Swimmy the Bodhisattva Fish

Swimmy - Cartoon On Working Together - All For One and One For All. Alone, they are vulnerable fish, together, in a group with a common cause they are a gigantic fish. This reminds of my Buddhist faith, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, therefore I edited this old 16mm film with a modern touch. We all need to shine together now more than ever. ~~ Eso Terry

Japanese Boy, Taro - 1963 Educational Film

 This is a film from 1963 I had some fun with.  First of all it tells the story of Taro, a boy in the fifth grade.  It shows his life in 1963 Japan.  I added my cartoon character Kim Zog to do part of the voice over because there was a copyright issue with the music behind the speaker in the original version.  I stayed true to him script until Taro visits a shrine with a Buddha in it.  This section of the film tells how most people in Japan in 1963 were both Buddhist and Shinto, I added a line about Nichiren in there, informing the viewer of the "correct teachings of Buddha." Can you guess? 

Enjoy

~~ Eso Terry   

The Colorless World and the Rainbow. A Children's Cartoon.

 ON a planet far, far away, there was a colorless planet until the colors came together to make things better.  A very Buddhist message for our children.  Of course, this is a message for all people if you ask me, but then again, I am a Buddhist. 

Terry V

An Extrordinary Home Visit

Jack Smith's life was in the dumps, his car in the shop, job to be cut, and wife has left him. Jimmy Onit is a men's leader, he chants with Jack Smith and everything changes. 

A Buddhist "Night Before Christmas" or Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo Saves Christmas

 

Samurai of the Lotus Sutra Begins

 

Mao Pao and the White Turtle