Yamakagashi
Japanese title: やまかがし
Alternative titles: Rhabdophis Tigrinus
Type: Movie
Source: Original
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 1972
Duration: 5 min
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity
Genres: Avant Garde

This work, the title of which refers to a species of venomous snake, focuses on interactions between troops and sex workers near Naval Air Facility Atsugi (Kanagawa Prefecture), animated from a child’s perspective. Aihara’s works of this period often incorporate a documentary viewpoint of Japanese society at the time of his childhood.

(Source: Collaborative Cataloging Japan)