Crayon Angel
English title: Crayon Angel
Japanese title: CRAYON ANGEL
Type: Movie
Source: Original
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: 1975
Duration: 2 min
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity
Genres: Avant Garde

In Crayon Angel, Tanaami recalls his childhood memories of wartime Japan during the Second World War. The animation mixes wartime footage, family photographs and pop imagery, much of which is seen through fusuma-like grids that cut apart the image and distance it from the viewer. The soundtrack includes a haunting heartbeat, sounds of sirens and Robert Plant’s moans. The title refers to a campaign ran during the war by a confectionary company that asked children to submit crayon drawings of their brand icon, an angel, which had a profound emotional impact on Tanaami as a child.

(Source: Collaborative Cataloging Japan)