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Motivated by a dream of a perfect society for insects, a brave ladybug breaks away from the conventions of her species, climbs aboard a jet, and faces off against a massive lizard.

The hero hails from a tightly bonded community. They come into possession of a brush that brings every painting they create to life. Unfortunately, this ability attracts the unwanted interest of a general consumed by a lust for power.

This animated puppet film, adapted from Gao Yubao's novel, depicts the harsh realities of peasant life under exploitative landlords in the "old society." To force peasants into labor, landlords used brutal tactics such as imitating rooster crows at night. As the Lunar New Year neared, landlord Zhou Paopi devised a plan to fire his hardworking workers without paying them. After the workers fell asleep, Zhou crept into the chicken coop and mimicked rooster calls, making the real roosters crow and rousing the workers to go to the fields. His goal was to exhaust them so he could justify dismissing them. However, Zhou's cunning scheme ultimately failed.

A young boy, driven by an unquenchable thirst for discovery, sets out on a journey filled with mystical gods and fearsome beasts, revealing a world steeped in enchantment.

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The hand-drawn short film explores how we perceive things in daily life. Created using pencils, pastels, and oil paints, the artwork was then captured with a digital camera and compiled into a movie. The setting is a fantastical train that represents an inner mental landscape, where a young man shuts himself off from the outside world by turning his face around so he sees nothing. At the same time, another individual quietly shoves trash into his face.

Short animation by Tomoyasu Murata.

This groundbreaking film, produced over the course of three years using abstract pencil drawings, aims to function as a catalyst that reveals a new psychological landscape to its audience.

The main character is hanging out with friends but finds the discussion uninteresting. His thoughts frequently drift off into his own fantasy realm before returning to the group. As a result, their conversation doesn't flow smoothly. After several mental excursions into his imagination, he gradually senses its emptiness and becomes intrigued by the ongoing dialogue and the evolving connections with those around him. He then chooses to re-engage with the conversation. First-year project from 2010 by Naoaki Shibuta, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation.

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Graduation work of Sawako Kageyama at Tama Art University.

Mr. Cat has aquaphobia, which prevented him from joining the zodiac race and crushed his dream of becoming the Guardian God of the Year. For many years, he has lingered by the ocean, burdened by regret, and every day he watches the race's finish line. Lately, a string of incidents has slowly drawn him closer to the water.

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During a late-night work trip, a married man stays at a hotel. Kungcher, the daughter of his boss, immediately becomes infatuated with him and slips into his room to confess her feelings. The next morning, he departs silently. Despite her father's objections, Kungcher chases after him. She reaches the dock in a light drizzle just as he boards a ship, ignoring her completely. As the vessel departs, Kungcher grows frantic, jumps into the river, and drowns. Right away, the river’s water changes color and massive waves rise up.

Short movie by Tomoyasu Murata.

The Chuang family once made their living by cutting firewood. Mother Tanja spent three years weaving a tapestry, laboring day and night without rest. But a gust of wind swept it away. To retrieve it, one of her children, Kam Tong, sets out on a perilous journey into the dangerous Tibetan mountains. The cave where the tapestry may be hidden is full of lethal dangers, and only a few adventurers have ever made it back alive.

An original anime for the talent management agency Mausu Promotion.

A timid warbler blessed with a beautiful voice has trouble singing in public. To help her overcome this fear, her mother devises a strategy.

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After completing his studies at Tama Art University, Nakajima created this piece with the goal of entering it into the Sogetsu Animation Festival. Lacking sufficient financial resources, he developed the "Kaki-mation" technique, which involves drawing directly onto 35mm film. During this period, he was a regular visitor to Studio Zero, the emerging mainstream animation studio of the era.

A short film by Kojirou Shishido.

Just as the old wolf was getting ready to welcome his friend the old bear over for a pot of freshly cooked chicken, a sly fox crept into the wolf's home and devoured the entire meal. The fox then set up a series of deceptions to stir up conflict between the two companions, sparking a furious quarrel.

Short movie by Tomoyasu Murata.

The 1973 Zen-chan Two-chan OVA contains five brief tales interspersed with live-action segments. Crucially, this work centers entirely on Two-chan, with Zen-chan missing from the entire runtime, although a boy who looks like him appears in the final story. In 2006, this short was presented at Planet Studio +1, a theater noted for showing uncommon and vintage films from around the world and arranging special weekend presentations. During a traffic safety event, the theater made Two-chan to Issho ni Miyou accessible to the public.

In a typical household, a common evening unfolds. The child, who used to be afraid of the dark, demonstrates signs of growing up, while the parents, occupied with the hardships of making a living, seem content. Life is largely shaped by these small, seemingly trivial changes as time passes.

A short film by Junyi Xiao (肖君逸). The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door...

One day, "I" abruptly changed into something bizarre. Over and over, "I" attempted to remove the skin and go back to how things were before, but each effort failed.

The film employs an exaggerated puppet theater style to lay bare the corruption and moral decay in the Kuomintang regime.