Hidari is a stop-motion samurai film -- and easily one of the coolest animation projects of the year.
This week, we got in touch with Hidari's director to learn how it was made, and what comes next:
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The crowdfunding for “HIDARI” has ended! Thank you to all the 1418 backers and all the people from across the globe who helped share and support this project🙇 We'll try our best to bring you the feature length HIDARI asap. Pls follow
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japanese stop-motion samurai feature film by Masashi Kawamura, using wooden carved puppets inspired by legendary sculptor Jingoro Hidari. Produced with Dwarf (Rilakkuma), Whatever Co & Tecarat studios.
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Here they are:
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