Nobody talks about this one. A short puppet film that moves like oil in water, every frame deliberate, every gesture loaded with weight that has no business existing in something under ten minutes. The craftsmanship isn't the point, it's what the puppets say without speaking, the way a hand moves or a head turns becomes the entire emotional argument. You watch it once and understand why people who see it can't stop thinking about it. That's the difference between animation that's technically impressive and animation that leaves something in your chest.

Tenma no Torayan is a brief film made with puppets, with Takeo Nakamura as director. It is a single standalone work, and it tells its story through puppetry rather than drawn animation.