ThefilmisbasedonthefamousshortstorybytherenownedmodernJapanesewriterRyuunosukeAkutagawa.Ittellsthestoryofacold-heartedsinnercalledKandatawhoisinHellbecauseofhispastmonstrouslife.Oneday,BuddhalookeddownfromParadiseintoHellandhesawthatKandatahaddoneonegooddeedinhispastlife–hehadsavedthelifeofaspider. London-basedJapanesetheatre-makerAyaNakamuratakesyouintoastoryaboutlittlekindnessandselfishbetrayal. UsingtheartofPaperTheatre,thisshortfilmiscinematicallycreatedwithcollege,handdrawingsandphotographs,inspiredbyHokusaiandoldSamuraimovieposters.WithmusicspeciallycomposedbyVerityLane,aBritishsoundartistwhohasdedicatedherselftocreatinghighlyvisualsoundscapesfortraditionalJapaneseinstruments. DrawingtogethertheJapanesetraditionofKamishibaiwiththeWesternapproachofPaperTheatre,seehowthisuniquemeetingwillunfold.