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Takeshi Yashiro

Born January 1, 1969 · Akita, Japan (age 57)

Takeshi Yashiro is a director at Taiyo Kikaku Co., Ltd., a Japanese TV-Commercial production company. In 1993, he graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in design. While he directed numerous commercials, he studied various stop-motion animation techniques on his own, utilizing and perfecting them in his commercial and web movie works until 2012 when he began focusing on creating…

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HIDARI

MovieAnimationAction

After being betrayed by his peers and lost both his father and his right arm, legendary craftsman "Jingoro Hidari" is on a journey of revenge with his partner "Sleeping Cat" and his mechanical prosthetic arm. Finally, Jingoro faces one of his adversaries "Inumaru" in a fight to the death...

Gon, the Little Fox

Gon, the Little Fox · 2019

Gon, the Little Fox

When Gon, a playful orphaned fox, finds that young Hyoju has lost his mother, he tries to comfort him and make amends for his own earlier mischiefs by secretly bringing small gifts to the boy every day. But Hyoju doesn't realize who is behind the anonymous gifts, and the two are headed for a heartbreaking climax. Original Story by Niimi Nankichi

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights · 2013

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights

MovieAnimationFantasy

The boy has longed to visit the northern country and experience the beautiful mysteries of nature that his childhood friend Norman the Snowman has told him about. On the first day of snow in the northern country, the boy sneaks out of his house and boards a northbound train with Norman to see the mysteries of nature with his own eyes.

Gyoro Goes to the Theatre

Gyoro Goes to the Theatre · 2021

Gyoro Goes to the Theatre

While helping his family for packing, Takuto found a pair of mysterious opera glasses from a piled-up cardboard box which turns out to be his grandma’s relic. The magical opera glasses named ‘Gyoro’ suddenly came to life when Takuto touched it. Gyoro brings back happy memories to grandpa and mom of going to theaters with grandma. With Gyoro, Takuto gradually becomes fascinated by the world of theater.

Norman the Snowman: On a Night of Shooting Stars

Norman the Snowman: On a Night of Shooting Stars · 2014

Norman the Snowman: On a Night of Shooting Stars

Norman and the boy decide to go on an adventure to see the stars filling the sky as shooting stars will reach the town soon. What they don’t know is it will get too cloudy to see anything up there. It’s about their small and yet heartwarming journey.

Pukkulapottas and Hours in the Forest

Pukkulapottas and Hours in the Forest · 2021

Pukkulapottas and Hours in the Forest

MovieAnimationFamily

This is my report about a mysterious creature that "Watashi" found the year when normal came to a stop all around the globe. All over the world, people were forced to stay at home in the spring of the year; "Watashi" decided to stop commuting to the city and stayed home every day. One day, "Watashi" discovered mysterious traces in my garden. "Watashi" set up a camera to find out what it might be.

Arthur et la magie de Noël

Arthur et la magie de Noël · 2018

Arthur et la magie de Noël

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer · 2024

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer

MovieAdventureAnimation

A little covetous breeze makes a pretty melody blowing in the wind. The story of a mysterious journey of tiny creatures intertwine through the hommono wilderness.

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HIDARI

MovieAnimationAction

After being betrayed by his peers and lost both his father and his right arm, legendary craftsman "Jingoro Hidari" is on a journey of revenge with his partner "Sleeping Cat" and his mechanical prosthetic arm. Finally, Jingoro faces one of his adversaries "Inumaru" in a fight to the death...

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Gon, the Little Fox

Gon, the Little Fox · 2019

Gon, the Little Fox

When Gon, a playful orphaned fox, finds that young Hyoju has lost his mother, he tries to comfort him and make amends for his own earlier mischiefs by secretly bringing small gifts to the boy every day. But Hyoju doesn't realize who is behind the anonymous gifts, and the two are headed for a heartbreaking climax. Original Story by Niimi Nankichi

Director

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights · 2013

Norman the Snowman: The Northern Lights

MovieAnimationFantasy

The boy has longed to visit the northern country and experience the beautiful mysteries of nature that his childhood friend Norman the Snowman has told him about. On the first day of snow in the northern country, the boy sneaks out of his house and boards a northbound train with Norman to see the mysteries of nature with his own eyes.

Director

Gyoro Goes to the Theatre

Gyoro Goes to the Theatre · 2021

Gyoro Goes to the Theatre

While helping his family for packing, Takuto found a pair of mysterious opera glasses from a piled-up cardboard box which turns out to be his grandma’s relic. The magical opera glasses named ‘Gyoro’ suddenly came to life when Takuto touched it. Gyoro brings back happy memories to grandpa and mom of going to theaters with grandma. With Gyoro, Takuto gradually becomes fascinated by the world of theater.

Animation

Norman the Snowman: On a Night of Shooting Stars

Norman the Snowman: On a Night of Shooting Stars · 2014

Norman the Snowman: On a Night of Shooting Stars

Norman and the boy decide to go on an adventure to see the stars filling the sky as shooting stars will reach the town soon. What they don’t know is it will get too cloudy to see anything up there. It’s about their small and yet heartwarming journey.

Director

Pukkulapottas and Hours in the Forest

Pukkulapottas and Hours in the Forest · 2021

Pukkulapottas and Hours in the Forest

MovieAnimationFamily

This is my report about a mysterious creature that "Watashi" found the year when normal came to a stop all around the globe. All over the world, people were forced to stay at home in the spring of the year; "Watashi" decided to stop commuting to the city and stayed home every day. One day, "Watashi" discovered mysterious traces in my garden. "Watashi" set up a camera to find out what it might be.

Director

Arthur et la magie de Noël

Arthur et la magie de Noël · 2018

Arthur et la magie de Noël

Director

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer · 2024

The Spring Herald Fish and the Wanderer

MovieAdventureAnimation

A little covetous breeze makes a pretty melody blowing in the wind. The story of a mysterious journey of tiny creatures intertwine through the hommono wilderness.

Director

Moon of a Sleepless Night

Moon of a Sleepless Night · 2015

Moon of a Sleepless Night

In a thick forest full of giant trees, a boy lives modestly with his family. One day, a guardian of the moon looking like a squirrel shows up in front of the boy, saying the moon got accidentally stuck on a high tree somewhere far East. Night dominates the world as the sky stops moving with the still moon. Now, the boy and the squirrel go off on adventures into the dark forest to search and free the moon.

Director

Dear November Boy.

Dear November Boy. · 2012

Dear November Boy.

Small surprise given to the small boy in the morning of first snow .It is a doll animation with an action and the vocabulary of the 2-year-old child as a motif.

Director

Firewood, Kanta & Grandpa

Firewood, Kanta & Grandpa · 2013

Firewood, Kanta & Grandpa

MovieAnimationDrama

Outside a village in deep snow, there lived a boy named Kanta and his grandpa. One day, the grandpa gets sick. Kanta decides to go get firewood for his grandpa from the woodshed he is very scared of.

Director