Zipangu Fest Presents Beyond Anime: The Outer Limits
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Sun 19 February 2012 // 19:30
(Sun 19th / 7.30pm / £5/4 or combined ticket price for both Zipangu fest Films £8/7)
Ryu Furusawa, Cinema Iloobia (Tim Grabham), Ryo Hirano, Hanamushi (Akira Noyama), Naska Saito, Sayaka Oku, Mana Fujii, KTOOONZ (Keiko Nakamura), Yoshihiro Haku + Sachiko Hiraoka, Masahiro Osuka/ Japan/ 2002-2011/ 90min
The world of Japanese animation is vast and fascinating, but beyond the images of doe-eyed schoolgirls with magic powers or giant mecha-humanoids battling it out amongst the stars familiar to us all from the output of the commercial mainstream anime industry lies an even more alien and exotic realm. From the very introduction of the medium to Japan back in 1917, legions of visionaries and artists have laboured away independently to create works that challenge our very notions of the word 'animation'. The Beyond Anime: The Outer Limits programme presents just a sample of some of the most interesting Japanese indie animations from recent years, revealing the outer limits of this powerful and expressive form of film-making in which anything is possible.
Syasou (Shasō) (車窓)
Dir. Ryu Furusawa 2008 2 minutes
Ichigwankoku (一目国)
Dir. Ryo Hirano 2009 6 minutes
Fantasy Girl (Kūsō shōjo) (空想少女) Dir. Hanamushi (Akira Noyama) 2009 6 minutes
Death of Phonebook
Dir. Cinema Iloobia (Tim Grabham) 2011 2 minutes
Stinky Winky
Dir. KTOOONZ (Keiko Nakamura) 2002 2 minutes
Requiem For Pioneer (Rekuiemu fo paionia) (レクイエム・フォー・パイオニア) Dir. Yoshihiro Haku + Sachiko Hiraoka 2008 3 minutes
Future Man (Ari-ningen monogatari) (蟻人間物語) Dir. Ryo Hirano 2008 7 minutes
Doroningen (ドロニンゲン)
Dir. Masahiro Osuka 2007 4 minutes
Mizutamamoyo
Dir. Ryu Furusawa 2006 5 minutes
Enchanted Forest (Mayoi no mori) (まよいの森) Dir. KTOOONZ (Keiko Nakamura) 1994 9 minutes
A Labyrinth of Residence (Kyojū meikyū) (居住迷宮) Dir. Naska Saito 2008 5 minutes
TA-TA TOSY TiT
Dir. Yoshihiro Haku + Sachiko Hiraoka 2009 5 minutes
The Straw Girl and the Strange House (Mugiwara shōjo to henna ie) (麦わら少女と へんな家)
Dir. Hanamushi (Akira Noyama) 2009 1 minutes
Holiday (Horidei) (ホリデイ)
Dir. Ryo Hirano 2011 14 minutes
Melting Medama
Dir. Sayaka Oku 2011 5 minutes
The Last Train (Saishū ressha no yoru) (最終列車の夜) Dir. Mana Fujii 2008 3 minutes
Ryu Furusawa, Cinema Iloobia (Tim Grabham), Ryo Hirano, Hanamushi (Akira Noyama), Naska Saito, Sayaka Oku, Mana Fujii, KTOOONZ (Keiko Nakamura), Yoshihiro Haku + Sachiko Hiraoka, Masahiro Osuka/ Japan/ 2002-2011/ 90min
The world of Japanese animation is vast and fascinating, but beyond the images of doe-eyed schoolgirls with magic powers or giant mecha-humanoids battling it out amongst the stars familiar to us all from the output of the commercial mainstream anime industry lies an even more alien and exotic realm. From the very introduction of the medium to Japan back in 1917, legions of visionaries and artists have laboured away independently to create works that challenge our very notions of the word 'animation'. The Beyond Anime: The Outer Limits programme presents just a sample of some of the most interesting Japanese indie animations from recent years, revealing the outer limits of this powerful and expressive form of film-making in which anything is possible.
Syasou (Shasō) (車窓)
Dir. Ryu Furusawa 2008 2 minutes
Ichigwankoku (一目国)
Dir. Ryo Hirano 2009 6 minutes
Fantasy Girl (Kūsō shōjo) (空想少女) Dir. Hanamushi (Akira Noyama) 2009 6 minutes
Death of Phonebook
Dir. Cinema Iloobia (Tim Grabham) 2011 2 minutes
Stinky Winky
Dir. KTOOONZ (Keiko Nakamura) 2002 2 minutes
Requiem For Pioneer (Rekuiemu fo paionia) (レクイエム・フォー・パイオニア) Dir. Yoshihiro Haku + Sachiko Hiraoka 2008 3 minutes
Future Man (Ari-ningen monogatari) (蟻人間物語) Dir. Ryo Hirano 2008 7 minutes
Doroningen (ドロニンゲン)
Dir. Masahiro Osuka 2007 4 minutes
Mizutamamoyo
Dir. Ryu Furusawa 2006 5 minutes
Enchanted Forest (Mayoi no mori) (まよいの森) Dir. KTOOONZ (Keiko Nakamura) 1994 9 minutes
A Labyrinth of Residence (Kyojū meikyū) (居住迷宮) Dir. Naska Saito 2008 5 minutes
TA-TA TOSY TiT
Dir. Yoshihiro Haku + Sachiko Hiraoka 2009 5 minutes
The Straw Girl and the Strange House (Mugiwara shōjo to henna ie) (麦わら少女と へんな家)
Dir. Hanamushi (Akira Noyama) 2009 1 minutes
Holiday (Horidei) (ホリデイ)
Dir. Ryo Hirano 2011 14 minutes
Melting Medama
Dir. Sayaka Oku 2011 5 minutes
The Last Train (Saishū ressha no yoru) (最終列車の夜) Dir. Mana Fujii 2008 3 minutes