Yuko Asano

An animated film based on one of the renku (collaborative linked poems) in the 1684 collection of the same name by the 17th-century Japanese poet Bashō. The creation of the film followed the traditional collaborative nature of the source material – the visuals for each of the 36 stanzas were independently created by 35 different animators. As well as many Japanese animators, Kawamoto assembled leading names in animation from across the world. Each animator was asked to contribute at least 30 seconds to illustrate their stanza, and most of the sequences are under a minute (Yuriy Norshteyn's, though, is nearly two minutes long).

A short animation is drawn on Washi paper and Cel with a marker and anime. Some Kanji ( they are used in the Japanese poem “Iroha Uta”) metamorphose into various creatures.

A TV movie by Kon Ichikawa, remaking of Ten Dark Women (1961)

A stop motion animation unfolds within a labyrinthine place. A mantis is invading the kingdom of ants while witnessing their ritual activities, and getting into the inside of the group.

Drawing animation, Reshooting 8mm Film.

Stop motion animation. I started making three-dimensional works around this time. (Yuko Asano).

The second drawing animation I made when I was a student at Musashino Art University.

To commemorate the event "INTO ANIMATION 8", dedicated members of the Japan Animation Association present a completely original new omnibus animation! Each work is exactly 15 seconds long, and the theme, inspired by the number 8 from this 8th edition, is "Infinity ∞".

Drawing animation. I visualized the music of the band "Zelda", which I often went to the live show. (Yuko Asano).

A very short animation drawn on tracing paper with a brush pen and coloured pencil. “This work was inspired by an impressive dream. In the dream, I took a dictionary that printed flip-books in the corner from a book shelf, and when I returned it, the book had disappeared.”[Yuko Asano]

8mm short by Yuko Asano.

Born in Tokyo in 1959. While studying oil painting at Musashino Art University, he joined the animation study group “Nazo no Gentodan” and began producing films. In 1980, he joined “Animation 80,” a group established to screen independently produced works. Since then, he has presented a new work with the group every year. His works have been shown at numerous events and exhibitions, including the Turin International Film Festival (Turin, Italy, 1986), the Shanghai Animation Festival (Shanghai, China, 1988), and “The Evolution of Animation” (O Museum, 1988). His distinctive artistic world combines elegance with grotesque elements, and he has explored a wide range of forms of expression, including 2D, 3D, and live-action animation.