HIDARI (Pilot Film) - The Stop-Motion Samurai Film

[@masakaaa]

Hi everyone on KZbin! Thank you for all the positive vibes and encouraging comments here❤The whole HIDARI team is feeling massive love from the global community, and it helps us big time, to keep pushing forward to making more of Jingoro’s stories come to life. I have a much longer story to tell about him, and yes, it involves his origin, more villains, more mecha, and more secret prosthetic weaponry :) Pls share the vid to your friends, as we continue to search for production partners & investors to make this into a full length film or series. Huge ARIGATO! Masa (Director & Voice actor of the doggo)

[@zianawind2970]

You must continue! I clicked on this video just mildly curious, I love stopmotion and Japanese art.. yet I was meh not expecting much it’s not often we see good stopmotion.. MIND BLOWN!!! It’s Incredible! The art alone of every piece is beautiful and detailed, then the story was action packed.. the freaking movement is flawless and the whole choreography is Interesting!! Your whole team deserves an award. The tool box and the cat.. he’ll Everything about this was interesting to look at even if they didn’t move.. and Damn they move so well!! This video deserves pure gold

[@AntalopeAUT]

What a beauty of a film, just ... WOW ! And thanks for creating and sharing this with all of us :)

[@carry_on_crow_]

God fucking damn I wish I could do the foley work for the film but I'm just finishing sound design school in a few months...

[@thomasbarager912]

That was badass

[@egghead1668]

This animation is breathtaking. I could watch it 100 times and still enjoy it!! I hope the team is proud because this is an incredible work of art.

[@thomaspalazzolo5902]

The detail of his cat being the one from the real life Hidari Jingoro carving is so great.

[@LydiaRaeBlack]

Thank you! I had no clue this was a real person, you just sent me on a great Wikipedia binge.

[@Sceppyo]

This is officially the hardest going thing I’ve ever seen

[@user-sb1pl1ln6b]

Japan animation is top of the world.

[@STEFRICH60500P]

Can you tell me more about Hidari Jingoro carving, i noticed à very traditinnal look of the personas but please tell me (and everyone) more . 😊👍

[@thomaspalazzolo5902]

@@STEFRICH60500P Well, Hidari Jingoro is a very interesting historical figure because although having a number of real world works that experts have attributed to him, most of his history is a mixture of various legends, such as him missing an arm. Stories vary from losing it to rivals, fire, a displeased mentor, yokai, and so on. It's likely he lost it to a work related accident and legends grew out from it. Unfortunately I can't read enough Japanese to read more material about him. But if anyone else knows more about him I'd love to learn too!

[@OnlyAson]

My favorite thing about this is how no one's pretending that these aren't people made of wood. All the protagonists weapons are wood working tools or wooden mechanisms. Sawdust instead of blood. Even everything has a nice wooden clunk sound when it moves. It totally embraces the art form and breaks the 4th wall while giving me the feeling that this is just part of the lore of this world. The fight choreography is interesting and stylish. One of the coolest and most clever things I've seen in a while. Definitely would watch more of this.

[@Clanmemberkalvin]

great insight. definitely kept it 100

[@NoisyRogue]

Brother was immersed by a little bit of wood

[@amodernalchemist432]

Did u have similar thoughts about Robot Chicken the first time you seen it?

[@infinitetaquito4484]

@@NoisyRogue the wood is pretty stylish ngl

[@stourmz]

​@@NoisyRoguethe wood is straight heat

[@purplehaze2358]

Stopmotion is that one medium I don't think that many people necessarily _want_ to do, but when it is done on a semi-professional level, it always comes out as a masterpiece.

[@hi_its_jerry]

stop motion artists are in a league of their own

[@ravimanne8148]

Tbh it’s the medium that kinda requires the most passion for the art to even consider as a career path or make great imo. So I’m not exactly sure what you mean by “want to do”. Not many people may want to do it, which is valid. But I would have clarified that it is in of itself an art form that requires passion.

[@Firefight_]

Like a litmus test, those passionate enough to see it through will be those capable of such masterpieces.

[@agunemon]

Even amateur stopmotion that people do with fugures and gunpla are great too.

