"Toshi wo Totta Wani" & Koji Yamamura Select Animation (English Subtitles)

[Machine Translation] Koji Yamamura's latest work "The Old Crocodile", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for "Touzan", is now available on DVD! In addition, "Koji Yamamura Select Animations" (7 works) shown at the same time as "The Old Crocodile" are also included! --A crocodile is so old that he saw a pyramid being built. The crocodile eats his great-grandchildren and is expelled from his clan, and sets out on a journey to find a place to stay. On his journey, he meets an octopus girl who is very kind and brings him food. The hungry crocodile thinks to himself. He thinks to himself, "I could eat at least one of them. The crocodile looks at the octopus sleeping next to him and eats one of her legs every night.... This is the kind of "picture book" animation that Koji Yamamura wanted to make. The world of French fairy tale writer Leopold Chauveau, which he had envisioned for a long time, is depicted in the same gentle and sad way. The world of Chauveau, with its unique sense of irony and surrealism, along with Peter Barakan's tasteful narration, is the challenge of animation artist Koji Yamamura in this ambitious work. In the simple lines and stoic imagery, the playful expressions of the crocodile and octopus are depicted in a cute and sad way. This is a sad story rich in allegory that can be enjoyed by both children and adults, and brings bittersweet tears to the viewer's eyes.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: theatrical trailer(s)

「頭山」でアカデミー賞短編アニメーション部門にノミネートされ一躍話題となった"山村浩二"氏の最新作「年をとった鰐」がDVDで発売!! さらに「年をとった鰐」と同時上映された「山村浩二セレクト・アニメーション」(7作品)も収録!! ――ピラミッドが建つのを見たほど年をとったワニ。ワニはひ孫を食べてしまい、一族から追放され、居場所を探す旅に出る。旅の途中で出会ったタコの女の子は、とても優しくて、エサをとってきてくれる。おなかがすいたワニは考える。「一本くらい食べちゃってもいいかな」。そしてワニは、隣に眠るタコを見つめ、毎晩一本だけ、彼女の足を食べていく・・・。これは山村浩二が作りたかった"絵本"のようなアニメーション。長い間構想していた仏童話作家レオポルド・ショヴォーの世界をそのままに、やさしく、切なく描き出した。独特の皮肉とシュールな感覚のショヴォーの世界を、ピーター・バラカンの味のある語りとともに、アニメーション作家山村浩二が挑んだ意欲作。シンプルな線とストイックな映像の中、ワニとタコのとぼけた表情がかわいくも切なく描き出されている。子供から大人まで楽しめる寓話性に富んだ、ほろ苦い涙を誘う切ない物語。

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