There came a time when iron vanished from Okinawa.
A Cana baby called Kanahiru arrived at the shores of Okinawa. He was from a far away land called Iron Hills. A place far beyond the seas. He was baffled by the deformity of Gana Hill, even teased the citizens, but he decided to stay.
Years later ferocious demons capture Gana Hill and take Kanahiru to the demon island.
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I try to set this work – a film using texts, or a film-book – between watching and reading. This film is dedicated to J.L. Borges, a great artist, who had translated The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde at his early childhood, became one of the greatest writers of the 20th century and continued to publish the works by dictation even after losing his eyesight.
Graduate Work 2011, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.
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A two-volume story about Santa Claus and the fairies that help him.
A collection of the best entries shown at the annual Inter-College Animation Festival from 2001 to 2006. For many animation students in Japan participating in the festival is a chance to start their professional careers. The entries include works made using various animation techniques, including CGI and stop-motion. Taku Furukawa, Katayama Masahiro and Kihune Tokumitsu can be found among the judges of the festival.
Animated short produced for SSK Foods Co., Ltd. featuring its brand mascots. It was posted directly on the website of SSK Foods.