According to Eastern legend, destined lovers are bound by a red string of fate -- "Akai Ito" in Japanese. In this animated short, director Kazuhiko Okushita cleverly uses a single red string to illustrate the life of a man and the woman to whom his string leads him.
MAL's rubric, split into categories like "Story" and "Character," is useless for an animation like this. It's four minutes long, with no named characters, no voice acting, and exactly one color: red. Two, if you count the white background. This minimalism is the anime's greatest strength, for it allows no distractions from the message:
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Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Red Thread
Japanese: 赤い糸
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Type:
Special
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
2009
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Source:
Original
Duration:
4 min.
Rating:
G - All Ages
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#74592
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Popularity:
#10537
Members:
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Jan 27, 2017
As Chinese legend tells it, every individual has an invisible red string tied to their pinky that will lead them to a future soulmate. This film places a creative spin on that proverb, using a single red thread to animate a love story.
In just four minutes Akai Ito manages to work through the romantic ups and downs of a couple. There is a confession, dating, separation and finally a resolution. There are no words or color variety, just an unbreakable string with a life of its own telling the story of the people it connects together. This is minimalism art at its finest telling ... |