[@paulkanja]

@@ravimanne8148 i think they meant stop motion requires a lot of time and effort,, it's literally making a diorama for every frame there is after all, so like 4000 dioramas for 5 minutes at 12fps alone (plus taking the actual images, compositing them, adding extra vfx and touching the whole thing up, cause there's some stuff like sawdust you can't capture in stop motion)

[@octochan]

They are so committed to the wooden theme, the dog panting sounds like sawing wood! That's attention to detail!

[@zoromarufilm]

This is such an underrated masterpiece that I got inspired and made a stop motion myself. If you're interested, It's the first video I posted on my channel. Hope you enjoy! 🫡🫡😁👍

[@ToozdaysChild]

I love the detail that the chainsaw doesn't make the sterotypical sound of a growling engine, but rather a clockwork rattle.

[@leafjerky]

one of my favorite details!

[@tomholroyd7519]

I was initially annoyed there was a chainsaw in the Edo period, but yay, it's a windup chainsaw! Pull cord even makes sense

[@FemboyJoe]

The scene where he literally SAWS a guy upward. Dear lord it was fantastic! The acknowledgement of that theyre all wood is used to such creative lengths that makes this WORTHY of being called a masterpiece.

[@ace0135]

Yeah, I was like: “Wait, that’s a woodcutting saw. OH I GET IT”

[@joskun]

Two of my favorite part is the scene where Jigoro held the guy and the camera switch was like WOAHHH yet wa a sort of tension into the slow mo decapitating lol Wow! THen the cat scene into the chainsaw \m/!

[@steamyninja8881]

This fight reminds me of the famous quote, “be weary of the old man in a profession where men die young.” It’s exactly this. You’ve got an old guy slicing through dozens of young fighters.

[@hasturthekinginyellow5003]

I absolutely love how Jingoro is not taking Inumaru's goons seriously in the slightest, I mean, look at how he treated those two before using the chainsaw. Kinda like he's checking what his prosthetics can actually do in a real fight

[@thecrtf4953]

​@hasturthekinginyellow5003 i love the idea of that, he's simply testing his tools effectiveness

[@obiduckkenobi9637]

Never... and I repeat.... NEVER have I ever seen a stopmotion movie this amazing! This is perfection And it left me speechless. Please continue this as a series

[@hlcepeda]

@@johnmatthews9808 Yes, that. I would also recommend _The Exquisite Short Films of Kihachiro Kawamoto._ Excellent stop-motion animation.

[@bpmgaming3351]

Speechless*

[@spidermonk3uVvwy8-2]

@@johnmatthews9808 unbelievable it was completely forgotten

[@SilvaDreams]

@@spidermonk3uVvwy8-2 So much stop motion has been forgotten specially since the age of CGI started (Which takes massive budgets to even look decent)

[@CarlosRuizCheca]

Me Too!

[@Blaxpoon]

The part where he grabs the guy and the whole camera rotates as he is moving his arm is sooooooo cool

[@dmytroboiko1]

Agree! It's sickkk!

[@terracottagecheese2767]

I keep replaying the part when he first pulls the cord on the chainsaw because I'm just astounded by the fluidity of his movement. This is honestly mesmerizing! Fantastic work!

[@unigosuke1442]

I kept replaying the part where he crushes a blade with his bare hands

[@Virjunior01]

When he picks the dude up by his head and slams it... that camerawork concept reminded my of "Upgrade," and I LOVED it

[@AsheramK]

It's an extremely graceful move as well, and it's made better by that I'm fairly certain that the graphical effect on his chainsaw is made out of tree resin, staying true to the medium.

[@flogchamp9530]

@@AsheramK that's fucking awesome

[@ChronoSquare]

If the vision for a full length film looks just like this and not much more I would still love to go see it in a movie theatre. American Hollywood is most definitely not putting out anything that can match this level of artistic passion, love, and creativity!

