One day he was sketching a carp when suddenly he fell asleep and, in his dream, transfigured into a carp

Dreams Into Drawing

10 minutes 10 seconds / Japan / 2019

The painter KUWAGATA KEISAI lived over 200 years ago. He illustrated Ways to Sketch a series of picture books depicting humans and animals, all richly expressed. One day he was sketching a carp when suddenly he fell asleep and, in his dream, transfigured into a carp. The carp was enjoying his swim, but when a fisherman caught him things suddenly took a turn for the worse…

Director: Koji Yamamura
Writer: Koji Yamamura
Producer: Koji Yamamura

Koji Yamamura
koji@yamamura-animation.jp