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Kawamoto the Puppet Master: Press Resources

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    A Masterclass in Animation Now On Tour

    Spring sees the arrival of a playful celebration of animation as a retrospective of the work of Japanese filmmaker Kihachiro Kawamoto hits the big screen in a national tour that opens at Watershed on Sat 15 March.

    Click to download (pdf, 368KB)

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    Cinékids: Claymation Classics + Puppet-making Workshop

    As a special part of the Kawamoto: The Puppet Master programme, this month’s Cinékids – a Watershed initiative that features monthly events aimed at children between 8 and 12 years old – will present a selection of British animation classics. Following the screening, the audience will be invited to participate in a puppet-making workshop to bring their own imaginations to life.

    Click to download (pdf, 76KB)

High Resolution Images

A selection of high resolution images from the Kawamoto: The Puppet Master programme.

Demons, Poets & Priests

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    The Demon (Oni)

    Dir: Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1970

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    House of Flame (Kataku)

    Dir: Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1979

    Click to download (jpeg, 4.3MB)

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    To Shoot Without Shooting

    Dir: Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1988

    Click to download (jpeg, 800KB)

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    Briar Rose

    Dir: Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1990

    Click to download (jpeg, 5.1MB)

  • Dark Dreams in Plasticine

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      Little Dark Poet

      Dir: Mike Booth, bolexbrothers, UK 1998

      Click to download (jpeg, 2.5MB)

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      For the Love of God

      Dir: Joe Tucker, UK 2007

      Click to download (jpeg, 1.4MB)

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      Dog

      Dir. Suzie Templeton, UK

      Click to download (jpeg, 4.5MB)

    Jason & The Argonauts

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      Jason & The Argonauts

      Dir: Don Chaffey, 1963

      Click to download (jpeg, 2.2MB)

    Absurdities, Legends and Fairy Tales

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      The Trip

      Dir: Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1973

      Click to download (jpeg, 4.4MB)

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      Dojoji Temple

      Dir: Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1976

      Click to download (jpeg, 1.1MB)

    Barry Purves

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      Rigoletto

      Dir: Barry Purves, 1993

      Click to download (jpeg, 5MB)

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      Achilles

      Dir: Barry Purves, 1995

      Click to download (jpeg, 1.1MB)

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      Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models

      Dir: Barry Purves, 1998

      Click to download (jpeg, 6.6MB)

    Book of the Dead

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      Book of the Dead

      Dir: Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1992

      Click to download (jpeg, 1.7MB)

    The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

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      The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

      Dir: Dave Borthwick, UK 1999

      Click to download (jpeg, 620KB)