Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
AnimationDramaScience Fictionschizophreniacatsense of lifeearthquaketsunamitokyo, japantoadscience fictionanimation
A surreal, philosophically ambitious animated fable that blends magical realism with existential inquiry, using absurdist characters and natural disaster to explore meaning and connection in modern urban life.
A lost cat, a giant talkative frog and a tsunami help a bank employee without ambition, his frustrated wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.
Essence
Ensemble
Katharine King So
Shimao (voice)
Shoshana Wilder
Kyoko (voice)
Jesse Noah Gruman
Junpei (voice)
John Vamvas
Manager (voice)
Zag Dorison
Ken (voice)
Amaury de Crayencour
Komura (voice)
Mathilde Auneveux
Kyoko (voice)
Arnaud Maillard
Katagiri (voice)
Bruno Paviot
Sasaki (voice)
Féodor Atkine
M. Suzuki (voice)
Pierre Földes
Frog (voice)
Théophile Baquet
Junpei (voice)
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