Shojo Tsubaki (which literally means Camelia Girl) is a manga based on Suehiro Maruo's comic version of the kamishibai standard. The story was originally created by a legendary kami shibai performer from the 1920s working under the name Seiun and. It's the strange story of a young girl sold to a travelling freak circus. An animation film of this story has been realised by Hiroshi Harada. The premiere of Shojo Tsubaki was held as a giant spectacle in a red tent on the grounds of Mitake Jinja, a Tokyo Shinto Shrine. The film contains direct depiction of the emperor Hirohito, which, unless I'm mistaken, was illegal while he was still alive. The complete, original film was in fact confiscated and banned from being shown in theaters in Japan by Narita Customs. That the film is now available on DVD in France under the title Midori.
"Quand on voit, les hommes parraissent différents. La petite fumée t'aidera à voir les hommes comme des fibres de lumière, comme de blanches toiles d'araignées. Des fils très fins qui vont de la tête au nombril. L'homme ressemble alors à un oeuf de fibres vivantes. Ses bras et ses jambes deviennent de lumineux poils de soie scintillant dans toutes les directions."