Animation Competition
Animation①(Total 58min.)
Sunset Flower Blooming/ Way Back to the Sea/The Rush Hour Commuters/Airy Me/Hashi no Mukou/Slap Stick/Oni no Tsuno
*in no particular order
7.21(Mon)11:00
7.25(Fri)14:00
[ Animation① Animation② ]
Sunset Flower Blooming
<2012/Japan/10min>
China in the 1960s. An old lady rests in a garden enjoying the evening breeze. The sky turns orange and a sunset flower blossoms. The site reminds her of the time when she was young and beautiful. A portrait with an impressionistic engraving tone.
©HU Yuanyuan/Tokyo University of the Arts
Director:Yuanyuan Hu
Way Back to the Sea
*No English Subtitles <2014/Japan/9min>
A catfish can never return to the sea. The large catfish trapped in the riverbank lives with the small catfish quietly in a small boat full of memories. A gentle portrait of a young boy who takes care of the catfish.
©2014 Kaori Iwase / Tokyo University of the Arts
Director:Kaori Iwase
The Rush Hour Commuters
<2013/Japan/9min>
Corporate employees go to work fighting drowsiness and fatigue, and come home even more fatigued at night. They are the “Rush Hour Commuters”, professional commuters. A poignant look at the irony of modern day Japan.
Director:Akifumi Nonaka
Airy Me
<2013/Japan/6min>
A mysterious medical experiment is being conducted in a hospital ward. The test subjects are given shots daily. One day after the dose was given, one of the subjects turn into the Chimera. Inspired by a song of Cuushe.
© 2013Yoko Kuno
Director:Yoko Kuno
Hashi no Mukou
*No English Subtitles <2012/Japan/10min>
What did Otoha, a freshman reporter, encounter in the alley way? As the real and spiritual worlds collide drenched in red brown color, <Hashi no Mukou> emerges. An inventive animation with a unique structure narrated by a benshi, a performer that provides narration for silent films.
© TSUKAHARA, Shigeyoshi
Director:Shigeyoshi Tsukahara
Slap Stick
<2012/Japan/7min>
Taichi falls in love at first sight and consults his chat members on
©日本工学院クリエイターズカレッジCG映像科
Director:Kousuke Obara
Oni no Tsuno
<2013/Japan/7min>
A young doctor of Chinese medicine lives in a secluded village. One day, he treats an injured goblin. Since then, many sick and injured monsters visit him. But he begins to suffer from mysterious illness. A touching tale of the kind hearted goblin.
Director:Ritsuko Morita