1981 / Film / Feature / puppet

Rennyo and His Mother

Name: Rennyo and His Mother
Released: 1981

Japan

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StudioNishi-Honganji (commissioned)

Year1981

Format familyFilm

SubtypeFeature

Techniquepuppet

Overview

First feature-length puppet animation directed by Kihachiro Kawamoto. Commissioned by Nishi-Honganji Buddhist organization. Screenplay by Kaneto Shindo. score by Toru Takemitsu. Voice cast: Kyoko Kishida and Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. 93 min. released Oct 7 1981.

Cast & crew (3)

Cast and crew credited on Rennyo and His Mother
Person	Role	Department	Source
Kihachiro Kawamoto	director	direction	IMDb imdb.com high confidence Details Puppet feature directed and designed by Kawamoto.
Kaneto Shindo	writer	writing	Festival program credits source kobe-eiga.net high confidence Details Kobe Film Archive's 2010 Kawamoto tribute program lists full crew including screenplay: Kaneto Shindo (新藤兼人); the previous citation (Kawamoto's own Wikipedia page) does not mention Shindo which prompted issue #90.
Toru Takemitsu	composer	music	Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org high confidence Details Wikipedia confirms Toru Takemitsu composed the score.

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