[@zoromarufilm]

I would too! This is such an underrated masterpiece that I got inspired and made a stop motion myself. If you're interested, It's the first video I posted on my channel. Hope you enjoy! 🫡🫡😁👍

[@WarnobiStopMotionSeries]

indeed

[@zanderxleangel8961]

I really like how the sawdust effects really emphasize the action in the fight scene, and gives a lot of impact to they move

[@nopjhg]

It's also a good way to not show blood

[@Blue-Robin]

still wondering how the heck they did it it's awesome either way

[@Adam-wb5kr]

I think saw dust is done in post

[@zanderxleangel8961]

@@Adam-wb5kr There's actually a making of video in the channel that shows it being done post, it's pretty neat

[@raki_the_robot_guy4134]

This is honestly the most impressive piece of stop motion animation I've ever seen.

[@muaa4444]

I agree!

[@RushWheeler]

I love it when creators use their medium to their maximum potential like this.

[@THEWOLFOFHEALTHCARE]

Watch MADGOD but this is great

[@raki_the_robot_guy4134]

@@THEWOLFOFHEALTHCARE I have. But this animation is far more impressive on a technical level.

[@chidip88]

Animist is super smooth too

[@Terran123rd]

I love everything about this. The choreography? Perfect. The animation? Gorgeous. The art? Stylish. The acting? On. point. The medium awareness is my favorite. The main character, Jingoro, in a film made with wooden puppets, wieds a saw as his main weapon, attaches his arm with pegs, and strikes poses right out of centuries-old paintings. I can't wait for more.

[@alanvanderboom6090]

Exactly.

[@ericsu0630]

Don't forget the Music! It was On Point!

[@Terran123rd]

@@ericsu0630 Fuck! I forgot the music!

[@echognomecal6742]

The detail! Pupil movement...!!!

[@rayhan4502]

wdym the acting? isnt it part of animation?

[@snowwhite7677]

Everything in this video is Baller. From the craftsman to the boss, the tools to the henchmen, even the little pets! I wonder how many of the +4M views are people coming back to watch it again?

[@hullinstruments]

Speechless. I've made guitars, violins, and countless other things with hand tools for nearly two decades full-time. The craftsmanship and style of the carvings and finishing is just off the charts and absolutely beautiful. I would love to work on something like that. This was incredible

[@paulpwns8054]

coming from a novice luthier myself of 4 years or so, I concur!

[@hullinstruments]

@@paulpwns8054 good luck to you on your adventure! From my experience...It's a never-ending learning process. There is no end goal... you'll learn just as much on your last day as a luthier as you did in tge beginning And that's what makes it so fulfilling

[@TheChzoronzon]

Yep, that was tasty af, I'm truly impressed with this random finding. Thanks, YT, for once.

[@jacobcox4565]

I like how Jingoro's weapons are all tools you'd see a wood carver use. The weapons even come out of a tool box.

[@clickres5872]

and the mighty power of finger tendons

[@marcd1981]

That was the only thing I had an issue with. I don't think chain saws were around for a Samurai to use.

[@jacobcox4565]

@@marcd1981 I think total historical accuracy doesn't matter in this case, it's not trying to be accurate, it's trying to tell a story and show a badass fight scene.

[@Shadowkey392]

@@marcd1981really? That’s what got you? Not the steampunk arm?

[@marcd1981]

@@Shadowkey392 The whole thing was Steampunk, but it seemed weirder when the chainsaw came out.

[@hogfry]

This was a masterclass in cinematography, stop motion, story telling and action. This deserves to be a feature film.

[@snapeinvader]

Agreed!

[@kickskii]

support their kickstarter for the feature length film

[@letme4u]

yesss

[@kuro_akumathe1]

Im not gonna lie if this was a full movie i would watch it. This is sick, good job

[@aaron_k4787]

This is the pinnacle of Japanese artistry, puppetry, choreography, cinematography, and music. I don't know what I did to deserve this masterpiece. Thank you Team Hidari!

[@lordrib]

You know that feeling you get when you're seeing something that you didnt even KNOW you needed to see, more than anything else you've EVER seen in your life... Thats whats happening right now. Make it a series so we can watch it for at least 10 hours. I think we ALL need this. Thank You HIDARI Team.

