Based on a collection of short stories by Haruki Murakami, this animation follows the lives of multiple characters as they navigate post-Tsunami existence and the existential repercussions of urban life, including a bank employee without ambition, his disheartened wife, a delusional accountant, a lost cat and a giant talkative frog.

BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN is on release on March 31st 2023.

“An impressive achievement, a piece of storytelling which balances moments of flighty whimsy against deeper existential questions.”  – Screen Daily

“Pierre Földes succeeds in a captivating adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Short Stories.”  – Cineuropa

“Gorgeously drawn. . . Translucent lines and rough crosshatched textures throughout the background art give the film both tactility and a touch of ephemerality.” – BFI/Sight & Sound

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