Kappa

Dec 10 1994 N/A 1h 58m
Fantasy, Sci-Fi

As famous photographer, Yuta Suzumori's (Tatsuya Fuji) health is worsening he tells a childhood story of when he saw a kappa in his hometown village of Kitagawa.

Plot

Once the title creature shows up you're instantly going to compare this to 'E.T.'.Which is basically right the plot is all very similar to 'E.T.'If not a total clone.What makes it fresh is the way it opens and how the story comes into play.One would think this movie has nothing to do with aliens and that this is a tender story about the relationship between a father and son.But once the alien shows up it becomes to predictable and leaves one wondering just how this alien is supposed to fit into Japanese history and mythology.

Written by

Masumi Suetani

Directed by

Tatsuya Ishii

Production Countries

Japan

Languages

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
56
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA