Since the theme of the film is based around sumo wrestling, I want to try and (respectfully) draw from traditional Japanese art and aesthetics in terms of visual influences. Primarily, dolls for the characters, fabric patterns and woodblock prints for the environment. After doing some research, I’ve narrowed down the types of dolls I can probably get some ideas out of: Daruma Okiagari koboshi Both these and daruma are weighted at the bottom so that they'll never tip over (though to my understanding, not all daruma are weighted). Kokeshi Hina There are a lot of different types and styles as these are all a part of traditions within the Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) thus these are just some photos of ones that I think could be stylistically relevant. Hakata Some of these look rather similar to hina dolls but they're specifically made of fired clay. Teru Teru Bozu To be honest, I don’t know if these could be useful, I just think they’re cute. Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_dolls http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/dictio/senshoku/hina.html https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/spot/handcrft/nagashibina.html Some notes...
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