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Tales of the Street Corner
Tales of the Street Corner
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21 Ratings

TALES OF THE STREET CORNER

Aru Machikado no Monogatari

Directed by Yusaku Sakamoto, Eiichi Yamamoto
Japan, 1962
Animation, Short

Synopsis

The scene is set with a poster on a street corner, a girl who cherishes her teddy bear, a street lamp and a playful moth that is drawn to the lamp. These creatures and inanimate objects, each with their own dramas, get involved in a war and the story ends in a tragic climax.

Synopsis

The scene is set with a poster on a street corner, a girl who cherishes her teddy bear, a street lamp and a playful moth that is drawn to the lamp. These creatures and inanimate objects, each with their own dramas, get involved in a war and the story ends in a tragic climax.