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The Film Lives On

The Film Lives On

フィルムは生きている

Miyamoto Musashi is a visionary boy who travels to Tokyo with a single dream: to produce manga films, the animation of his time. He visits the studio of veteran director Matsuma Dan, who bluntly tells him that his drawings lack vitality. The phrase "films live on" becomes a challenge that Musashi must prove true.

In the city, Musashi meets Sasaki Kojiro, a boy from a wealthy family who shares the same ambition. They become instant friends, but a quarrel soon turns them into rivals. Their paths cross and separate as both pursue their passion for manga movies, navigating the worlds of anime production and manga magazines in 1950s Japan.

After a confrontation with yakuza, Musashi meets Otsu, the daughter of the gang's leader. In retaliation, the yakuza burn his 50,000 animated films, destroy his equipment, and damage his eyes. Yet the memory of his beloved horse Ao from his hometown gives him the courage to start anew, creating films featuring Ao.

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