 Yukihiko Tsutsumi (qv) and Ryuhei Kitamura (qv) each finished  their contributions to the short film anthology  _Jam Films (2002)_ (qv) in record time. As a result producer  Shinya Kawai (qv) gave the two directors a proposal to each create  a feature length movie with only two actors, battling in one setting  and filmed entirely in one week. The undertaking was called the Duel  Project. This movie was Yukihiko Tsutsumis result and Ryuhei  Kitamuras was _Aragami (2003)_ (qv).