[@modelcitizen1977]

The animation, the choreography, the lighting, the cinematography, the compositing, the sound design. Everything is just crushing it here. I’d watch 90 minutes of this standing on my head.

[@UnShredded]

You'd consume but not create? Wow, impressive, sounds like being a member of the audience is a huge sacrifice! Kudos.

[@xIQ188x]

@@UnShredded hey buddy are you okay? You wanna talk about it?

[@haf_todoit9893]

@@UnShredded you ok dude?

[@D3moknight]

@@UnShredded You sound like a lot of fun at parties.

[@legocircus]

I was about to type this but you nailed it. Agreed all around. Incredible on all levels.

[@Lordmaster135]

Bro really dropped the best stop motion short film in a decade and thought we wouldn't notice

[@aramisdagaz9]

There's so much to love about this film, from the beautiful models to the awesome Edo-punk aesthetic. My favorite part, though, is how the film embraces the fact that it's wooden puppets fighting each other, with sprays of sawdust and damaged wood standing in for the violence and blood of a samurai movie. That was inspired.

[@Jamil1989]

"Edo-punk"? Really? There's a name for this genre, and I'm prettey sure it's not another iteration of "cyber-punk". But with those, I think it's safe to say that punk is not dead.

[@yamitrap9688]

@@Jamil1989 what is the genre's name? I've never seen anything this cool and I'd love to see more.

[@Viscool8332]

The animation, the props, just the design and effort. It’s perfect. Almost unbelievable that it’s stop motion

[@geoffshaw2775]

I have always loved stop motion animation. I feel it's a dying art form and this was a masterpiece. A real work of art. I cannot praise this enough.

[@cruxofthecookie]

Yes, stop-motion has a tactility that other animation forms (and even live-action) lack. The medium is so explicitly physical that each frame we are aware of the mass involved.

[@geoffshaw2775]

@@cruxofthecookie that's what I really liked about Guillermo del Toro's Pinnochio. Fantastic movie

[@moy_moy85]

I think because stop motion is so difficult only the best shit gets made.

[@geoffshaw2775]

That and it tends to be incredibly expensive for the time and effort it takes to make.

[@Star-pl1xs]

it's not dying. i'd argue we're getting a golden era atm, honestly. u seen Mad God? Isle of Dogs? Oni? Wendell & Wild?

[@bichontime8198]

I can't believe I slept on peak stop motion for this long. The way you made it makes it seem almost completely seamless. Fanominal

[@Ku-NaineCottontail]

This was next level amazing. As said, it's almost hard to believe it's stop motion, just because the the level of detail put into the work. It feels so alive! Jingoro's eyes dilating at 04:10 is what really got me, because the love and patience needed to include such a tiny detail is phenomenal.

[@brianmoatlhodi8444]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@vedangrox]

I was just about to write about the eye dilation, rewatched it so many times just for that!

[@wolfgangjr74]

@@vedangrox Nice to know I wasnt the only one who noticed that detail and was so impressed by that.

[@yeesnomepiccool]

This was hypnotizing, it play so well to the strengths of 2D and stop motion. Really hoping this becomes a full film, we need this kind of heart and soul more in animation.

[@TheFrickinFrenchFry]

Then the animators better be paid good. N not underpaid as usual

[@pwnisher]

Yoooooo this is MEGA inspiring! Wow!

[@g_u_s_t_a_f_s_o_n]

hi clintttt!!

[@dooogides9176]

Yo man what are u doing,nice to see. It’s going to be next challenge ? By u mean inspiring.

[@girllord78]

Dude, It'd be awesome if you made a review of this outstanding piece (or maybe appearance with Corridor Crew). Because I'm just so flabbergasted by this and can't pick one thing and put it into words, but pretty sute there are so many aspects of animation, cinematography to be discussed

[@numberonedad]

i liked it except for me it would be better if they looked less like puppets and more real instead, maybe consider redoing this with real actors instead of the puppet thing. it doesn't look very realistic just my 2 cents

[@SmokeyMarshmallows]

This was made with so much care, love, and passion. It's art and I wish people treated their work like this as often as everyone used to.

