The print from Japan was quite good for a film of this age and seemed mostly complete. The animation is mostly cut paper.
I saw the film with just Japanese titles and it may be difficult for people with little knowledge of Japan or Japanese customs to follow the story. However, those interested in Anime may find it interesting from a technical point of view.
The film tells the legend of the founding of Kanimanji (Crab Temple). A woman frees a crab from being tortured by a boy. She then frees a frog from a snake by promising that the snake can marry her in three days. When the snake comes for her (in human form), the snake is defeated by the crab's companions. The temple was then founded to console the spirits of the crabs that died fighting the snake.
I saw the film with just Japanese titles and it may be difficult for people with little knowledge of Japan or Japanese customs to follow the story. However, those interested in Anime may find it interesting from a technical point of view.
The film tells the legend of the founding of Kanimanji (Crab Temple). A woman frees a crab from being tortured by a boy. She then frees a frog from a snake by promising that the snake can marry her in three days. When the snake comes for her (in human form), the snake is defeated by the crab's companions. The temple was then founded to console the spirits of the crabs that died fighting the snake.