Jul 12, 1978
3 min
Full-HD

Enigma: Nazo (1978)

Enigma is something of a more glamorous version of White Hole, with a wide variety of elaborate textures (often composed of iconographic and religious symbols) converging towards the centre of the screen.

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Animation

Country

Japan

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