[@Dabeyoun]

One thing I noticed and loved is how excentric some movements are during combat. The way he throws his sawrd at 1:10, the cord pulling at 1:17, the next sawrd throw at 1:37, the way he spins and holds that guy at 1:59 and so forth. It looks fluid, and feels like he's posing, but not in a "I'm badass" way, but in a weird artistic expressive way. Oh, and of course, everything looks amazing. Great work. :)

[@KingRidley]

Took me a minute to get what "sawrd" was supposed to be

[@hi_its_jerry]

man you beat me to it!

[@shaviyancasseeram7271]

I've never such a unique stop animation. The motion flows like water and the choreography is so creative! Amazing work man!!!

[@Dessert_x_Tat]

This is the key. Well said. :) Flowlessnest.

[@RickBomhof]

really? have you been living under a rock? maybe type in pinocchio in google sometime, something good might happen

[@Kenyan-Karavan-Klub]

Absolutely incredible stop motion animation. Also, if there's ever a Sekiro 2, they NEED to add a chainsaw arm prosthetic.

[@Sumthin_Unbearable]

Which sengoku era are there exist chainsa- oh wait they have glock

[@C4-clef]

@@Sumthin_Unbearable I mean, maybe they can install blades on the loaded umbrella and let Sekiro spin it, that would look like a chainsaw and it deflects enemy attacks at the same time, but it might cost a lot of spirit emblems.

[@MrCheezybread]

That would be sick, please let it be

[@slimeballsake]

First thing i thought of when seeing that arm was sekiro fr

[@bandicam144p3]

@@C4-clef Dealing damage and Auto deflecting at the same time would definitely be a very spirit emblem heavy tool.

[@StarSnowGhost]

This is one of the most draw-joppingly cool and complex shorts I've ever seen PERIOD...and so few views to show for it. This is art and it's finest and most beautiful. God someone's gotta recommend this to this big streamers and film fan ytubers. They'll love this if ONLY they know.

[@nebuji]

That's INSANE ! Everything. The fact that it's all wood and wood-related stuff, animation, camera angles, chara designs... All beautiful. Loved every second of it.

[@joshuas.newsome1139]

Hell yeah! and the detail that instead of blood, its saw-dust!

[@Dessert_x_Tat]

... and the story :)

[@INUkeshin999]

｢やばい｣って言葉しか湧いてこない。幼い頃に空想した夢の塊を彫り出して作り上げてくれた職人には感謝しかない。ホントにホントに素晴らしい

[@silvermainecoons3269]

2:11 to 2:18 is one of the most amazing things I’ve seen in a long time. I love stop-motion animation. The cat was incredible as well.

[@jetephant223]

This feels like if Kubo and the Two Strings and Cyberpunk had a love child. Truly magnificent.

[@zoromarufilm]

Lmao so true! This is such an underrated masterpiece that I got inspired and made a stop motion myself. If you're interested, It's the first video I posted on my channel. Hope you enjoy! 🫡🫡😁👍

[@magatoki_ohma]

祝！パイロット版一般公開！Stop-Motionの醍醐味をみんなで味わおう！！

[@user-sb1pl1ln6b]

This animation is 2023oscar specialed. Ebsol

[@laddiecurtis-samuels2344]

I hope there's more of this!!!

[@bushmatt]

What is this nonsense!

[@manuelmul2]

Magistral

[@aaronluke413]

I'm so impressed!!

[@thelegendarybrit9183]

This is true art The characters are beautifully made And the stop motion is flawless

[@EricDMMiller]

It seemed really jerky and at a low framerate. It almost gave me motion sickness.

[@Alacaelum]

I completely lost my jaw on this one. Stop motion is art in its most essential form, patience, technique, dedication, and love, shown in every single movement.

[@ThePopeOfAllDope]

This. I was gonna say it and I’m not the first to think of it.

[@SyenPie]

Well said.

