"Shinsengumi" 2000 dir. Kon Ichikawa/Hiroshi Kurogane

> When you click on the pics of each episode, is it going straight to
> some kind of animation? It's bringing up Real Player on my desktop
> when I click on images, trying to connect, and the site owner says
> something about being worried about the links actually showing the
> film... am I reading that right? My computer isn't always reliable
> when it comes to loading various media and I'm too sick right now to
> fool with it, but I thought I'd mention something...
>
> phil
>
> --- In SHQ@yahoogroups.com, "Tiffany" wrote:
> > "Shinsengumi" 2000 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400817/
> > is an animated movie...I think "stop-motion" with paper
> > dolls?...Kodachiko Kureru's site has some pics of this unique
> > film...it's based on a manga by Hiroshi Kurogane. I ordered this
> book
> > and it hasn't arrived yet.
> >
> > Kodachiko's site (there is a pic of paper doll Saitou too by the
> way)
> > http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/shinsengumi/kuroganemovie.html
> >
> > The thing that is driving me insane is
> > 1) KON ICHIKAWA directed it!!! My fav films from him are THE KEY

> > BURMESE HARP...Kon Ichikawa has a background in animation so

> film
> > must've been fabulous
> >
> > 2) Kiichi Nakai does the voice of Hijikata Toshizo!
> > For those of you who haven't seen MIBUGISHIDEN...Kiichi Nakai is

> > actor who portrays Yoshimura Kanichiro (I spelled the name wrong).
> > Maybe this actor is a closet Shinsengumi fan:)
> >
> > Why oh why is this film not available for purchase!!!!