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ギブリーズ :: Ghiblies
Originally released in 2000, 20 minutes long. Episode 2 was released in 2002 and is 25 minutes long.
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The magnified life of the employees of Studio Ghibli and the workings of the studio itself. Each character in the anime corresponds to a real-life person.
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空想の空飛ぶ機械達 :: Kuusou no Sora Tobu Kikaitachi (a.k.a. Imaginary Flying Machines)
Originally released in 2002, 6 minutes long.
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Short anime about flight and the machines that have been imagined to achieve it.
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House Foods commercials
Originally released in 2003. Four 15-second spots and one 30-second spot.
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Released for the summer campaign "Let's eat at home" by House Foods.
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コロの大さんぽ :: Koro no Daisanpo (a.k.a. Koro's Big Day Out)
Originally released in 2003, 15 minutes long.
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The film is about Koro the puppy, who runs away from his mistress, experiences some adventures around town and who is finally happily returned home.
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くじらとり :: Kujiratori (a.k.a. The Whale Hunt)
Originally released in 2003, 16 minutes long.
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A group of elementary school children play in their classroom, imagining that they are on a boat in the ocean. This fantasy becomes reality, and soon all the students find themselves stranded in the deep blue sea, looking for their own Moby Dick. Some of the kids want to harpoon the whale, others want to take its picture, and many of the kids are afraid and just want to return home...
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めいとこねこバス :: Mei to Konekobasu (a.k.a. Mei and the Baby Cat Bus / Mei and the Kittenbus)
Originally released in 2003, 13 minutes long.
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Story tells of an evening adventure of Mei (from the movie Totoro) and a kittenbus.
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やどさがし :: Yadosagashi (a.k.a. House Hunting / Looking for a Home)
Originally released in 2005, 12 minutes long.
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A nameless heroine packs up her belongings into a large satchel and heads out of the city. Walking on foot across the countryside, she encounters a strange collection of creepy crawlies and ghostly spirits.
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星をかった日 :: Hoshi wo Katta Hi (a.k.a. The Day I Bought a Star)
Originally released in 2005, 16 minutes long.
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A young boy, tired of the city, escapes into the country. When trying to bring vegetables to the market to sell, his cart breaks down and he exchanges the vegetables for a mystical seed. Returning home he plants the seed in a normal pot- only to find it growing into a planet.
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水グモもんもん :: Mizugumo Monmon (a.k.a. Mon Mon the Water Spider)
Originally released in 2005, 15 minutes long.
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Romance between a water spider & a water strider.
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種山ヶ原の夜 :: Taneyamagahara no Yoru (a.k.a. Night of Taneyamagahara)
Originally released in 2006, 27 minutes long.
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Based on the play with the same name by Kenji Miyazawa. Miyazawa wrote this play in 1924 for his students when he was a 28 year old teacher. The first supervision work of the film was built up with a technique which could be described as a "picture story show style."
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イバラード時間 :: Iblard Jikan (a.k.a. Ibarado Time)
Originally released in 2007, 30 minutes long.
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The story is set in the imaginary world of Iblard. There is no dialogue.
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日清 コニャラ :: Nisshin Konyara commercial
Originally released in 2010, 33 seconds long.
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Commercial for the Nisshin Company.
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ちゅうずもう :: Chuu Zumou (a.k.a. A Sumo Wrestler's Tail)
Originally released in 2010, 13 minutes long.
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The story begins once upon a time when Jii and Baa ("Gramps" and "Granny") were living deep in the mountains. They spent their weary days climbing up and down the mountain fields. One evening, Jii went outside and saw mice heading somewhere unknown. When he quietly followed them, he discovered that the mice were performing sumo wrestling.
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パン種とタマゴ姫 :: Pandane to tamago hime (a.k.a. Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess)
Originally released in 2010, 12 minutes long.
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In a lonesome water mill deep in a forest of briers and brambles lives a witch named Baba Yaga. There the witch keeps her servant the Egg Princess confined and forces the tiny egg-girl to do all the hard daily chores around the mill. One night, a large batch of kneaded dough resting in a trough suddenly comes to life from the witch’s spell. Fearful of the witch, the Egg Princess and her new friend decide to run away. What will lay ahead for the two of them...?
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宝さがし :: Takara-sagashi (a.k.a. Treasure Hunting)
Originally released in 2011, 9 minutes long.
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A boy named Yuuji and a rabbit named Gikku find a stick at the same time, and decide to compete in games to decide who can keep the stick. However, whether it is a foot race, long jump, or sumo wrestling, they always end up in a tie.
Based on the picture book "Treasure-Hunting" (Takara-sagashi) by Rieko Nakagawa and illustrated by Yuriko Omura (Fukuinkan Shoten Publishing).
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日清 コニャラの歌 :: Nisshin Konyara no uta (Konyara's song) commercial
Originally released in 2012, 32 seconds long.
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Commercial for the Nisshin Company.
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