Movies

A short kaleidoscopic homage to Norman McLaren from Japanese artists Mirai Mizue and Yukie Nakauchi on the 100th anniversary of birth in 2014.

Astonishing, mysterious, eccentric, adorable, melancholic, sensual and delightful - the Volume 2 of the weird and fascinating world of Japanese...

A new wave is building within the Japanese independent animation scene. In Vol.3, discover the most promising stars of the next generation, with a...

Simple rectilinear figures assemble into surprisingly complex “cities” that pulse along to Scarlatti Goes Electro’s hyperkinetic...

A burst of cheer and refreshment that it seems perfectly suited to a late July afternoon.

A compendium of independent Japanese animation, featuring a wide range of experimental techniques from drawn animation to pixilation.

The mutating forms of Tensai Banpaku, or “Genius Expo” create a stunning abstract orchestra.

The 365 days animation consists of sequence of 8760 pictures, all different shape and color, hand-drawn by the director every day in 365 days. This...

Mirai Mizue set up a camera over a water tray with an illuminated white background (presumably an animation table) and experimented with the flow of...

This is no animation, it's one picture. Short experimental film by Mirai Mizue

A grand collision of Mizue’s signature visual music forms and Onohana’s mesmerizing impressionistic illustrations, featuring music by...

An ode to Norman McLaren from Mirai Mizue

As the Sun threatens to explode and end all life on Earth, Goku wakes up and goes on a Journey to the West, in quest of meaning, guidance and wisdom....

Mirai Mizue’s familiar amoeba-like cells cross with kinetic sketched lines and shapes in a colorful burst of energy suited for all audiences....

Line drawn animation journeying from individual cell through multiplication, growth and formation. The cycle rises and falls twice.

Short experimental animation by Mirai Mizue.

A reimagination of Alice in Wonderland set in modern Japan dealing with themes of bullying, lack of work, household breakdown, child care issues,...

A collage of colors and shapes intersect and flow - from Mirai Mizue,

Follow-up version of Mirai Mizue's Timbre A to Z.