[@nriusx1832]

I lost my arm on this one

[@sdgamer1860]

Someone give the creator a gold medal for this Pilot Film. Also the fact this is Stop-Motion makes it even better and proves even big movies can do this (I doubt Hollywood would ever though). Lastly i don't know why but, i get some Sekiro vibes from some of these weapons, mostly from the Gauntlet and Hack Saw looking sword plus how he takes his arm off and replaces it with his Chainsaw Arm

[@zoromarufilm]

I would too! This is such an underrated masterpiece that I got inspired and made a stop motion myself. If you're interested, It's the first video I posted on my channel. Hope you enjoy! 🫡🫡😁👍

[@stephen655321]

I would watch this every day if it were a full length movie!!!

[@szabotudor]

Omg, that motion smear, that chainsaw looked badass! Amazing animation, always love stop motion, especially these stylized ones.

[@Trigger0x10c]

I'm hesitant to say that it's on the same level of quality as "The Isle of Dogs" because it honestly might be better. It's definitely on of the most impressive examples of animation I've ever seen, the fact that it's stop motion just adds to that. Incredible work

[@StandingWithStrangers]

"All the characters are made by wood and animated frame by frame"

[@JM-xc1cw]

It's a nice compliment but I'm guessing the creator would even disagree with that one. It's a dope video though. Keep producing homie!

[@Trigger0x10c]

@@JM-xc1cw yeah, I wouldn't be surprised, but regardless of that, the quality is insane on all parts

[@Kenotaro]

This world doesn't deserve this PERFECT PIECE OF ART

[@nagateth]

Kurosawa and Max Fleischer would be proud of this film. I hope you all understand what a truly timeless masterpiece you’ve created here. Please do more.

[@unluckysmug]

I love how the movements are snappy but fluid it adds a certain style to it that you usually don’t get with some stop motion films

[@timothygooding9544]

also the fact that at one point the chainsaw is swapped out with a plastic piece to act as smear frames, and is likely done with plenty of other shots

[@Sabadasz]

this has more character development, action, and plot in 4 and a half minutes than some movies do in 2 hours

[@mahma1067]

name one movie that does less

[@Sabadasz]

​@@mahma1067 considering this is a subjective opinion, it comes down to what I personally believe qualifies for 'less character development, action and plot'. That being said, 2007's The Mist. - Guy sees some mist - Guy goes shopping - Guy talks to some people - Guy tries to leave - Roll credits

[@PhoenixThunderheart]

@@mahma1067 any modern marvel movie

[@hirobronco]

ありがとうございます！

[@teamhidari]

応援頂きありがとうございます❤️‍🔥

[@bheemareddy5699]

This is peak ART. From the fight choreography to the dynamic camera movements, the music, everything is just perfection

[@jasoncherry5849]

This is one of the most “EPIC” stop action movies I’ve ever seen. Hats off to the team that put this masterpiece together.

[@braindamagecontent]

THIS. This. is the most satisfying stop-motion animation I've ever seen in my life. The frame rate is low, but it fits great with the wooden theme and the slightly-clunky animation that resembles wood movement. Heck, there's even separate motion blur model for the epic looking chainsaw. The fight choreography is GREAT, and I really like how the background is changed to black during the fight scenes, which gives more focus to the epic fight scene.

[@StarWolf2199]

This is the best stop motion short film I’ve ever seen! The details, the sound effects, the music, it’s second to none! Instant subscribe!

[@TheNaughtyBiscotti]

Jesus when the amount of work put in shows in the first 30 seconds is insanely good you know you're in for a treat. Literally stopped there to show my respects to the creators. Thank you for blessing us with such a f**king amazing piece of art.

[@gwingcommander]

The way you change camera angles and really explore the physical space of your scene is so captivating to watch. You really made the camera feel like a character in the sequence. Stylish, oddly violent, and enthralling. This was incredibly impressive!

[@galacticheroman]

The passion behind this production can be seen within every little detail. Should a full length movie truly emerge, it would be an honor to see such a work of art that tells the story of an artist.

[@abushaik5012]

That "Replacing his arm with the chainsaw scene" is crazy. This whole thing is a masterpiece......

[@anversailles]

I can’t even begin to imagine the hard work put into this masterpiece. The way the cloth moves in the fight choreography, the prop design, the characters. Unbelievable. It’s a masterpiece. 😭🙏

[@jamiewarren2307]

Thanks for calling attention to the cloth. I didn't fully appreciate it until I focused on it. So much depth of movement and momentum.

