Junko's Shamisen

⭐ Featured Review

"Junko is a young girl living deep in the woods with her partially sighted grandfather. When a samurai comes looks for taxes to be paid to a corrupt samurai lord, it ends in tragedy and, after s period grieving, young Junko sets out to get her revenge with only a mystical fox for help. This short film is really strong where it counts because we get told this simple tale of loss and revenge in a way that blends modern and traditional Japanese story-telling, with elements of the kabuki theatre mixed with modern anime and comic book traits in a way that is creative and engaging. Title place holde..."