Short Film : Junko's Shamisen

Official Synopsis :

Set in the rural backwoods of feudal Japan, a young peasant girl named Junko, returns home to discover her blind grandfather brutally murdered. Devastated and filled with despair, Junko, accompanied by a mystical fox spirit, abandons her old life and sets off for the village in search of better fortune. While begging, young Junko inadvertently encounters the evil samurai lord responsible for killing her grandfather and with the influence of the fox spirit, avenges her grandfather through an act of gruesome poetic justice.

Written, animated and directed by Canadian filmmaker Sol Friedman. Already received lots of praises and awards, with high quality theatrical elements and combination of  traditional Japanese Kabuki with comic-manga animation style, Junko's Shamisen is a well deserved and outstanding movie. More behind the scenes and information available at the official movie webpage.