International Animation Day 2024 in OSAKA
Screening: “ASIFA-JAPAN Vol.4” (7 films by ASIFA-Japan members)

(1) MIX Directed by : Kotoko Nakamura  2018 / 6:40 A “lie” hidden within a happy-looking family. For what, for whom is this secret kept? What is important to you in this “mix” of a world? Fact or fiction? Right or wrong? ©Kotoko Nakamura

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(2) A LITTLE JOURNEY Directed by : Renzo Kinoshita  1994 / 13:00 This is a short animation about a boy and his little white cat going to a big city, where they find the polluted air, dirty sea, cut down trees, etc… Without any dialogue, this film describes today's world being destructed by the mankind, and appeals the importance of protecting our nature. © Sayoko Kinoshita

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(3) The sexual fish - The fish that forgot to breed Directed by : Dino Sato  2014 / 1:57 It is the house of pleasure for fish. As I describe the pleasure of fishes that forgot to breed, even fishing and landing fishes can be seen as sexual acts. This animation was inspired by the C.P. Cavafy’s poem "And I Lounged and Lay on Their Beds." ©Dino Sato

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(4) A boy who wanted to be a super hero Directed by : Hiromitsu Murakami  2004 / 08:32 An animated short about a boy who is told that he has to save the world. ©Royal College of Art

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(5) Libertas Story Directed by : Dai Yagi 2020 / 4:18 This short animation depicts the fascinating process and mechanism of a mini-plant that creates various things using gears and pistons, moved by natural forces such as wind and water. © DAI Yagi / DAIKOBO

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(6) journeymation Article 9 Directed by : Hiroshi Onishi 2016 / 4:48 A tribute to “The Hand” made by Jiří Trnka. The year “The Hand” was published was released also the year I was born. ©ONISHI Hiroshi, 2016

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(7) HARBOR TALE Directed by : Yuichi Ito  2011 / 18:05 In the harbor town "Y", the old brick building on a corner of the street, has been watching the town as it prospers and the people living and crossing there for more than one hundred years. One little red brick of this old building has been wondering what "shining square thing" was for a long time. One day, he decides to step out from the old building to find out what it is. Along the way, he encounters the new world. ©I.TOON

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