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The House of Small Cubes
- Movie (1 ep x 12 min)
- 2008
An old man resides in a city mostly submerged by water, living in a home he had to build on top of his old one. His daily routine now consists of smoking his pipe, drinking wine, watching television and eating the fish he catches. Living alone in the silent desolation of the elderly he is surrounded by photographs but no people. One day he drops his pipe into the water and it disappears into his old, submerged home. To retrieve it he rents a scuba suit, but once he descends into the place he used to live he is overwhelmed by the memories of the life he used to have - the family he used to know.
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These are two gorgeous shorts about love and loss. Both are very sad but fantastc. If you liked one, try out the other.
Furiko
- Web (1 ep x 5 min)
- 2012
Through persistence, a woman finally wins over the man that she loves. But despite the joy of their life together, the troubles he experiences at work creates a distance between them that does not abate - even as they grow and raise a family together. As the woman weakens with age, all that the man did and did not do comes back to haunt him. Yet what can he do for her that will be meaningful even in the face of the ravages of time?
The Drawer of Memory
- Movie (1 ep x 7 min)
- 2006
The story is about an old woman with a drawer on her body. This drawer is full of the memories of her deceased husband. She puts things into the drawer every day to look for the shadow of him.
Reasons you might like The Drawer of Memory...
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These two shorts are both melancholy, dramatic tales of love and loss, and will appeal to the same audiences. If you liked one, try out the other.
Aimer: Mine
Aimer: Kyou kara Omoide
- Music Video (1 ep)
- 2013
Mizuko no Bouya
- Web (1 ep)
- 2015
The soul of a boy who never had a chance to be born watches over the family he'll never have. He hopes, more than anything, to keep his sister and mother safe.
Yakusoku
- Web (1 ep)
- 2013
Pigtails
- Movie (1 ep)
- 2015
The earth shook. The sea roared. And then... There is a small house solitary standing by the seaside. A pigtail-braided girl is living there alone since that day. Mail is no longer delivered, but even this morning, she's hanging out the laundry as usual.
Chikai
- Web (1 ep)
- 2019
The escape in a dream
- Web (1 ep)
- 2022