28 July 2017

Geidai Animation: 4th Graduate Works 2013 (YouTube Playlist)


This is a YouTube Playlist of the graduate films of the Tokyo University of Arts (Geidai) master's animation class of 2013 starting with the trailer.  To learn more about this artists, read my overview of the year: Geidai Animation: 4th Graduate Works 2013 (DVD).  I have also included links below to the artists' websites and social media pages.




Graduate Films
収録作品  第三期生修了作品


From a Stone
石から 
Ishi kara 
2013 / 02'56"
Tatsuhiro Ariyoshi (有吉達宏, b. 1985) 
official homepage 


USALULLABY
2013 / 05'33"
Asami Ike (池亜佐美, b. 1987)  
official website / online shop 




MyakuMyaku – Drops of Life –
みゃくみゃく—Drops of Life
2013 / 06'05"
Yuka Imabayashi (今林由佳, b. 1985)  
twitter





Of Mice and Clockworks
ねじ巻き劇場とねずみ 
Nejimaki Gekijō to Nezumi 
2013 / 03'01"
Satomi Usui (臼井聡美, b. 1986) 
official website


Watakushiritori
わたくしりとり / 2013 / 03'55"
Kazuhiko Okushita (奥下和彦, b. 1985)
official website


2PM at the Glass House
午後2時、温室にて 
Gogo 2-ji, Onshitsu nite  
2013 / 07'23"
Yumi Kawai (河井ゆう美, b. 1987)  
twitter


Wild Wild Ham
底なしウィンナー 
Sokonashi Winnā 
2013 / 04'46"
Eri Kawaguchi (川口恵里, b. 1989) 
tumblr


MAZE KING
2013 / 07'01"
Hakhyun Kim (キム・ハケン, 1982) 
vimeo
twitter


Marie’s Sugar Plum
コンペイトウのおまじない 
Konpeitou no Omajinai 
2013 / 05'00"
Risa Kimpara (金原里紗, b. 1985)




The Blooms
2013 / 05'40"
Ayasa Kugenuma (久下沼朱紗, b. 1987) 

Fox Spirits
きつね 
Kitsune 
2013 / 03'24"
Hitomi Nakamura (中村仁美, b. 1988) 




Darkeling
やみのけ  
Yami no ke 
2013 / 07'08"
Yuri Nakamoto (仲本有里)  
tumblr


Two Under the Grayish Sky
失われた空の下で二人 
Ushinawareta Sora no Shita de Futari 
2013 / 09'15"
Masataka Hiroyasu (廣安正敬)


Mimoptera
キドモモドキ
Kidomomodoki 
2013 / 05'04"
Shizuka Miyazaki (宮崎しずか



It’s Time for Supper
夜ごはんの時刻 
Yorugohan no jikoku 
2013 / 08'28"
Saki Muramoto (村本咲, b. 1988) 

Read my review of It's Time for Supper.

Catherine Munroe Hotes 2017

Geidai Animation: First Year Films 2012 (YouTube Playlist)


This is a YouTube Playlist of the first year films of the 2013 graduates of the Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai) graduate programme in animation. To learn more about the artists and this graduating class go to my overview of Geidai Animation: 4th Graduate Works 2013 (DVD). Yangtong Zhu graduated a year later in the class of 2014.  Social media links for the artists are provided below.

 

First Year Films
一年次作品2012


 
The Cloudy Dog Talk About
ほこり犬のはなし 
Hakori Inu no Hanashi 
2012 / 03'30"
Asami Ike (池亜佐美, b. 1987)  


Rain Drops
2012 / 03'03"
Satomi Usui (臼井聡美, b. 1986) 
official website







 
Imagination Trip
2012 / 02'04"
Kazuhiko Okushita (奥下和彦, b. 1985)
 official website






Over Her Curtain
襖の奥
Fusuma no oku  
2012 / 04'23"
Yumi Kawai (河井ゆう美, b. 1987)   
twitter

Flower and Steam
花と嫁 
Hana to Yome
2012 / 04'06"
Eri Kawaguchi (川口恵里, b. 1989) 



awaiting
2012 / 03'30"
Hakhyun Kim (キム・ハケン, 1982) 
twitter
vimeo


HARAPEKO MUSEUM
2012 / 03'30"
Ayasa Kugenuma (久下沼朱紗, b. 1987) 



