Masanobu Hiraoka

The eye of a child holds an entire life. Stunning, partly abstract animation with a beautiful soundtrack, leaving plenty of room for the viewer’s imagination. Psychedelics in soft pastel shades.

Diagnosed with leukemia in February 2019, Japanese competitive swimmer Rikako Ikee returns to her destiny: the center lane, in Hirokazu Kore-eda's short film for skincare brand SK-II.

Shape shifting animal and geometric forms stun in this piece with music and sound by Aimar Molero. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film

Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.

Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.

In a world full of brilliant heroes, it’s the trust of fans that turns heroes into superheroes. If a hero loses the people’s trust, they lose their special abilities. Trust value is collected, quantified, and used to determine a hero’s ranking, displayed on their wrist. Every two years, the top heroes go to a tournament to fight, determine new trust values, and earn their rankings.

A series of animated shorts based on the Pokémon franchise, with each episode telling a different story ranging from silly to heartwarming and presented with a unique art style.

A devastated world - Androids and robots live there. "Poppy" is an android that looks like a human. "Punkun" is a android who is not interested in humans. One night, a star fell in front of them while looking up at the sky...