[@kirkpfaff6986]

the correct spin of the head when thrown, after the hand cords were wound up...

[@diaanlouw5039]

This was a literal masterpiece

[@Boasill]

As both a woodworker and a martial artist I can't help but love this

[@sensasian9689]

Randomly got this on my YT recommended, but this is the most beautifully choreographed and creative stop motion video I’ve ever seen

[@BrooksSligh]

Absolute perfection! The mechanical designs, the way the camera moves, the smears on the chainsaw, the fact that he's a puppet fighting puppets with a wood saw & when they're cut the spray sawdust, just on & on & on, every part of this is absolute quality. In awe. I'm headed to the KS right now to pledge, there needs to be more of this 100%.

[@CodenameCMB]

This makes me want more stuff in this kind of visual style. The presentation, the impact, the unique detail. It feels so unique from anything else I have seen and I love it.

[@Load_the_ducks]

These poses are exquisite and the motion between them tracks so well... The puppets are so expressive and have an amazing physicality from the timing... I kinda can't believe this

[@paremyoutube]

I've watched this video countless times. I think when the full movie comes out, it might be my favourite movie of all time.

[@ryku2603]

The detail used in this animation. The fluidity. The smallest details. This must’ve taken an ubsurd amount of time to have created or even just start to plant. The craftsmanship is very respectable. The dolls used has so many thought out pivots I can only imagine the thought that went into writing this masterpiece. I can only enjoy this from the perspective of a person who doesn’t know much about the processes needed. So I hope that you are proud of what you’ve given to us because you should know it. I think this is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen and appreciated. Those who made this, you are wonderful. Thank you.

[@chromeatic788]

It's already incredibly obvious how incredible this film is. The choreography, the lighting, the effects, everything! But I also want to emphasize some credit to the sound design too. The saw blade makes metalic scraping sounds against other flat metal blades, the wood mechanical sounds are crisp and satisfying, and everything fits so well! One thing in particular that blew my mind was at 1:01. The fighter split in half starts out in the stereo center with the wood sawing sound and then splits into two different sounds in each speaker as they fall. Incredible!

[@slippychippy4093]

I love how often the camera spins around the characters it makes the animation come out so dynamic

[@PhilPuckmen]

This was amazing! Beautifully done

[@jasterslegacy2607]

Oh my god!!! This just kept getting better and better! I'm so impressed, not only by the choreography and animation, but by the overall ambience, texture, and presence of this film. I can't wait to see what comes next from your team. Cheers from a fellow stop motion animator in Los Angeles.

[@kirkyoung4147]

Best camera work I have ever seen in a stop motion film. Not to mention the transforming models are SO sick. Legendary work.

[@manalmabrook]

My God I'd SO love to watch this incredible film in the theaters someday. It's just so spectacular, literally one of the finest works of stopmotion EVER made.

[@nathanblevins158]

This is so well made! The animation The music! The dialogue The way how everything looks! I hope this becomes a full series!

[@zoromarufilm]

Precisely! This is such an underrated masterpiece that I got inspired and made a stop motion myself. If you're interested, It's the first video I posted on my channel. Hope you enjoy! 🫡🫡😁👍

[@nathanblevins158]

@@zoromarufilm I got back from watcher your video. It really good. The sound design, the music and everything is good. The only thing I dislike was the movement but that only a little from the beginning the rest of the video was great. I hope you you more likes.

[@zoromarufilm]

Thank you so much for this! I really appreciate it. Thank you for your advice! I will definitely work more on the movement in my next film. I'm a film student and I post my projects on this channel, so feel free to drop by. Thanks again!

[@dmitriibeloborodov1403]

This animation is outstanding. I especially like the fact that the carpenter is destroying wooden characters with his tools

[@bloodyabo]

There are cinematic experiences that only happen once in LONG while and this is one of them. All the drama of a samurai revenge plot, elements of anime like Dororo, Naruto, and Samurai Champloo plus the added nostalgic movement of stop motion animation. I truly appreciate the art and thought that went into pulling this sequence off. Thank you for making this!! Gokuro sama!

