Fuse: Memoirs of a Huntress (2012)

Fuse: Memoirs of a Huntress: Directed by Masayuki Miyaji. With Atsushi Abe, Keiji Fujiwara, Kenji Hamada, Gekidan Hitori. Fuse are hybrids between humans and dogs, who live in Japan in the Edo period. It was said that they kill people to feed themselves with their souls. Due to this rumors, the Shogun put a price on their heads. Hamaji is a young huntress, who lives in a rural area of Mutsu. When her grandfather dies, she receives a letter from her brother, who lives in Edo; he says to her to go to live with him and help him in the hunt of the Fuse. But, when Hamaji comes to Edo, she meets a mysterious young guy with white hair, who is being pursued by some men… His name is Shino…

“As long as animation goes, this movie is fantastic. The colours, landscapes and style in general is quite mesmerizing, which is why I decided to watch it (it didnu0026#39;t disappoint in this respect). I think it portrays a pintoresque and lively view of the busy capital of medieval Japan.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe characters are lovable, but some of their interactions and decisions -especially during the last half of the movie- seem rushed and undeveloped. The pace is off, regularly I found myself bored, wondering how much time was left. The storytelling was lacking some order and structure- as much as I enjoy the espontaneity of seamingly unstructured stories, there is need for some kind of line to follow to make the mysteries and plot twists more appealing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDespite these flaws, this movie deserves more attention. Iu0026#39;m sure the fans of studio Ghibli will love it, so I highly recommend it to all of you Ghibli fans out there!”