魔法の紫ウサギ(The Magic Violet Rabbit)

13min 5sec, 2023 人形アニメーション

冴えない毎日から抜け出すため、男は魔法使いになりたいと願う。
「虚飾」ではない「本物」の魔法使いに。

To escape from his dull life, a man wishes to become a wizard.
He wants to be a “real” wizard, not a “fake” one.

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Screenings &Awards

  • FEEDBACK Animation Film & Screenplay Festival June 2023 (US/Canada) — Best Stop Motion Animation
THE MAGIC VIOLET RABBIT short film, audience feedback June 2023 ANIMATION Film Festival
  • International Independent Film Awards 2023 (US) — Animated Characters Gold Winner
  • The Mokkho International Film Festival 2023 (India) — Best Stop Motion Short Film
  • Boden International Film Festival (Sweden) — Official Selection
  • Trickfilm Festival Düsseldorf (Germany) — Official Selection
  • Ibusuki Film Festival いぶすき映画祭 (Japan) — Special Jury Award
  • CRAFT International Animation Festival (Indonesia) — Officially selected at the NO DIALOGUES SHORTS ANIMATED MOVIES FOR KIDS section
  • New York Animation Film Awards (United States) — Finalist
  • AniMate – Australia Animation Film Festival (Australia) — Semi-Finalist
  • NASU International Short Film Festival 那須国際短編映画祭 (Japan) — Official Selection
  • Tangier Film Festival (Morocco)— Officially Selected at the Animation shorts section
  • Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2023 (Greece)— Official Selection
  • TIAF 2023 – Tbilisi International Animation Festival (Georgia) — Best Children Film Award
  • Stop Motion MX Film Festival (Mexico) — Official Selection
  • Morc Comadori Animation Festival 2023 Morcコマ撮りアニメーションフェスティバル (Japan) — Official Selection
  • Animators Guild India Fest 2023 (India) — Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Animation Festival 2023 (US) — Honorable Mention
  • SHORT TO THE POINT December 2023 (Romania) — Best STOP-MOTION/TIME-LAPSE
  • Athens ANIMFEST 2024 (Greece) — Official Selection

MIX

MIX

6min 40sec, 2018

仲睦まじい様子の家族に隠された「嘘」。
何のための、誰のための「嘘」なのか。
虚実、清濁が「MIX」しているこの世界で、大切なものは何だろう。

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?


Screenings &Awards

    • 4th Animation Marathon (Greece)
      21-24 November 2018 — Official Selection
    • The 14th Athens ANIMFEST(Greece) — Official Selection
    • Columbus International Film and Animation Festival (US) — Semi-Finalist
    • DigiCon6 JAPAN 2018 — Finalist
    • 横濱インディペンデント・フィルム・フェスティバル
      2018年11月23日(金・祝)
      ジャック&ベティ賞 受賞

       

    • 新千歳空港国際アニメーション映画祭
      2018年11月5日(月)— アジアンショーケース・プログラム内上映
    • 渋谷Tanpen映画祭
      2018年10月27日(土)より渋谷駅前、長崎市・佐世保市等の複数会場で上映
      12月1日(土)渋谷ユーロライブにて一般上映、舞台挨拶
    • The Florida Animation Festival (US)

      June 13 – 16, 2019
      Awarded Honorable Mention in Independent Stop Motion
      https://www.floridaanimationfestival.com/

    • 第14回 札幌国際短編映画祭
      14th Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market (Japan)
      10月17日(木)〜20日(日)
      Official Selection
      Japan Panorama (Out of competition)
      http://sapporoshortfest.jp/

    • 2th CRAFT International Animation Festival (Indonesia)
      Oct.28-Nov.02
      Official Selection
      http://craftanimfest.org

    • Animaze : Montreal International Animation Film Festival 2019 (Canada)
      August 29 – September 1 2019
      Official Selection
      http://animazefestival.com

    • Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2019 (India)
      Aug 15-18, 2019
      Official Animation Selection
      http://bisff.in/film-list/

