Shorts: KATO Kunio

The House of Small Cubes
Director: KATO Kunio
2008, Animation Division, 12'03''
Grand Prize, 12th Japan Media Arts Festival
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KATO's 12-minute animated short centers on an old widower living in a house that slowly submerges into sea water. As each level fills up, the man builds another one on top of it. When the old man dives into the waters to collect an old pipe, he recalls different stages of his life while swimming through the lower levels of a house built on memories.

The Diary of Tortov Roddle: A Red Fruit
Director: KATO Kunio
2005, Animation Division i, 16'
Jury Recommended Works, 9th Japan Media Arts Festival
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Follow Tortov as he journeys through surreal, magical and picturesque landscapes, meeting interesting characters and circumstances on the way. Accompanied by his long-legged pig friend, Tortov takes us on an adventure of peaceful contemplation.

The Apple Incident
Director: KATO Kunio
2001, Animation Division, 3'
Jury Recommended Works, the 5th Japan Media Arts Festival
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Suddenly, huge apples appear all over the town and people start to eat them.