The Stonecutter (1960)

★★★★★ · beautiful design · baisers voles · 2009-03-15

And the story well told. the moral is to be happy with what you have.. after all the stonecutter is more powerful than the mountain.

★★★★★ · marvelous · not u · 2017-11-20

the voice , the media and the story are superb. in addition, don't read the paragraphs of self adulation that the wannabe critic below vents. the writer below obviously has a self loathing , and wants the reader toagree with eurocentrism. sad. asia is the birthplace of so much , its not possible to detract from asian accomplishments in a paragraph or two.

★★★★ · Tasaku The Stonecutter · Wilford B. Wolf · 2007-11-03

An animated film of the Japanese folk tale, "The Stonecutter". The core of the story is how a stonecutter is content in his work, until he wishes to become ever grander things-- a prince, the sun, clouds, a mountain-- with the help of a mountain spirit. But in the end, it is the stonecutter that causes the mountain to tremble. The moral being is to be happy with your place in life. The animation does look a bit dated now, having that 1960s blocky abstract look that was common for children's books. However, the forms are still recognizable, and the bright primary colors are inviting to…

★★★★ · the stonecutter · pheret · 2008-02-03

at first a bit confusing but lovely and nice, thought provoking ending.

★★★ · cruell · mlwvandenberg · 2009-02-12

Reminds me of the differences between Asian and European cultures. In this folktale the character wants power, only power and when he has power the only pleasure he get's from it is causing destruction. The cruel nature of the story. Too think about it much deeper, you will see that this folk story has no moral sense from the point of view of an European, it is true; the moral of the story is that people with the qualities of a laborour should not become rulers or powerfull men, not because they will use there powers badly but because it touches wrongly upon there mental peace; the folktale…