Kumo no ito

Name: Kumo no ito
Genre: Animation, Short, Fantasy
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 7.1

IMDb ID: tt0418812 · Rating: 7.1 (24 votes)

Genres: Animation · Short · Fantasy

Based on a short story by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Ofuji's 10-minute silhouette animation depicts scenes in Hell, and a tortured soul seeking redemption. When Buddha offers him the chance to escape by climbing up a spider's web, the s...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesFrance: Le fil de l'araignée (informal literal title)
World-wide: Spider Silk (English, informal literal title)
Japan: 蜘蛛の糸 (Japanese)
Spider SilkRuntime10 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsspiderweb
anime animation
voice over narration
flower
threadProduction CompaniesSanko Eiga-shaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418812/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0418812.jpgUpdated At2025-06-15T09:11:22

Directors

Noburō Ōfuji

Writers

Ryûnosuke Akutagawa

Full Cast & Crew

[Directors Group]
Name: Noburō Ōfuji | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ryûnosuke Akutagawa | Role: Writer

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418812/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: 1946
Japan: August 18, 2016 (International Animation Festival Hiroshima)

Awards

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Box Office

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