PROGRAM

The everyday life we ​​take for granted may actually be a miracle. We often forget to pay attention to the things that are simply there in our daily lives. I myself moved to Kyoto after the Great East Japan Earthquake, my environment changed, I was separated from my family, and the life I had taken for granted completely changed on March 11th. However, even after going through such events, I still took for granted the peaceful life I now have, where I don't have to worry about food, clothing, or shelter. Through this work, I hope to encourage people to pay a little more attention to the "taken for granted" things hidden in their daily lives and to give them a chance to think about them.

Everyone spends their holidays differently, and we all rest our bodies and minds in various ways. This animation depicts the night before my holiday. I created it using my favorite hobby and my preferred style of expression.

As they make their way to their destination, the vague childhood memories of the two begin to surface, faint and melting like a snowy landscape. The two, trying to find the scenery of the past, are like pupae about to emerge from their cocoons.

Two beings reside in the garden at the bottom of the heart. Head and heart. Diamond and womb. Like Adam and Eve. Two opposing entities are always separate, unable to understand each other, yet appearing identical. Repeating attachment and rejection, they arrive at a world of duality without duality, a world reached through the awakening of the self and perception of the outside world.

Two sisters, both Onmyoji (exorcists), clash because they cannot express their true feelings to each other. On a moonlit night, the older sister goes to her younger sister, who has been possessed by a Kyubi (a mythical creature), to convey her feelings.

When I was a child, finding eggs in the nest felt like discovering treasure. But surely, to the mother of those eggs, her child was something to be cherished, more valuable than any treasure.

In a quiet mountain stream, small crabs go about their fragile lives. Driven by curiosity, they witness a kingfisher’s hunt for the first time and experience an unpredictable fear from the world beyond the water.

She hurt the person she loved with her own hands. This incident prompted her to reflect, and she decided to let go of her selfishness and prove her love by dedicating her world to him.

Having lost the battle against the hero, the alien returns home and begins preparing dinner.

This is a gag animation that alternates between the two main characters: a man A who tries to maintain distance from others by wearing earphones, and a new female employee B who is not good at communication. The story revolves around "unfortunate events" that unsociable people might encounter in their daily lives.

A nervous-looking girl is alone in the bathroom, lost in thought. This stop-motion animation, combining digital hand-drawn animation, humorously explores the theme of nervousness.

Three strangers are trapped in a mountain cabin during a blizzard. On the morning of the fourth day, one of them is found dead... What is the truth behind the death? As suspicion deepens, each person seems to be harboring a hidden secret. As memory and reality intertwine, everything inside the cabin slowly begins to change...

The world of dreams appears orderly at first glance, but in reality, something is amiss. However, without noticing this contradiction, one is drawn into the ever-changing flow, feeling as if standing still in an abyss.

Within the house that is a human being, resides the heart. If you peek through the window, you'll see the heart weeping. The tears of the heart accumulate and accumulate, overflowing from the window. Based on the concept of "depicting the process of emotional change when tears are shed," this animated work explores the visualization of psychology. The protagonist, who has difficulty expressing emotions, meets a dog and learns what color and shape the tears shed by his own heart are.

A chubby, quirky character runs around endlessly. Ultimately, he becomes frustrated with the fact that he's the most important person in the world, yet he can't put himself first, and the air feels a little thin. He needs some gentleness to make it easier to breathe, and this work was created in search of that gentleness.

The protagonist wanders into a mysterious world, where, guided by a butterfly, embarks on a journey to trace the traces of someone who once truly existed. In a landscape that is both connected to reality and yet somehow otherworldly, the protagonist confronts fading memories and lingering presences.

A self-documentary about the author's imaginary friend's true identity.