Howl from Beyond the Fog

Name: Howl from Beyond the Fog
Director: Daisuke Sato
Genre: Fantasy, Animation
Released: 2019-07-13
Duration: 35 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Suguru Inoue, Akane Kanamori, Michiyo Ishimito, Nana Nagao, Tomohiro Matsumoto

Directed by Daisuke Sato

Fantasy

Animation

20190h 35m6.7

Overview

Set during the Meiji reformation era in a small village in Kyushu, Japan. The story revolves around a young boy named Izana and a blind woman named Takiri, the two encounter the large monster Nebula who since ancient times was feared as the god of lake Amenosagiri. Theme of the film focuses on the Japanese concept of light and darkness, as told by puppetry and model miniaturization of the films’ world with practical special effects by Keizo Murase.