1990 Anime
Ibara-Hime mata wa Nemuri-Hime
An alternate retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. The story begins in the same way as the original story but our young heroine instead of falling under the mystical spell begins to uncover the mystery of the man who cursed her and his relationship with her mother. It is a realistic reminder that "They lived happily ever after...", may not be as happy as we once envisioned.
BATTLE MODE
Promotional video for an anime shop "Parody" in Nara Prefecture.
(Source: Tokyo International Film Festival 2014, edited)
Included on the VHS release are several versions and a making-of:
• 76-second "Full Long Version" (non-telop)
• 30-second "Tentou Houei Version" (telop-iri + non-telop)
• 15-second "Terebi Houei Version" (telop-iri + non-telop)
• Making Video (Interview, Rush Film Hitoshi)
Anime Hachikou Monogatari
An biography of Hachikou, a real Japanese dog who was remembered for its extreme loyalty to his owner even after the owner's death.
Fukuji to Yumihiko: Umi wo Watatte Kita Ushikai Shounen
The culture of using milk, along with Buddhism, was brought to Japan by people who crossed the sea from China and the Korean Peninsula. Set in Tenpyoi period Japan, this animated film follows the story of how a friendship blossoms between Fukuji, a boy from a village that raises cows that crossed the sea, and Yumihiko, a boy from a Japanese village that grows rice, after their village is attacked by bandits, and how this leads to cooperation and exchange between people of different cultures.
(Source: Sakura Motion Pictures Co., translated)
Ningen no Uta Part 2
An educational film about marriage discrimination; how hard it is for a lower class person to marry into upper class.