"Kafuka: Inaka isha" or "Franz Kafka's a Country Doctor" is a 21-minute animated short film from 2007 and the writer and director here is Koji Yamamura. Writer is only partially true though as the original novel comes from famous Prague-born author Franz Kafka and Yamamura "only" adapted it here. If you know Kafka a bit, you will also know that you are in for something spooky, even if the initial premise of a doctor arriving at a village in winter to treat a sick boy does not necessarily imply it. I must say I never developed too much interest in the characters or the story here and that's why I would not call it a good watch. There are a few decent moments, but there are also some pretty bad moments when it comes to the character's voices that did not fit at all. As a whole, these twenty minutes were nothing to remember and if there is any reason to see it, it's not good story-telling, but how bizarre the whole thing is in terms of the plot and characters' looks. I give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
