Worm Story

Worm Story

Worm Story

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Worm Story

1989

0h 15m

8.0(1 votes)

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Fantasy

Overview

The story begins with a parody of a familiar folklore about a rabbit and an earthworm chasing after each other, but the warm atmosphere changes completely to a succession of surreal images, and the story dismantles.

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Directed by: Keita Kurosaka

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