There is a series of Buddha statue thefts in Kyoto. Beniko, a high school girl, gets the Buddha statue at her family's temple stolen and has her parents killed at the same time. She needs to know what caused the death of a parents and dreams of revenge. She goes on a fantastical journey to ultimately face the demon. The entire film is produced by hand drawing all the gods 'manifesto animation' or 'gekimation' based on the amazing hand drawings.
Genre: Horror, Animation, Thriller, Fantasy
Stars: Chisako Hara, Mitsuko Hoshi, Yuka Iguchi, Ryûki Kitaoka, Kazuyoshi Sakai, Saori Takahashi
Crew: Ujicha (Director)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Yoshimoto Creative Agency
Runtime: 80 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 23, 2013
IMDb: 7.8
Keywords:buddhism, transformation, buddha, thief, murder, puppetry, demon, folklore, buddhist temple, japanese folklore, gekimation
