SHORT PEACE

Synopsis

An anthology of four standalone films encompassing different genres.<br> <br> <b>Tsukumo (Possessions)</b><br> A lost wanderer seeks refuge inside a shrine where he finds lots of possessed objects.<br> <br> <b>Hi no Youjin (Combustible)</b><br> The movie depicts the events that led to the Great Fire of Meireki which destroyed more than half of the Japanese capital city of Edo.<br> <br> <b>Gambo (Gambo)</b><br> A young girl asks a white bear to defeat a vicious ogre that is kidnapping the first born girls of a small village.<br> <br> <b>Buki yo Saraba (A Farewell to Weapons)</b><br> In a post-apocalyptic future, a group of soldiers is sent to a ghost city to destroy an automated sentry.<br> <br> <i>Note:<br> - Tsukumo and Hi no Youjin received advanced individual screenings at the Annecy Animation Film Festival in June 2012.<br> - Hi no Youjin and Buki yo Saraba are based on Katsuhiro Ootomo's manga of the same name, whereas Tsukumo and Gambo are original stories.</i>