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Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek

Mar 17, 2012

There are two kinds of movies. There are movies that have been thoroughly sketched out. They begin with a concept- a base idea. The structure comes later, with the writer figuring out how the idea can be presented successfully from beginning to denouement. Then, there is the other kind of film: the kind of film made entirely for a single moment.  Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek is a perfect example of that second breed of scriptwriting. Screenwriter Shiro Kuro had a single scene he wanted to present: a single twist, to be precise. He then slapped together a twenty-two minute script that would allow him to... See full review

2.5/10 story
5/10 animation
3/10 sound
2/10 characters
2.5/10 overall