Jumping (1984)

Animated from the point of view of a small child. The viewer is jumping down a suburban street, and progressive jumps are higher and higher. The viewer/child lands in various city settings,... See full summary »

Director:

Osamu Tezuka

Writer:

Osamu Tezuka (screenplay)

1 win.

Storyline

Animated from the point of view of a small child. The viewer is jumping down a suburban street, and progressive jumps are higher and higher. The viewer/child lands in various city settings, a jungle, a battle field, the depths of Hell, and finally back to the street where the adventure began. The film is notable for the use of perspective in pre-CGI animation.

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Plot Keywords:

battle | jumping | perspective | jungle | hell | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Details

Country:

Japan

Release Date:

12 August 1984 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Le saut

Company Credits

Production Co:

ACC Production, Tezuka Production Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

On one of the early jumps, the jumper lands in a field where there is a billboard reading ASIFA. This stands for ASsociation Internationale du Film d'Animation, or the International Animated Film Association. The US (Hollywood) branch of ASIFA gives out the Annie Awards for best animated works in six categories.

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Connections

Featured in The International Tournee of Animation: Volume 1 (1988)

User Reviews

Pure and Simple

I had an honor to see "Jumping" live on a big screen at the Zagreb Animation Film Festival back in the 80's. It still lingers in my memory as near perfect rhythmic 7-minute sequence with memorable simplicity and purity of animation. The story, for me at least, translates into a simple Zen reduction: You've got to let it go! Abandon your fears and go for a larger (and larger and larger) view of things! Perhaps the fear shall abate so much that you'd become one with the spirit of a bouncing ball! Thus, the attribute I'd use with Osamu's gem is: JOYOUS!