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Tenshi no Tamago

Also known as Angel's Egg.

Studio: Studio Gallop , Studio DEEN , Studio Hibari , Tokuma Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological

In a desolate and dark world full of shadows, lives one little girl who seems to do nothing but collect water in jars and protect a large egg she carries everywhere. A mysterious man enters her life... and they discuss the world around them.



Tags: Philosophy , Dystopian , Lost Civilization , Religion , Post-Apocalyptic , Mythology , Tragedy , Cosmic Horror , Angels , Female Protagonist , No Dialogue , Urban Fantasy , Amnesia , Coming of Age , Survival , Foreign , Fairy Tale , Tanks , Cultivation , Body Horror

Tori no Uta

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Psychological

A boy is walking home through the city where he finds a new path that he follows. It starts to rain and he sheeks shelter with the aid of a girl. He falls in love with the girl. He gets a feather, and if he always carries it, they will meet again. He returns to his home following the path, but the next day he cant find it again. Time progresses and he forgets the girl. 50 years later he returns to the same city and he dreams of the girl. He is still dutifully carrying the feather.

Written, drawn, and directed by famed illustrator Yoshitaka Amano.



Tags: Mixed Media , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Time Skip

1001 Nights

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Presented in the form of a feverish love dream, 1001 Nights (based on Amano's book of artwork) is the first performance of the groundbreaking "Filmharmonic" series, which presents new orchestral works by film composers in tandem with short films made by A-list directors. 1001 Nights is the series's only animated work, and plans originally called for the film to be completely computer animated.

Tags: Mythology , Fairy Tale , Nudity , Foreign , Demons , Classic Literature , No Dialogue , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Historical , Mixed Media , Dragons , CGI

Inaka Isha

Also known as Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor.

Studio: Studio DEEN , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological

A hapless country doctor describes with breathless urgency a night-time summons to attend a young patient. Events soon take on a surreal aspect as "unearthly horses" transport him instantaneously to the bedside. The doctor, preoccupied with personal distractions and grievances against those he is employed to care for, fails to find what is revealed to be a vile, fatal wound. He is humiliated by the villagers, who are "always expecting the impossible from the doctor," and doomed to an endless return trip, losing everything.



Tags: Philosophy , Rural , Classic Literature , Historical , Medicine , Denpa , Elderly Protagonist

G-9

Also known as G-9.

Studio: Toei Animation , Gentosha Comics
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

A young woman awakens in a desolate town with no inhabitants. She’s unable to read signposts or remember anything about who she is or what she’s doing there. All she can do is recognize the symbols that appear on her hands, identifying her as Agarta, devourer of dragons. Alone and in an unfamiliar place, Agarta must remember the reason she is there and defeat the evils within.



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Tsumiki no Ie

Also known as La Maison en Petits Cubes.

Studio: Oh! Production , Robot
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

An old man lives in a town that has become submerged in water. As the water level rises, he's forced to build additional levels onto his home with bricks (cubes) in order to stay above water. One day he accidentally drops his favorite pipe into the lower levels of his home, and decides to rent scuba diving equipment in order to go searching for it. As he descends through his sunken home, the old man recalls memories of the past in each room.



Tags: No Dialogue , Environmental , Dystopian , Achronological Order , Post-Apocalyptic , Scuba Diving , Elderly Protagonist , Coming of Age , Fishing , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Ships , Family Life , Tragedy , Marriage , Photography

Kataku

Studio: Video Market
Status: Finished
Genres: Supernatural

Many years ago, a young woman named Unai-Otome lived in the village of Ikuta. As she was beautiful it was no surprise that she had two suitors, both deeply in love with her. The girl was torn apart over which one to choose. In her desperation she chose a third option - taking her own life. Although her intentions were absolutely pure, not even in death did she find the solace she desired. Many decades later, a pilgrim walking by her grave meets a beautiful young woman and her story once again rises from the depths of time.... With a plot based on a classic play of Noh traditional theatre, the film presents the peak of Kawamoto’s mastery thanks to its expert mediation of the absurdity of the human condition.

Tags: Afterlife , Historical , Demons , Puppetry , Stop Motion

H.P. Lovecraft no Dunwich Horror Sonohoka no Monogatari

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Horror

Three classic H.P. Lovecraft stories are brought to life by animated clay puppets and miniatures. They are "The picture in the house", "The Dunwich horror" and "The festival".

Tags: Cosmic Horror , Classic Literature , Foreign , Stop Motion

Nido to Mezamenu Komori Uta

Also known as The Death Lullaby.

Studio: Mippei Eigeki Kiryuukan
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

An animated film describing the bullying of a Japanese child.

Tags: Historical , Bullying , Philosophy , Revenge , Politics , Trains , Denpa , School , Male Protagonist

Yodaka no Hoshi

Status: Finished
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The stars in the sky seem to maintain the remote, eternal order which earthbound souls can hardly hope to attain, as it would take exceptional energy to transform oneself from an earthly creature into a brightly shining star. However, the ugly nighthawk who had experienced great hardship being despised by fellow birds managed to convert that hardship into enormous energy to fly up to heaven, and in the end could glow as the nighthawk star.

A short made by Ryu Kato celebrating Kenji Miyazawa's 80+ years of fairy tales based on the story of the same name.



Tags: Coming of Age , Philosophy , Animals , Astronomy , Bullying