SHORT PEACE

Synopsis

An anthology of four standalone films encompassing different genres. <b>Tsukumo (Possessions)</b> A lost wanderer seeks refuge inside a shrine where he finds lots of possessed objects. <b>Hi no Youjin (Combustible)</b> The movie depicts the events that led to the Great Fire of Meireki which destroyed more than half of the Japanese capital city of Edo. <b>Gambo (Gambo)</b> A young girl asks a white bear to defeat a vicious ogre that is kidnapping the first born girls of a small village. <b>Buki yo Saraba (A Farewell to Weapons)</b> In a post-apocalyptic future, a group of soldiers is sent to a ghost city to destroy an automated sentry. Note: - Tsukumo and Hi no Youjin received advanced individual screenings at the Annecy Animation Film Festival in June 2012. - Hi no Youjin and Buki yo Saraba are based on Katsuhiro Ootomo's manga of the same name, whereas Tsukumo and Gambo are original stories.