Name: Kappa
Director: Bruce Yonemoto
Genre: Documentary, Animation, Drama, Comedy
Released: 1986-06-17
Rating: 7
Cast: Mike Kelley, Mary Woronov, Keye Luke, Edward Ruscha

Question 1

What is Kappa about?

Accepted Answer

Deconstructing the myth of Oedipus within the framework of an ancient Japanese folk story, the Yonemotos craft a highly charged discourse of loss and desire. Quoting from Bunuel, Freud, pop media and art, they place the symbology of Western psychosexual analytical theory into a cross-cultural context, juxtaposing the Oedipal and Kappa myths in a delirious collusion of form and content. The Kappa, a malevolent Japanese water imp, is played with eerie intensity by artist Mike Kelley; actress Mary Woronov plays Jocasta as a vamp from a Hollywood exploitation film. Steeped in perversions and violent longings, both the Kappa and Oedipus legends are presented in highly stylized, purposefully "degraded" forms, reflecting their media-exploitative cultural contexts. In this ironic yet oddly poignant essay of psychosexual compulsion and catharsis, the Yonemotos demonstrate that even in debased forms, cultural archetypes hold the power to move and manipulate.

Question 2

Who appears in Kappa?

Accepted Answer

Mike Kelley, Mary Woronov, Keye Luke, Edward Ruscha appear in Kappa.

Question 3

What genre is Kappa?

Accepted Answer

Kappa is listed under Documentary, Animation, Drama, Comedy.

Question 4

How long is Kappa?

Accepted Answer

Kappa has a runtime of 26 minutes.

Question 5

What year was Kappa released?

Accepted Answer

Kappa was released in 1986.