SILENT & CLASSIC FILM

Nishikikage Ikeda Group

Nishikikage Ikeda Group

Notes

The origin of animation,“ Nishikikage”(“Utsushie” in Edo) has been revived with “Nishikikage Ikeda Group ”.
Its origins are in Edo-period Kyoto.A fantastic world is created by manipulating several wooden baths(slide projectors) in line with sounds and mouth, altering several drawings of seed plates reflected on a screen made of Japanese washi paper.Explore the skills of Edo-period Nishikikage with the manipulation of baths under this newly created theme.

Cast

Nishikikage Ikeda Group
(Performed by students under the direction of Mitsue Ikeda, professor of the Osaka University of Arts)

Work Data

Country Japan