Yoko Kuno

Airy Me

Yōko Kuno

After injection of medication, the test subject girl turned into Chimera when her switch of nose got pressed. What kind of sight can be seen when no longer a human being keeps humane needs or wants? Is the creature moved by memories, admiration, love, or hates? Who saw the world of this fragmentary story that swinging camera works tell?

Spread

Yōko Kuno

Home-video footage of infants playing transforms into an experimental display of rotoscope animation.

Lucky Owl with Shimako

Nobuhiro Yamashita, Yōko Kuno

Teruko Imaoka, Nao Okabe

Four-year-old Shimako gets separated from her parents at Ikebukuro Station. Guided by an owl statue, she skips across Toshima Ward and embarks on a small adventure.

L'Animation Indépendante Japonaise - Volume 2

Yōko Kuno, Yoriko Mizushiri

Astonishing, mysterious, eccentric, adorable, melancholic, sensual and delightful - the Volume 2 of the weird and fascinating world of Japanese independent animation which has been flourishing and stronger than ever.