"My name is Number 12."

"I'm a monster."

"I'll have your head."

"To create an ideal world."

- Ideal?
- Yeah.

Freely manipulating paper, this young man has given shape to his wildest imaginings.

"Art Brut" refers to works of art created according to the artist's impulses,

not influenced by traditions or education.

Many of these artists have intellectual and mental health disabilities,

and their work rarely makes it into the outside world.

In Japan, these artists have been creating in obscurity, at home or in social services centers.

This is a record of the daily existence and life of artists

who produce one-of-a-kind creative works.

"no art, no life."

Mikuni in Fukui is a port town facing the Sea of Japan.

Thank you for today.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Someone appears with a load of art supplies,

it's Muratakun; real name, Murata Shogo.

Once a month he does an artmaking demonstration at a local folk music instrument shop.

Morning!

After arriving, he follows a certain routine.

He always tidies up the desk.

When he does his art demonstration here,

the area around him is super neat.

He's really obsessive about it.

Got something to wipe the desk?

It's sticky.

Sticky?

- Cool!
- That's new.

Cat Zero.

Hands are amazing.

They move.

It's a cyborg - a killer with weapons.

You come up with wild ideas.

A work he's spent a month on is nearly finished.

What part is that?

Inside the stomach.

What'll it be?

A chip.

Chip?

An intestinal circuit.

Because it's a robot.

No, it's a cyborg.

Every single one of Muratakun's creations has a different structure and character.

Finished!

Finished?

Amazing.

Today, a new cyborg has been born.

Since two years ago, Muratakun's work has been on permanent display.

Scattered about the shop are his original characters and those from popular anime.

Customers who wandered in are amazed.

If you take off the armor,
a bikini-girl pops out.

Amazing!

Wow.

Look at that.

I made 50 Spidermans.

I like these cats.

Someday human bodies
will become mechanical.

Really?

I want a body that
will last for 300 years.

These are the Cat Rangers - cats that died by accident or illness

and were brought back to life as cyborgs by Muratakun.

And this is the newest cyborg - Cat Zero.

Cat Zero seemed to be a reliable new member, but it's an enemy!

Can the Cat Rangers defeat their toughest opponent yet?

In Muratakun's world, the superhero doesn't always win.

Most of his works have been made at home, out of the public eye.

- It's hot.
- It is!

Thanks for having us.

Please come in.

When did he begin creating?

Maybe 3rd grade
of elementary school.

We just threw them in boxes,

and saved them all.

He's created over two thousand works up until now.

That big box is filled
with his earliest work,

from elementary school.

His teacher back then
was careful to make sure,

he had time to do art,

at school.

Schoolwork was important,

but it was vital he
could do art as well.

His teacher let him do art.

And from then, his work evolved,

gradually, leading up to today.

It's a blueprint.

One robot is built from this.

It's an expanded diagram.

In his mind he's already
built the robot.

You see the final robot
when you draw it?

Yep, if it goes well.

The paper he uses for his work comes from calendars.

The diagram becomes the parts for a robot or cyborg.

He is trying to achieve a human-like body.

This is...

Here.

This part is here.

I see.

This square box here, is the hand.

So it flies well.

But the one thing
I can't make...

I can't make a smile.

The challenge is to
create facial expressions.

Can I make emotions?

Emotions...

A little creepy?

I want to become an android.

What do you think Mr. Uu?

What do you think?

Mr. Uu.

His name is Murata Uu.

He is like another version of me.

He's like my shadow.

Why did you make your alter ego?

I wanted someone to talk to.

That version of me is talented
and popular with girls.

- Mr. Uu is more popular?
- Yeah.

"Because I'm perfect."

"Unlike you, I can read."

"I can speak foreign languages."

Mr. Uu is Muratakun's ideal.

In that world, he meets a beautiful woman and falls in love.

I'm at the age when
I want a girlfriend.

My cousin's getting married.

Elementary school friends
are marrying too.

I compare myself.

I'll never change, an artmaking fool.

I can make anything,
but girls don't think it's cool.

Other people become happy.

All I can do is make these things.

Even if I spend time
with these creations,

they don't give anything back.

That's the most painful thing for me.

Check it out, the face!

Great.

I want to add teeth,
but that would be creepy.

Have a good time.

Muratakun attends a local social services center five days a week.

The members are people with intellectual and mental-health disabilities.

Together with farmers and volunteers, they work at a store selling local vegetables and food.

Muratakun is in charge of the morning's first cleaning.

Wipe it off,
then take it out.

Put it in the bag.

When he first started to attend, a year earlier,

he didn't listen to instructions and did whatever he liked.

Now, even though he doesn't respond to people, he seems to enjoy himself.

He has one other important job.

Creating the store displays.

- I made those stuffed animals.
- Which ones?

These cute blue bears were created on a sewing machine by Muratakun,

using old headbands he didn't want to see wasted.

He also collaborates with other members.

They glue colored eggshells onto Muratakun's drawing,

or color with colored pencils.

How did it go?

Pretty.

It's fun.

I used to think,

I don't need friends.

But, as I get older,

I wish I had friends.

I could say,
"Congratulations!"

"Let's go to the beach!"

That's starting to sound good.

Someday, I want to be like Mr. Uu.

Muratakun - no art, no life.

OK, it's finished.

It's done?

"You finally finished?"

"That's right!"