A Gum Boy

A Gum Boy

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A Gum Boy

2013

0h 4m

4.5(2 votes)

Animation

Overview

Nobody in a class loves ‘Kuchao’ who cannot live without. . . gum. When all [his] classmates fly their balloons, he wouldn’t let his go. After school, on his way home, he gets to his own imaginary world with a bubble gum. His balloon turns to be a face and to many things as he chews [his] gum. His imagination doesn’t stop flying. Then comes a bird. . .

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Tokyo University of the Arts

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