Tokyo, Oct. 8 (EFE) .- Katsuhiro Otomo Japanese cartoonist, author of the cult manga “Akira” has designed a giant mural for the airport of Sendai (northern Japan) that evokes the tsunami that devastated this region in March 2011.
The mural, whose design has been unveiled, distinctive style blends the “cyberpunk” Otomo with elements of Japanese mythology, and on display in the main lobby of the airport in March 2015 Efe confirmed the project company.
The opening will coincide with the fourth anniversary of the natural disaster that hit Japan in 2011 and left nearly 19,000 dead or missing.
The work represents a fantastic scene where a naked character mounted on a robotic flying fish appears, Fujin Shinto deities (god of thunder) and Raijin (god of wind) and choppy waves reminiscent of “The Great Wave at Kanagawa” by master of Japanese prints Hokusai.
In addition to a tribute to the revered Japanese artist, the Japanese media are in this design an allusion to the tsunami that caused damage to the airport in the Japanese region of Miyagi, which is originating Otomo.
Currently a dozen artisans working on mural embossed with hand-painted ceramics and reach the surface of 24 square meters, as recorded by the Japanese news portal Atpress.
The work is supported by the Association of Japanese Lottery and organization Japan Traffic Culture Association, which sponsors the installation of artwork in airports and railway stations in the country.
Otomo, 60, He is best known for the post-apocalyptic manga “Akira” and its adaptation to the big screen in 1988, and among other works he has directed animated films “Steamboy” (2004) and “Musishi” (2006), the latter of real action.
Your career has been recognized with awards such as Winsor McCay animation award the Medal of Honor or the Japanese government. EFE
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