KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL 2020

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Aiming to acquire a new audience for 35mm slide film in the 1950s, the Puppet Theatre PUK worked with Mitsukage Slides to plan a series of 6 "World Masterpiece Stories" films. The first of these, "Korea - Chunhyangjeon" showed the respect for this folk tale from Japan's neighbor. Only Episode 2, Japan's "Nobara" and Episode 4, Italy's "Pinnochio" were actually produced. "Chunhyangjeon" appeals strongly to both the West and the East as a story of love between a young man and young woman that overcome many hardships, including their differencese in status. 41 slides were drawn by Yasushi Kawajiri, representing PUK, and only a few films have been found in Japan, each with different coloring. The Torokko Puppetry Library has digitized a film that was in good condition and together with the piano performed by Haruka Amamiya and narration by Kumiko Omori this film has been reproduced and distributed by the Toy Movie Museum in its original slide state.

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