A stop-motion crime ensemble film
INTRODUCTION
《The Mysterious Hitman》 《The Vanished Corpse》
《Territorial Dispute》 《The Serial Animal Killings》
An ensemble drama featuring criminals
unfolding in the animal world.
A stop-motion film influenced by the works of Guy Ritchie,
featuring English audio and Japanese subtitles.
pilot movie
STORY
Phantom assassin Remy Red is dead.
Rumors of the death of the assassin everyone feared set a group of small-time crooks into motion. As their respective agendas collide, who will have the last laugh?
JOSSIE
A master gambler.
After ransacking a gambling den,
she was captured by a gang, who took her friend hostage.
The condition for her release
is to find “Remy Red’s body.”
In search of a hitman whose whereabouts are unknown,
Josie races through the streets.
AMARETTO
A member of the Cat Mafia with a strong build.
Recently, an unknown type of “hay” has begun circulating in their territory.
Territorial encroachment is not tolerated in this town. They set out to find the culprit who is upsetting the balance of the underworld.
Charleston
A hitman on the decline.
Once a top-tier professional,
he now has fewer jobs and spends his days drinking.
Determined to make a comeback,
he accepts a contract to take out the culprit behind the “serial animal killings.”
Kilbegan
The boss of the Rabbit Mafia, nicknamed “Split-Ear.” When he loses his temper, there’s no telling what he might do.
Ricard
Jossie’s reindeer friend. He’s a bit of a joker and has a way with words. Apparently, he only works in the delivery business during December.
Chivas
He suffers from grass poisoning but is a skilled informant. He loves cash.
Pernod
Amaretto’s subordinate. He has never been able to stop her from running amok.
Ronrico
The newcomer to town. He’s a simple young goat, but what brings him to such a dangerous town?
Remy Red
A hitman who appeared out of nowhere a few years ago. No one has ever seen him. Yet everyone fears him.
GALLERY
AWARDS
4th Dimension Independent Film Festival Winter 2023 Best Animation
International Independent Film Awards Fall 2023 Silver Award
DIRECTOR
Rui Sakai
Born in 1998 in Tokyo. While attending Aoyama Gakuin University, she was a member of a film production club where he made live-action student films; since graduating, she has been creating stop-motion films entirely on her own.
Having grown up watching mostly Western live-action films, her stop-motion works naturally take on the same atmosphere as those films.