Kyoko Kishida, Rie Miyazawa, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

Stop-motion animation, once considered a dramatic movement in special effects, is something of a lost art. When it's done well, it can have beautiful and creepy effects missing from the sterility of c...( read more  read more... )omputer-generated images. Kihachiro Kawamoto's BOOK OF THE DEAD is an exquisite example of the potential of this dying technique. This ghost story with a Buddhist soul might confound viewers, but its beauty cannot be denied and will demand, and encourage, multiple viewings.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 10 min.

Directed by: Kihachiro Kawamoto

Release Date: July 1, 2005

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DVD Release Date: April 8, 2008

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  • August 17, 2008
    Rather bewildering and austere Japanese puppet film - not very engaging unfortunately either through story or mise-en-scene

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