BUSHIDO(武士道)

•Bushidō (武士道), is an adaptation of the popular ”Seven Samurai”(1954) film. A group of second year students at the Willem de Kooning Academy created a teaser showing off their adaptation created within 10 weeks of production time.

The Team:

Jens Erdtsieck – Director & Animator & Compositor

Talitha Knockaert – Producer & Animator

Doğa Canpolat – Main character designer & Animator

Leonie van den Berg – Main background & Visual designer

Veselka Pironkova – Dynamic designer Animator & Sound design

Yaniek van Haaren – Main dynamic designer & Compositor

Voice actors: Renpei Yusada – Genkei

Ada Kayo.o – Jiro & Vendor lady

Special thanks:

Samantha Servera, Kamel Hloubi, Simji Park, Ces Davolio, Frodo Kuipers

Renpei Yasuda

Renpei Yasuda

Voice Actor

”Great work! I’m honoured to be involved in the project”.

Kayo Aoi (Ada)

Kayo Aoi (Ada)

Voice Actor

Jens’ detailed instructions made it very easy to proceed with the work. I went straight to watch the video, and I think it’s absolutely wonderful.