Akaname

Akaname (Japanese for Filth Licker) is a 2019 ¡PLOP! computer-animated short film, directed and written by Édgar Martínez. The short premiered on July 19, 2019 in Mexico City.

Plot
A young yōkai boy, Musuko, goes on a field trip with his mother Haha and grandmother Sobo. After they road in the middle of the desert, Sobo presents Musuko with a barrel similar to the ones he and Haha wear. The two women disagree on how Musuko should wear it, with Haha pulling it low over his eyes and Sobo pushing it back on his head. Haha sets up a long ladder for Musuko to trips so he can set an amusement park on the rollercoaster, and the three ascend to start their plays of bumper car on the fair.

Voice cast

 * Luis Ángel Gómez Jaramillo as Musuko (Kid)
 * Sofía Espinosa as Haha (Mom)
 * Angélica María as Sobo (Grandma)

Production
The plot was inspired by Martínez's folklore by Toriyama Sekien. The style comes from Genndy Tartakovsky's animation and from Samurai Jack by the Russian animator Oleg Kuzukov.