Love - Ai

A short experimental cartoon by Yoji Kuri, a well-known Japanese indie animator

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• love
• yoji
• kuri
• animation
• anime
• short
• film
• experimental

[Selderij]

People can call this art or experiment but it will not change what the cartoon really is: a lazily animated trip that only makes as much sense as you want it to. If I had to judge the animator by this film, there wouldn't be many positive words.

Props for the upload though.

[petr79]

Thanks.

Notice that this is rather festival animation so its approach differs considerably from the usual TV animation or Disney. Here rather content matters instead of form. He won many awards and has made some other more surreal and funny animations.

[portabletiger]

Sure, it's somewhat simple and crude, but this IS art. One has to wonder which came first, Takemitsu's soundtrack or the animation; they go together so perfectly! Interesting that in Kuri's films women tend to be the aggressors; "The Human Zoo" is similar in this regard. But even if this isn't your thing, please don't write his entire body of work off based on one film. Try "The Midnight Parasites", a dark animated version of Bosch's hells, for a different side of Yoji Kuri.

[SHINeegasmm]

I am pretty freaked out rite now tbqh.

[KissOfTwilight]

Freaky shit. Can I have the soundtrack?

[MagmaHeat2]

Oh god... That was horrifying!

[LunaMoon0925]

music by toru takemitsu.

he is the best japanese composer.

[ericmsandoval]

This is DEFINITELY one my top 5 favorite Youtube videos...EVER.

This is just brilliant.

[fuzzyrats12]

the voices in this creep me out, but i love the art style! its sureal, and just beutiful! thx 4 posting! :)

[fuzzyrats12]

ok, this kinda creeped me out but, for some odd reason, my sick little mind enjoyed it. still creepy though.

[n34t43v3r]

1:01 LMFAO