Description of the work:

ITHAKA, 1911
Directed by IWATSUBO Rio
Music: BANRI
Running time: 17”

I visualized the poem Ithaca as a short movie. The poem states that if Odysseus had had a strong mind he wouldn’t have run into the Cyclops, the Laistrygonians and Poseidon on the way back to Ithaca. A heroine runs on the sea wearing special boots.
She is attacked by the Giants and Poseidon but manages to escape using her wits and boots.
Finally, she returns to Ithaca. (I had my friend compose the music for this movie.)

Character sheets:

Yuri
Yuri comes from Ulysses in the Japanese pronunciation.
Yuri is a common woman’s name in Japan.
So in this animation, Odysseus was drawn as a girl who can run fast even on the sea.

Poseidon
The god of the sea who rides a sea horse.
He creates huge waves with his trident.

Cyclops
A giant cannibal with a single eye in the middle of his forehead.
He attacks by a laser beam that is emitted from his single eye.

Laistrygonians
A tribe of giant cannibals.
They attack by taking big bites.