*Ramayana –Shri Ram Katha
In Hindi/35mm/ 2 hours and 11 minutes/India, Japan
Courtesy: Excel Home Videos
Director and Producer: Yugo Sako
Animation Director: Koyaba Yashi, Kazuyuki
Production Company: Nippon Ramayana Films and Showcase Entertainment
Synopsis: The film is based on the ancient Indian legend of Prince Rama, who is exiled to the forest for fourteen years. Rama's wife Sita and his faithful brother, Lakshman, go with him into the wilderness, where Sita's beauty attracts Ravana, a rival king, who kidnaps her. Rama wins her back only after an epic war and with the help of the monkey-god Hanuman. In the end, the exiles all return, and Rama embarks on a long and peaceful rule. Directed by Yugo Sako and Krishna Shah, this adaptation of the legend combines the techniques of the Japanese school of animation called Manga, and those of Indian classical painting which have been updated by Ram Mohan, the father of Indian animation.
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