2009 Anime
Akai Ito
The film takes a simple idea – creating a picture using a simple thread – and transforms it into an engaging flow of animated images. From East Asian folklore, Okushita takes the symbol of the red string of fate. There are many variations of this ancient tale, but the main idea is that the gods tie men and women together who are destined as each other's soul mates together with a red thread.
An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet,
regardless of time, place, or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.
- ancient Chinese belief
(Source: Nishikata Film Review)
Blend
This short experiments with the flow of oil ink over the surface of the water. Mizue manipulated the ink by blowing with straws or stirring with toothpicks and used stop motion animation techniques to shoot the resulting effects.
Joint
An event that happens to a man based on growth, psychology, egoism, and shamanism.
Short animation by Ryoji Yamada at Tama Art University
Kuaile Dongxi 3
Happy Things 3 is an animated sitcom depicting the family life of twin siblings in the hutongs of old Beijing, China, with strong characters and a light-hearted, down-to-earth sitcom style. It highlights the unique Chinese concepts of family, friendship and love while laughing out loud at the true meaning of life.
(Source: QQ, translated)
Boku to Gaku: Ano Natsu no Monogatari
An educational film about losing hope in children in Japan. In the movie's example, how it is bad it is to say another child "doesn't stand a chance" or "don't think too much of them, they won't amount to anything" because of their upbringing or background or single action they did.
Between Showers
This year, it sudden shower a lot. When it sudden shower, people look up at the sky, fast walk, and point umbrellas. The motif in this animation is like that scenery of a bunch and be reminded scenery.
(Source: Hirotoshi Iwasaki)
Sekai Kei Sekai Ron
Regarding the destruction of the world, the light relation between the world and me.
Love Letter
A short film by Tomoyasu Murata that played during Ai Otsuka's LOVE LETTER TOUR 2009.
Kaze no Sei
A story of a baby and a spirit of wind Zephyr. The short travel in the sky. Through many cloud and arrive to the sun. Charcoal drawing animation with bass guitar sound. Music, Sound composition performed: Makiko T (Vimeo)