The Man Who Ate an Apple
2012 / 03'57"
Yantong ZHU (朱彦潼/シュ・ゲンドウ, b. 1988)
twitter / vimeo

Tobacco 
2012 / 03'11"
Hitomi Nakamura (中村仁美, b. 1988)



Feather Robe from Heaven
羽衣
Hagoromo
2012 / 04'22"
Yuri Nakamoto (仲本有里)  




The Town Musicians of Bremen
ブレーメンの音楽隊
Burēmen no Ongakutai  
2012 / 03'38"
Masataka Hiroyasu (廣安正敬)





Deep Awakening
2012 / 03'05"
Shizuka Miyazaki (宮崎しずか)



People who are Eating
食べる人たち 
Taberu Hitotachi 
2012 / 02'58"
Saki Muramoto (村本咲, b. 1988) 
twitter / her blog / vimeo.




Catherine Munroe Hotes 2017

27 July 2017

TamaGra Animation 2017 (タマグラアニメーション2017)


TamaGra is an abbreviation of the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University (Tamabi).  Under the late Prof. Masahiro Katayama (1955-2011), TamaGra inspired a new generation of innovative animators including Oscar-winner Kato Kunio, renowned New York-based artist Akino Kondoh, and independent animators Mirai Mizue, Shin Hashimoto, Ryo Okawara, and Masaki Okuda.

Since 2012, Prof. Tatsutoshi Nomura (b. 1964), himself a Tamabi graduate, has led the TamaGra animation programme.  Under Nomura’s leadership, TamaGra graduates have won international animation prizes.  Notable examples include Yoko Kuno, who won the New Face Award at the 2013 Japanese Media Arts Festival and Sawako Kabuki, who won the Jury Award for Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight at Annecy 2017.  Some graduates are working as independent or freelance animators, while others have gone on to work for animation studios or in the gaming industry. 


Above is a selection of the best works by students at TamaGra this year.  You can also click on links to individual films below.  So far, I have only been able to find social media profiles for Eri Sasaki, but I will update this post when these young, up-and-coming artists establish a web presence.


Essay in the Desert 
さばくのエッセイ
dir. Eri SASAKI / 佐々木恵理
twitter / tumblr

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White Home Town 
白の故郷
dir. Yuki OHGITA / 扇田優紀

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Jigoku Metamoru 
地獄めたもる
dir. Sawako KAGEYAMA / 影山紗和子

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A Little Bird Told 
風のことつて
dir. Akiko HOSHINO / 星野章子

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The Sale 
今日はきょろきょろバーゲンセール
dir. Maki MORIMOTO / 森本眞生

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Slug 
なめくじ
dir.  Risa KURODA / 黒田理沙

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Swing-by
dir. Ayano YAMAZAWA / 山澤彩乃

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Wormy 

dir. Yuka INADA / 稲田有華

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Shintou Messatu 
心頭滅殺
dir. Akane NIIMI / 新美茜音

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The Wife of the Goliath Fish 
大魚の嫁
dir. Eri SASAKI / 赤津佳織

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Mine
dir. Kanako SAKAGUCHI / 坂口歌菜子

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Moon
dir. Luna HARANO / 原野瑠奈

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Magical Kiss
dir. Ayaka KOGURE / 木暮文香

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A Snail 
かたつむり
dir. Mari SUZUKI / 鈴木真理

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Karma DON Galaxy 
かるまどんぎゃらくしー
dir. Chiharu MINOWA / 箕輪千春

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Lights, Camera, Action 
ライツ・カメラ・アクション
dir. Yunosuke YAMADA / 山田裕之介

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Goodbye to OKUBA 
オクバにさよなら
dir. Shinya HASHIZUME / 橋爪伸弥

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JYOU
dir. Jixin ZHOU / シュウ ジキン

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Moment of Truth 
人面桃花
dir. Xi CHEN / チン キ

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I Want.  .  .  
羽がほしい
dir. Xi CHEN / チン キ
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Yummy Hunny Bunny 
たべたいマイハニー
dir. Minori YAMADA / やまだみのり

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2017 Cathy Munroe Hotes