Yoji
Kuri

Yōji Kuri (born 1928) is a Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker. An influential figure in Japanese independent animation, he was the unofficial leader and most prolific of the "Animation Association ...

Films

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    Ningen Dobuten (Human Zoo)
    Animation
    Experimental

    Ningen Dobuten (Human Zoo)
    Yoji Kuri

    black and white, sound, 5 min
    Rental formats: 35mm, 16mm

Biography

Yōji Kuri (born 1928) is a Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker. An influential figure in Japanese independent animation, he was the unofficial leader and most prolific of the "Animation Association of Three" collective who initiated the renaissance of modern-styled, independently made, adult-aimed animation in early 1960s Japan.