A boy walks down the street and as he goes along his strides increase. Eventually he leaps over towns, forests, and oceans, seeing many things and surprising many people along the way.
Direction
Tezuka masterfully weaponizes childlike wonder.
Sound
Minimal audio makes the silences devastating.
Director
Osamu Tezuka
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Made by Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy, as part of his experimental 'Animerama' series exploring adult themes through animation.
The protagonist never ages—his body stays childlike while his vantage point witnesses decades of human atrocities, suggesting trauma freezes development.
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