Blood, Wood, and Vengeance: The Stop-Motion Samurai Fury of Hidari

Once upon a time in the blood-soaked shadows of Edo, there lived a legendary sculptor named Jingoro Hidari. Guy was a goddamn master with a chisel—until his so-called peers stabbed him in the back, sliced off his arm, and straight-up murdered his old man. Classic betrayal shit. Now he’s rolling through feudal Japan with a mechanical prosthetic arm forged from vengeance and pure craftsmanship—and a badass partner known only as “Sleeping Cat,” who may or may not be more than meets the eye.

Enter Inumaru—one of the traitorous bastards responsible for the carnage. Cue: a showdown for the ages. We’re talking splinters flying, steel clashing, dramatic standoffs, evil-ass villain laughter. You know the drill. This ain’t your daddy’s period piece—it’s wooden samurai revenge poetry.

Now here’s the kicker:

Every single character? Hand-carved outta wood.

Every move? Animated frame by painstaking goddamn frame.

It’s a brutal ballet of stop-motion magic, jam-packed with that slick, stylized violence you crave from Japanimation, but with the gritty, analog soul of old-school craftsmanship.

This pilot’s the opening salvo. The team behind it? They’re gunning for a full-length feature that’ll knock your teeth out and leave you begging for more. They’re looking for partners with vision—and the guts to make it happen.

Wanna talk shop or toss some gold their way? Hit ‘em up at: info@hidari-movie.com or visit their website. Because revenge, my friend, is best served in lacquered wood and slow-burning, frame-by-frame fury.