[@Crimson_Screwball3446]

2:36 hail to the emperor baby. Groovy.

[@joshuapatrick682]

I don't know how this found my feed but man I'm glad it did

[@AOMartialArts]

This was absolutely MESMERIZING! This should be funded for a full length feature film: NOW. The light, the action, the sound, the tone and suspense of the dialogue, the subtle nod of the Nemuri-neko.... Absolutely exquisite!! 5 minutes had me more immersed than any hollywood production ever has.

[@Rupcoris]

Check the kickstarter in the description.

[@eric_the_egggremlin]

I read the Kickstarter update about the dogs and literally cooed out loud. They add such an adorable and funny detail to this intense scene! All of the puppets are amazing and I'm so excited to see more, but the dogs really grabbed me. ❤ Also, the sawdust as blood is so cool and interesting!

[@MC-24]

2:03 So cold. And the mechanics of that throw look spectacular.

[@thesprunk9676]

The way the cinematography follows the action is gorgeous as well as the fact that the design choices very deliberately mach with the style

[@alvinrylin981]

this is beyond "oscar worthy"! There should be an award called "hidari" from now on! this is a completely new standard in cinema!

[@Rusii]

2:50 seeing the use of arcs in stop motion without them being edited in brings me pure joy.

[@jaylenthomas6960]

This is a work of art my goodness I haven’t seen anything like this please pitch this to a streaming service 😭 I’ll watch every episode faithfully

[@turnthenoiseup]

I was unbelievably excited watching the whole thing. THE WOODEN HAND??? THE WHISTLE TO THE CAT WHO PRESSES A BUTTON SHOOTING OUT A HAND WITH A CHAINSAW ATTACHMENT?? I want to see this made SO BAD 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@genericmoron3008]

Watched this with some friends the other day, i love that sequence at 1:54 where he picks that guy up by the head and rotates him around in a precise manner to just slam him down, the camera following to mimic just how disorienting it is. And the way the chainsaw prosthetic is animated is incredible. If this is a pilot for a larger project such as a film then I will have to keep my eye on this, a full film of this beautiful style and fantastic quality would be incredible

[@mazdiggle]

Fantastic work! A line of collectible figures of these characters would be killer merch.

[@mazdiggle]

and now that i see the kickstarter...i see that is essentially handled...excellent!

[@stevenwilliams9413]

Just found this thanks to KZbin’s algorithm, and the amount of passion put into this is awe inspiring. Fantastic work displayed here, everyone. And I’m hoping to get more of this story!

[@moosenman]

Not even just the stop motion, but the fluidity and the consistency of the sound effects is incredibly impressive. The way everything sounds so woody and clacky is amazing. I love how it sounds like you can hear the gears when the larger set pieces move (the mech thing and the chainsaw). I adore this

[@MarrockV]

1:31 That ratcheting sound when he unloads the uppercut gives the move so much weight and makes the impact seem that much more solid, exemplary sound design.

[@jmhofmeyr]

How they captured the energy in the turning with the chainsaw was spot on. You really felt how he was gaining momentum for the attack!

[@romeoburgess9317]

Awesome!!!

[@teamhidari]

Thank you so much for your support🔥🔥🔥

[@45ump42]

こんな躍動感あって見ごたえあるストップモーションアニメ初めてみたぞ… 甚五郎の声クッソ渋いし義手システムかっこいいし 何より戦うおじいさんってキャラが性癖にブッ刺さる

[@just_smilez]

It always astounds me how much care and attention to detail artists can pack into stop-motion animation; from the to nuance of base animation principles giving a sense of follow through and recoil to each blow, carefully posed out, to the small detail of pupil dilation of adrenaline at 4:10. It's clear that this was a time-intensive labor, and it turned out beautifully.

[@jonwatte4293]

The sound design really grounds it. Very impressive!

[@crosstoxin3012]

please please please make a full movie I would absolutley love this! the creativity, attention to detail, and the flow! its all so fucking cool

[@ProBigOunce]

This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen, from the music to the weapons to the choreography to the cameras. I wholly believe this is one of humanity's greatest creations.