This is a short film project that I am working on. If you are a fan of anime or the Shogun series this might be for you.
This is also my Unreal Engine for Film Makers end of class project at CG Pro . It is based on an ancient Japanese story of Kiyohime, who fell in love with a monk on a pilgrimage to a Temple in her area. She is the daughter of a wealthy hotel owner where they meet.
Over a series of days, she falls in love with him, but he leaves her to continue on with his pilgrimage. He pays a river guide not to let anyone rent a boat so he can get away. When she realizes he is not coming back, she chases him into the river and begins to drown. The monk doesn’t try to save her and in her anger becomes a dragon. The monk tries to escape to a nearby temple and ask the monks there to hide him, and they put him under a large bell.
The dragon finds him and roasts him inside of the bell. This is where my story begins. The monk had a brother who was a Samurai, but because he refused an order from his Master he was outcast and forced to live a life as a Ronin. Now that he is free, he is in search of his brother the monk.
This was created entirely in Unreal Engine 5.4. If you would be interested seeing a full episode let me know. I spent almost 9 months working on this off and on. I’m putting this out to see if there is any interest in a full 30 minute episode or a series for streaming services like Tubi or Netflix.
