| According to Sankei news, stop motion anime director Kawamoto Kihachiro passed away on August 23rd due to pneumonia. He was 85 years old. Kawamoto is known as one of the founders of Japanese puppet animation and his unique art style has been receiving international praise. Dojoji Temple: Annecy International Animation Film Festival Émile Reynaud Award and Audience Award (1976) Winter Days: Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize (2003) The Demon and other works: Mainichi Film Concours Ohfuji Noburo Awards (1972, 1974, 1976, 1990, 2003) Shisha no Sho: Sitges International Film Festival Special Award (2005) Source: Sankei |
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| Seems I was right about the death virus striking particular countries...unfortunate as it is, I think we should expect more before the end of the year. RIP, Kawamoto-sensei. |
| RIP, man. |
seishi-sama said: that's as likely as someone with a grudge against people connected to anime killing them off with a deathnoteSeems I was right about the death virus striking particular countries. |
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| RIP That surly IS strange now. |
| Okay, this is starting to scare me. |
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| I, along with other users, fought to allow his anime, along with other stop-motion titles, to be kept on MAL when the moderators wanted to remove them. Winter Days was a unique and very pretty in a non-traditional anime style. I still need to watch Sisha no Sho/The Book of the Dead. I should really get around to it soon. Rest in Peace. Kihachiro Kawamoto |
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| again OMG , how much more |
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Eternal_Shield said: again OMG , how much more this is too much , hope there is no more death connected to anime industry soon |
| wtf another one RIP |
| RIP Is it just me that feels we're getting way more death news than usual? It's really kinda sad. :'( |
| D: Hopefully all these great people are now in some other place, creating a new movie together. |
 Waratte Oemashou Sore ha Chiisana Inori |
| WHY DOES EVERYONE IN THE ANIME INDUSTRY DIE?! ;_____; R.I.P. |
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| huh ? .. i can't believe it .. another one O - O RIP T T |
iday12 said: seishi-sama said: that's as likely as someone with a grudge against people connected to anime killing them off with a deathnoteSeems I was right about the death virus striking particular countries. You'd be surprised how common that can be. Now, in all seriousness: It's the third death in a short amount of time. Hum... Anyway, may his soul rest in peace, and his ideas carried on. |
| Until 2012 don't will have nobody to death. RIP |
| What the....... Why are they dying one by one?! This is seriously getting really creepy. RIP |
| T^T It's so unfortunate... ... Please rest in peace. |
| at least Wakamoto will never leave us |
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| =( RIP. |
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| three death happen in one month.. this is no coincidence. there might be a next one and it may come this September, or earlier.. just kidding XP well rest in peace |
| ahhh I don't know what to say anymore. RIP. |
| The end is nigh. R.I.P. |
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| lol Shiki all over again |
iday12 said: seishi-sama said: that's as likely as someone with a grudge against people connected to anime killing them off with a deathnoteSeems I was right about the death virus striking particular countries. i knew kira was real , my mom always think that im insane , so HA |
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| RIP For those who think this is the end don't bother, he lived a long life and is doing better in another place. The curse on anime only applies to the people dying young rapidly. |
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Metroid_Ex said: at least Wakamoto will never leave us oh please hell no that should not happen! 0_0 |
| Damn, this is getting ridiculous. RIP. |
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| RIP |
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| Now one of my crazy theories about 2012 (I don't believe in it, but I love making up crazy theories) is that everyone in the anime industry will die by 2012. RIP. |
| "If you feed me, Seymour, I can grow up big and strong!" |
| oh damn 2011 is going to be a really different year |
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| At least the did live long enough to do everything he wanted... Although, everyone wants to live until 100. RIP |
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| Is anybody else reminded of the strange series of celebrity deaths we had in the western world around this time last year? Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, Billy Mays etc. |
| WTF is going on...this is just plain weird...why is everyone in the anime industry keep dying one after another... Well at least this dude lived a long life...may you rest in peace. |
| REST IN PIECE MAN |
| *sigh* I guess Death has a summer home in Japan as well... I'm not familiar with this man's works, but R.I.P. |
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| It's such a shame that not many people knew of his work, he will be greatly missed. I watched so many of his stop motion series, my favorite being "To Shoot Without Shooting". RIP |
| RIP. |
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