Howl from Beyond the Fog

Howl from Beyond the Fog is a short starring Suguru Inoue, Michiyo Ishimoto, and Akane Kanamori. During the Meiji era, a blind girl named Takiri and a monster called Nebula fight against greedy developers who threaten to take over...
Set during the Meiji reformation era in a small village in Kyushu, Japan. The story revolves around a young boy named Izana and a blind woman named Takiri, the two encounter the large monster Nebula who since ancient times was feared as the god of lake Amenosagiri. Theme of the film focuses on the Japanese concept of light and darkness, as told by puppetry and model miniaturization of the films’ world with practical special effects by Keizo Murase.