Synopsis

Produced at the Laputa little school for art animation, where Kuri teaches since its start, this documentary retraces the life and works of this major figure in world animation history. From his childhood and debuts as a cartoonist to nowadays, a whole life of creation, laughter, graphical nonsense and bright, happy Eros. We follow Kuri during the one week making of a new short film, Gramophone(2008), as homage to Emile Cohl’s Fantoche. Also includes several films and excerpts, a lot of historical documents, and testimonies of many Japanese animators and critics.