袋 Fukuro (Japanese for "bag" or "sack") is a 3-minute short film from 2001. It features Pyramid Head and a Lying Figure from Silent Hill 2, the Fukuro Lady, and many monsters from early sketches for Silent Hill 2. The film contains disturbing, surreal imagery. Credits go to Masahiro Ito (series art director) for creature design and to Akira Yamaoka (series composer) for the music.
It has been published on Art of Silent Hill, Lost Memories: The Art & Music of Silent Hill, and The Silent Hill Experience.
Trivia[]
- Masahiro Ito designed and built all of the cinematics, characters, and creatures, with the exception of the opening scene with the mouth and the eye, which was designed by Takashi Ito.[1][2]
- When Masahiro Ito was asked what the Fukuro video might symbolize, he replied that he "imaged the womb abstractly".[3]
See also[]
- Usagi, a similar short film with Robbie the Rabbit.
- Ki-No-Ko, another similar film.
Gallery[]
A Lying Figure is sucked into a hole.
Fukuro Lady.
Fukuro Lady.
The Fukuro Lady "masked".
Two animated bodies.
Fukuro Lady.
Pyramid Head dragging a Mannequin.
Box monster.
Box monster.
Lying Figure.
Pyramid Head.
Pyramid Head caught in the act.
Fukuro Lady riding a monster.
Fukuro Lady riding a monster.
Concept art.