A Farewell to Arms

Synopsis

An anthology of four independent films spanning various genres. Tsukumo (Possessions) A lost traveler takes shelter in a shrine, only to discover it is filled with numerous possessed objects. Hi no Youjin (Combustible) This film portrays the events leading up to the Great Fire of Meireki, which consumed more than half of the Japanese capital city of Edo. Gambo (Gambo) A young girl beseeches a white bear to defeat a vicious ogre that has been abutting the firstborn daughters of a small village. Buki yo Saraba (A Farewell to Weapons) In a post-apocalyptic future, a squad of soldiers is dispatched to a ghost city to eliminate an automated sentry. Note: - Tsukumo and Hi no Youjin had early individual screenings at the Annecy Animation Film Festival in June 2012. - Hi no Youjin and Buki yo Saraba are adapted from Katsuhiro Ootomo's manga of the same titles, while Tsukumo and Gambo are original creations.

Background

Winner of the Platinum Grand Prize during the 2014 Future Film Festival, held in Italy.