Natsuki Kanetomo majored in English in college and began studying computer graphics and other subjects at Digital Hollywood University in New York. Currently he works for a game company, with the particular influence being quite evident in this less than two minutes short.
“Fishing” is screening at ShortShorts
An old and quite big and round man is on his small boat in the middle of the sea, fishing. He appearance is quite playful, since he fosters a big red mustache, red eyebrows and a track suit that seems a couple of numbers smaller. Eventually, he gets a bite and proceeds on trying to lure his catch in, with his intense movements inside the boat being as funny as his appearance. What emerges as though, is as unexpected as it is gold.
Kanetomo essentially directs a clip, that could be part of any video game, with the fish being a boss in a JRPG for example. The whole thing seems to address children for the most part, as both the protagonists appearance and the overall coloring is quite intense, and the story rather playful and funny. The director does induce the film with some tension, though, as soon as the fish is caught, which adds to the overall atmosphere here, which is dictated by both the music by Dove-Syndrome and the sound effects by the Koukaon Lab, that also suit the general aesthetics quite nicely.
Truth is that is difficult to form an opinion about such a short sample, but if one would perceive it as a promotional piece for Kanetomo's work, it works quite well, particularly if any animation company that deals with children's movies would like to hire him.
