Drama Anime

An elderly man walks along his house and sees a turtle munching on a turnip. He does not disturb the creature but lets it eat in peace. Later that night, he has a dream of his late wife...

Almost everyone in our contemporary society is picked up and moved by someone or something like a Sugoroku. The first ones to pick us up are "Parents". A boy grows up along a "Sugoroku". This work describes the process of his growth during which he depends on his parents. His family plays the parts of roles in "Sugoroku". His father runs a dice and his mother picks him up, and he goes on his way passively. But until when does this family system like a Sugoroku continue? One day the boy decides to cut off his relationship with his family...

Graduate Work by Tanaka Miki, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.

(Source: Geidai Animation)

An educational film about the Elephant Trains in Japan. During WW2 many zoos were slaughtering their dangerous animals (such as elephants) as a safeguard against Allied bombings which might release the animals. After WW2, the only elephants that remained in Japan were two at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya. Special trains called Elephant Trains were arranged to bring children from all over the country to Higashiyama Zoo.

Legend says that the land was once separated by the Luo river.

To the south was the agricultural Wei kingdom, and to the north, the nomadic Jing kingdom.

Agula, a Princess of the Jing kingdom, had to become a Prince since birth so that her loving parents could stay together. Nangong Jingnu, a Princess of the Wei kingdom, was meant to live a carefree life, but the political struggles of the court made it necessary for her to follow the footsteps of her father.

After a war turned Agula into an orphan, she went into hiding for ten years, honing her skills in order to infiltrate the Wei kingdom as a sycophantic official and bring chaos to the world. However, due to a series of events, she was appointed to be Nangong Jingnu’s husband at the Qionglin banquet…

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Gyeonu and Eunho have been together since their childhood as neighbors and friends, however, as Eunho goes through her new-found college life, she becomes aware of her neighbor's secret. A cute slice-of-life with a supernatural twist.

After an accident, the amnesiac Sue was taken in to live with Torao's family. She always had the urge to become a singer, but didn't know why. As it turns out, Sue is actually part of a band formed with her two twin sisters. But Sue's climb to the top of the charts is a long and hard way.

(Source: AniDB)

Music video for the song Suppon Pon Pon by Ai Iwasaki that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

"Suppon" is the Japanese name for the Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis).

The video features stop motion animation by Aki Kouno.

(Source: AniList.co)

Independent animation by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation.

In an unknown time when everything is colorless, the world pale and desolate, everybody is born with pale white skin. There is absolutely no sign of color in this world at all. However, one boy is born with yellowish skin. Everybody treats him like some sort of monster, and the boy lives in isolation, in the woods with his mother. The year he turns 16, the boy’s depressed mother, unable to bear the seclusion, commits suicide. The boy blames himself for her death and dreams of becoming a normal pale-skinned person.

(Source: koreanfilm.or.kr)

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The Souya is a Japanese museum ship that previously served as an icebreaker and patrol boat, and was the first Japanese ship to take part in an Antarctic research expedition.

The anime tells the adventures of the ship and its crew.

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An alternative version of Dalyeolla Hani with minor changes implemented.

Hani is a small tomboy and slightly troublesome teenager who lives life a bit carelessly on her own since her Father lives abroad due to work in the Middle East and her Mother died when she was very small. The only thing Hany is very good at is running~ fast!

(Source: Cute in Korea)

Recap episode.

A summarized version of the TV series in 4 parts.

Picture drama included in the Soukou Kihei Votoms: Case;Irvine Blu-ray/DVD release.

This film consists of 6 animated shorts produced by the Human Rights Commission of Korea. Like the previous movie, the stories deal with seeing the world through the eyes of people who are different from social norms. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature in 2008 from the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

#1: "The Third Wish” (AN Dong-hui, RYU Jeong-wu). A fairy godmother appears before a visually impaired young woman to grant her three wishes. But this is no fairytale. The irritable middle-aged fairy wants to finish her job as soon as possible. Yet she proves to be helpful as she leads the woman through a busy marketplace, which is delightfully reminiscent of "Amelie". But it's no walk in the park, as busy urbanites show no consideration for our protagonist. Yet she prevails through obstacles. With a walking stick, she taps together the heels of her shiny new shoes and follows the "yellow brick road" (guiding tiles for the visually impaired) around the city.

#2: "Ajukari” (HONG Deok-pyo) is a street-style cartoon. It comically depicts how a certain macho "complex" can cripple men. Male circumcision becomes the ultimate standard for being "manly" and those who have failed to do the deed are forever fearful of going to public baths.

#3: "Baby" (LEE Hong-su, LEE Hong-min) portrays the difficulties a career woman faces in having a child. "I'm not saying you can't have maternity leave, but can you afford to raise a child while working?" asks her boss. This smart story portrays everything from mother and daughter-in-law relationships to a parody of "Tazza: The High Rollers" and hilarious episodes where an "ambulance bus" picks up several patients en route.

#4: "Shine Shine Shining" (KWON Mi-jeong) is drawn like a warm, watercolor storybook for children. Grade schooler Eun-jin is smart and popular, but she has a secret. She hides her curly hair, which she gets from her Filipino mother, in braids.

#5: "Merry Golasmas" is an adorable claymation, or stop motion animation of models constructed from clay, plasticine, etc. It explores physical discrimination or stereotypes. In an open audition to find a Santa Claus, the real Santas ― one who's black, another who's Asian, a female Santa and one in a wheelchair ― lose to a fake Santa, a pot-bellied, Caucasian.

#6: “Lies" explores homosexuality. Drawn in pastel-like sketches with art deco-esque details, it is a stunning digital cut-out animation, A homosexual man is forced by his parents to marry a woman, while others are pressured to fake having a girlfriend or receive "therapy" to become straight.

(Source: The Korean Times)

Six animated shorts about discrimination and being different.

#1: "Daydream" talks about dealing with people with disability. It homes in on the daily life of a father with a daughter whose hands and feet are deformed.
#2: "Animal Farm" relies on the rough-and-ready feel of stop-motion clay animation to create a satire of bullying and mob dynamics.
#3: "At Her House" paints a devastating picture of gender inequality within a marriage.
#4: "Flesh and Bone" gently pillories superficiality and the obsession with outward appearance.
#5: "Bicycle Trip" focuses on the discrimination experienced by foreign workers in Korea.
#6: "Be a Human Being" looks at the way young Koreans are barely treated as human beings before they get to university.

(Source: ANIWEBLOG | ASIANDB | Jeonju)