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Honami Yano

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Honami Yano

Born in 1991 on a small island in Japan. During her college years she went on an exchange program to the Rhode Island School of Design, which led her to discover independent animation. At the Graduate School of Film and Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, she created her graduation project, Chromosome Sweetheart(2017), which received a nomination at Frameline Film Festival and many other film fes…

Known For

Eri, The CowEri, The Cow · 2026
Eri, The Cow
★ 6.02026
MovieAnimationRomance
One spring, Eri, a Holstein cow, falls in love with Sawa, a Jersey newcomer. Eri idolizes Sawa and longs to be close to her, to become one with her. To refine her intense feelings for Sawa, Eri subjects herself to ascetic practices and rituals of her own making. In a world where those who do not bear children are disposed of, Eri has fallen for someone who shares the same fate.
A Bite of BoneA Bite of Bone · 2021
A Bite of Bone
★ 7.02021
MovieAnimationDrama
A little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral.
Dozens of NorthsDozens of Norths · 2023
Dozens of Norths
★ 6.22023
MovieAnimation
Here, everything is The North. This is an account of the people I met in The North. However, my fragmented memory doesn't capture the essence at all.
A wild pants chaseA wild pants chase · 2013
A wild pants chase
2013
MovieAnimation
There is certain things you would never know unless you take off the pants. And, or, also certain things you would never find out unless you wear your pants.
Chromosome SweetheartChromosome Sweetheart · 2017
Chromosome Sweetheart
2017
MovieRomanceAnimation
An ex-couple in a café, a girl sucking on her girlfriend's hair, a running woman, a fleeing town, a little girl walking along the river. In this world, there are as many forms of love as there are people.
Dreams into DrawingDreams into Drawing · 2019
Dreams into Drawing
2019
MovieAnimation
The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all richly expressed. One day he was sketching out a carp, just at that moment he slept and he became a carp in dream. A carp was enjoy to swimming, but a fisherman caught that carp...
Are you here, Ser Brunetto?Are you here, Ser Brunetto? · 2021
Are you here, Ser Brunetto?
2021
MovieAnimation
Inspired by the Fifteenth canto of the Divine Comedy, in which Dante meets his teacher, Brunetto Latini.
Milky WaysMilky Ways · 2016
Milky Ways
2016
MovieAnimationMystery
A woman pours milk from the top of the mountain. At the foot of the mountain a man milks and pours it into a tank. One evening his pigeon doesn’t come back as usual, and finally it brings back small miracle from a woman. 1st year work 2016, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation

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