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“Two woodcutters in a winter forest: one exploits resources greedily, the other lives harmoniously with nature. Their contrasting strategies determine survival.”
The Black Woodcutter and the White Woodcutter
黒いきこりと白いきこり
6.33
8,753 rank · 1,670 viewers · 2 favorites
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Two woodcutters in a winter forest: one exploits resources greedily, the other lives harmoniously with nature. Their contrasting strategies determine survival.
Within a wintry forest live two woodcutters: one clad in black and the other in white. While the black-clad woodcutter sees no consequences for exploiting the forest's resources as much as he can, the white-clad woodcutter strives to live in harmony with the forest creatures. As the chill of winter grows ever harsh, only time will tell which of their strategies will allow them to prosper.
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.25
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.25 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.33
Running avg · May 2017 → Feb 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Rate a 7 Musical no subtitles nor voices with the exception of animation noise. Art Film Story A dedication to perseverance. Sad to say others would rather help them selves rather than others...”
- 10 “"The Black Woodcutter and the White Woodcutter" is the first Japanese animated film that resembles what one would associate hand drawn animation with today. With a washed out watercolor palette, a...”
- 8 “黒いきこりと白いきこり - Kuroi Kikori to Shiroi Kikori is an animated short film of 15 minutes including opening and ending credits. The anime was first released in 1956 and the story is from the original...”
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Short · 0%
Medium · 67%
Long · 33%
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A Movie Production
in association with
The National Film Center Japan
- Format 1 × 16′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 16m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1956 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-5039 catalog
Produced by
- The National Film Center Japan Producer