A Poet's Life (S)
1974 · Movie · 19 min. · Japan
A worker is fired from a factory for demanding a wage increase, while his mother, worn thin by poverty, is caught in her own spinning wheel and transformed into yarn. A Kafka-esque kiri-gami animation based on a short story by Kobo Abe (1924-1993).
Direction Kihachirô Kawamoto
Soundtrack Joji Yuasa
Screenplay Kihachirô Kawamoto · Kôbô Abe
Cinematography Minoru Tamura
Original title Shijin no shougai (A Poet's Life) (S)
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42 votes (FilmAffinity)
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