Inu-OH: Anime’s Glam Rock Opera
(If you've seen Samurai Champloo you know where this may be going...)
Music can start a revolution and Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-OH shows that with a glam-rock flare in 14th century Japan - a time of shogun authority in the midst of political upheaval and unification. Through two entertainers - Inu-Oh, a cursed and disfigured performer, and Tomona, a blind biwa priest - we witness the birth of a musical movement and tribute to the fallen Heike clan. From the aforementioned glam theatrics to the supernatural, how much creative liberties are made to tell such a story; and can it get away with that with finesse and style?
Crew:
Jonathan "Joestar" Beltran
Clifford "The Cliff" Sutton
Many thanks to GKids as well as Jeremy Augustitus and Sophia Kandah of 42 West LLC for the screener opportunity.