loner in life, returns home one evening to find a 7-foot-tall frog asking for his help to save Tokyo from a tsunami.
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD ANIME BLIND WI Available 33111010000541
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A giant talking frog and an elusive cat help a listless bank employee, his traumatized wife, and a lonely accountant seek meaning in their lives and possibly save Tokyo from catastrophe in this animated feature based on stories by acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The feature debut of composer Pierre Földes, the film won the Jury Special Mention at the renowned Annecy Animation Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the Anima Festival in Brussels. In Tokyo, not long after the 2011 earthquake, Kyoko suddenly leaves her husband Komura after spending five days glued to the news on TV. Komura takes a week's leave from work and heads north to deliver a box and its unknown contents to two young women. His colleague Katagiri, a simple debt collector by profession and an awkward loner in life, returns home one evening to find a 7-foot-tall frog asking for his help to save Tokyo from a tsunami.

English SDH subtitles.

DVD, widescreen (1.85:1, 16x9); Dolby 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.

English dialogue; English subtitles. Optional French feature with English subtitles available.

Voices: Amaury De Crayencour, Mathilde Auneveux, Arnaud Maillard, Bruno Paviot, Féodor Atkine, Pierre Foldes.

Cinematography, Étienne Boilard ; editor, Kara Blake ; music, Pierre Földes.

Based on stories by Haruki Murakami

Originally released as a motion picture in 2022.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

A giant talking frog and an elusive cat help a listless bank employee, his traumatized wife, and a lonely accountant seek meaning in their lives and possibly save Tokyo from catastrophe in this animated feature based on stories by acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The feature debut of composer Pierre Foldes, the film won the Jury Special Mention at the renowned Annecy Animation Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the Anima Festival in Brussels. In Tokyo, not long after the 2011 earthquake, Kyoko suddenly leaves her husband Komura after spending five days glued to the news on TV. Komura takes a week's leave from work and heads north to deliver a box and its unknown contents to two young women. His colleague Katagiri, a simple debt collector by profession and an awkward loner in life, returns home one evening to find a 7-foot-tall frog asking for his help to save Tokyo from a tsunami.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes featurettes; theatrical trailer.

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