Pendulum

Name: Pendulum
Director: Takefumi Kurashina
Genre: Music, Animation, Drama
Released: 2012-03-16
Rating: 7.3

The back and forth swings of a life.

2012 · 4 min · ★ 7.3 · Music, Animation, Drama

An intense short movie showing a turbulent marriage. The wife is always smiling. The man gets angry time and again.

Directed by Takefumi Kurashina · Written by Takefumi Kurashina

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