The Mountain Head

Original title: Atama-yama

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Adult Animation Dark Comedy Animation Comedy Fantasy Short

A sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.A sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.A sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.

Director
- Kôji Yamamura
Writer
- Shôji Yonemura
Stars
- Takeharu Kunimoto
- Bruno Metzger

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

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Director
- Kôji Yamamura
Writer
- Shôji Yonemura
Stars
- Takeharu Kunimoto
- Bruno Metzger

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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Takeharu Kunimoto

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Bruno Metzger

Director
- Kôji Yamamura
Writer
- Shôji Yonemura
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Quotes
Narrator: Finally, the man threw himself into his head pond.
Narrator: and he died.

Connections
Featured in The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)

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Fantastic, should have won!

This should have gotten the Oscar. It was dreamy, meditative, and surreal. I absolutely loved it. The narration was sort of chanted or sung, like it was in imitation of some Japanese traditional performance that I (in my cultural myopia) wasn't familiar with. But I got very caught up in it. See it in a theater if you can--it works great if you feel surrounded by it. Funny, weird stuff.