    • Women Over 50 Film Festival (UK)
      September 21 – 22, 2019
      Awarded Runner Up Best Animation
      http://wofff.co.uk

    • Stop Motion Mx (Mexico)
      Official Selection
      http://www.stopmotionmx.com

    • Oaxaca Filmfest (Mexico)
      Official Selection(New Industry Selection)
      https://www.oaxacafilmfest.com/p/mix

    • Stop Motion Film Festival (Spain)
      September 30th
      Awarded Best Family Animation
      http://teknochatfestivales.foroactivo.com/h6-stopmotionfilmfestival

    • Australia Independent Film Festival (Australia)
      November 1 – 3, 2019
      Awarded Best Animation
      https://www.ausindefest.com

    • 那須ショートフィルムフェスティバル2019 (Japan)
      NASU SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2019
      2019年11月9日(土)〜11月17日(日)
      Official Selection
      http://filmfest.nasu-fc.com

    • 第12回よなご映像フェスティバル (Japan)
      12th Yonago Eizo Festival
      12月14日(土)–15日(日)
      Official Selection
      http://yonagoeizofestival.org/index.php/archives/28

    • LOS ANGELES ANIMATION FESTIVAL (US)
      December 7 – 8, 2019
      Official Selection
      http://blog.laafest.com

    • KINOFILM Manchester International Short Film and Animation Festival (UK)
      26th February – 1st March 2020
      Official Selection
      https://kinofilm.org.uk

    • Animation Runs! vol.51 (Japan)
      2019年12月21日(土)
      http://himecine.main.jp/ani_run/

    • WOFFF Tour 2020 (UK)
      Sun, 2 February 2020
      16:00 – 20:00 GMT

    • Mother’s Ruin Gin PalaceWOFFF on Tour 2020 at University of Roehampton (UK)
      Wed, 5 February 2020
      16:00 – 18:00 GMT
      University of Roehampton

    • WOFFF Tour 2020 — International Women’s Day Conference (UK)
      7 March
      Cheese & Grain, Somerset

    • WOFFF Watchalong (UK)
      10 – 12 June
      online screening
      http://wofff.co.uk/2020/06/the-farewell/
    • New York Animation Film Awards film festival(US) — Semi-Finalist

       

    • ジャック&ベティONLINE上映プロジェクト

      5/1~7月末までの期間限定(有料・日本国内のみ視聴可能)

    • Australasia’s Film Festival of Time(Australia)
      ‘BEST IN SHOW’ ONLINE FINALISTS
      August 10, 2020
      https://www.festivaloftime.ca/australasia

    • ConZealand Film Festival (Wellington, New Zealand)
      Official Selection
      July 29th to August 2nd, 2020
      https://conzealand.nz

    • Scandinavian International Film Festival : SCIFF (Finland)
      Official Selection
      22-26.8.2020
      https://www.sciff.fi/copy-of-sciff-decumentary

    • The #MoStopMo Online Stop Motion Shorts Festival (US)
      Official Selection
      November 28th, 2020
      https://www.mostopmo.com/festival

A wizard, episode2 「狛犬(Gardian lion-dog)」

1min 5sec, 2018
ART HOUSE 『狛犬展』にて展示。

冬のある日、とある神社で、またもやあの魔法うさぎと遭遇してしまった赤い服の男。
犬二匹を相手に、何やら真剣な話し合いが持たれているようだが…?
In a cold day, the man in red met the rabbit wizard again.

A wizard, episode 1 「出会い」

45min, 2016
ART HOUSE 『しりとりアート駅伝2017』にて、スマートフォンによるAR展示。
A man in red met a wizard.
赤い服を着た男が魔法使いに出会った。

銀杏の木の下で(Under a ginkgo tree)

3分43秒 2012-15年
銀杏の木の下で出会った友達と過ごす季節。
秋→冬→梅雨→夏→秋→春

Seasons spent with the friend met under a ginkgo tree.
Autumn → Winter → Rainy season → Summer → Autumn → Spring

This movie has English subtitles.

銀杏の木の下で(Under a ginkgo tree)