Emaki/Light

Emaki is a Japanese traditional narrative form in picture and text created from 11th to 16th century. The film is collaboration work between filmmaker Makino Takashi and painter and filmmaker Ishida Takashi. Ishida has b

Ema/Emaki

Experimental 16mm short by Takashi Ishida.

Emaki 2

Emaki 2 is a seminal early drawing animation by Takashi Ishida, created as his graduation project for the 19th term of the Image Forum Institute of the Moving Image.

Musical Onmyoji -Heian Emaki-

Onmyoji live action

Hen Nasty Oedo Emaki Revenge

Edo-jō Ō-oku kitan: dai-Inran tō emaki

Pink film directed by Takao Nakano.

Scroll of Darkness

One night as I was walking through the forest, a robber steals my bookmark. I chase him only to end up in an endless void of darkness.

Amorous Tales of Genpei

Using the Genpei War as its theme, this work depicts the nature of poor Shirabyoshi Tokiwa Gozen who traveled between the generals of both sides, Minamoto no Yoshitomo and Taira no Kiyomori

Oxen Split Torturing

Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. The first, during a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with a young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid,

Encounter

Studio Ghibli animated Chōjū-Jinbutsu-Giga Emaki, the famous Japanese "Scrolls of Cartoons of Birds, Animals, and People" or "Chōjū Giga" for short, for a Marubeni Power commercial.

Balance

Studio Ghibli animated the famous Chōjū-Jinbutsu-Giga Emaki ("Scrolls of Cartoons of Birds, Animals, and People" or "Chōjū Giga" for short) for a second Marubeni Power commercial.

The Vanity of the Shogun's Mistress

Since the arrival of the Black Ships, the Tokugawa Shogunate's dream of peace has been shattered, and the succession problem of the ailing Shogun Iesada has become a headache. At the same time, Tamamo, a prostitute in Yo

The Journey Continues

Studio Ghibli animated the famous Chōjū-Jinbutsu-Giga Emaki ("Scrolls of Cartoons of Birds, Animals, and People" or "Chōjū Giga" for short) for a third and final Marubeni Power commercial. In the third installment, title

Glorious Moment: A Woman's Scroll

Osono and Eisuke would like to get married but with her up to her neck in debt due to her late father's illness and him trying to raise the funds to start a business, they can't afford to do so. Osono agrees to work as a

You know it! The Invisible Man: A Life-Changing Tale of Reversal

Kenji, a struggling man working as a cleaner during the day and aiming to become a lawyer, obtains a drug that makes him invisible for 30 minutes. Kenji vows to use this power for the pure and kind beauty Yuko, but an ev

Karura Mau Movie

Shoko and Maiko Ougi are apparently two ordinary schoolgirls in pursuit of graduating and having fun. Shii-chan is the more serious while Mai-chan is more fun-loving. In reality, the two sisters are powerful exorcists fr