Anime like Suiren no Hito

Michi

Studio: Tomoyasu Murata Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

The My Road series - Scarlet Road (2002), White Road (2003), Indigo Road (2006), and the most recent instalment Lemon Road (2008) - can be read as meditations on loss and mourning. These poetic films tell their story through motif, character expression, music and montage and require repeated viewing for one to absorb the subtly evoked layers of meaning.



Tags: Stop Motion , Philosophy , No Dialogue , Rehabilitation , Puppetry , Rural , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Trains

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 , Elderly Protagonist , Achronological Order , Post-Apocalyptic , Scuba Diving , Coming of Age , Fishing , Male Protagonist , Cosmic Horror , Family Life , Tragedy , Ships , Marriage , Photography

Matsugae wo Musubi

Studio: Tomoyasu Murata Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

"The Pine's Branches" is the latest work in Murata Tomoyasu's series "Journey through memories of life and death,” which he began following the Tohoku earthquake in 2011.

Tags: Stop Motion , Family Life , Rural , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Twins , Time Skip

Baa-cha no Kingyo

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

The story follows an old lady that is very fond of her gold fish and the dream she has revolving it. She recalls an event in her younger years as a child and the reason behind her love for gold fishes.

Short animation by Kaori Iwase.



Tags: Elderly Protagonist , Animals

Kazoku Dekki

Studio: Tomoyasu Murata Company
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A short puppet animation from Tomoyasu Murata.

Tags: Family Life , Stop Motion