The Nightingale

The story of the lonely Emperor and the captivating songbird that comes to live in his palace.

Front and Back

An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. demonstrating the concept of "front" and "back."

Kaiju Decode

The catastrophe "Skyfall" was brought by the collapsed orbital space colony crashed into the Earth. Inside the crater at the crash site now inhabit Kaiju born by gene mutation. Ray, an avatar, comes to the area to collect the scattered "seeds", not knowing what really is going on there, He soon meets Mil, a mysterious girl. Is she a human, or a Kaiju?

The Irresistible Smile

In this chaotic and hilarious short about the plane flight from hell, an ever-smiling flight attendant tries her best to keep things under control while dealing with the world's worst passengers. Smokers, drunks, and the inevitable crying baby are just the beginning (don't even ask about the suitcase full of coughing kittens), but, before things come to their fateful and fiery end, at least everyone is happy for a brief moment.

Porosenok v koluchey shubke

Seeing Snowflake outside the window on a frosty day, the Hedgehog clung to the glass so that his nose looked like a piglet's. Snowflake mistook him for a pig in a spiky fur coat and invited him to play outside.

Tough Tire! SHADO Tire

Amateur animation by 20-year-old Hikeaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion) while he was studying at Osaka University of Arts. The short features a speeding car with physics-defying tires.

Gift

Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk - Jil's Adventure

Special "back-side" (ura) short which features the background story from the party's side instead of Jil's.

Winning Pitcher

Katsumi has been playing baseball for years, disguising herself as a boy. However, one day she is recognized and scouted by Hoshiyama, the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, who offers her a chance to become a professional player. After Katsumi joins the Dragons and befriends their new catcher Oikawa, her skills win over one suspicious mind after another, and she becomes a star pitcher leading the team to victories.

Meet Me in Wichita

A stop motion animated 16mm film combining the Wizard of Oz and the hunt for Bin Laden, with music by V. Vale and Jad Fair.

The Streamlined Donkey

An exuberant little donkey lives for one thing: the joy of racing at top speed. But his mother, cautions her son to go slow and use care, for misfortune may be just around the corner. When the son tires of his mother's lectures, he leaves from home, dashing off into the desert. Meanwhile, a heinous villain enters the picture, and he uses Mother Donkey as a beast of burden. The little donkey comes back years later to find his mother missing. When the donkey learns what has happened, he dives into action, using his irrational behavior to find his mother. Then, using his superior speed and strength, he gives the miscreant a sound trouncing, thus liberating his beloved mother. The short ends happily with mother and son basking in familial bliss, and Mother Donkey reluctantly acknowledging that extreme caution is not always the only path to righteousness.

Junkers Come Here: Pilot Film

The short pilot film for Junkers Come Here included with the DVD release of the movie.

Touch: The Ace Without a Number

Tatsuya Uesugi is the twin brother of Kazuya, pitcher of the Meisei High School baseball team. Irresolute about his feelings towards baseball, his next door neighbor, and his brother; Tatsuya ends up joining his school's boxing club. From the sidelines, he quietly watches the ascension of Kazuya.

Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter

A film adaptation of the 'Spooky Kitaro' story of the same name.

Boukyaku Battery

The story follows a group of baseball players who after having quit playing baseball are reunited by fate after enrolling in the same high school. At the time the school did not have a baseball team, so the group who have previously faced off against each other throughout the years form a team and start playing once again, reviving their passion for the sport.

The Auto Clinic

Self-service gas bars aren't a modern phenomenon, as evidenced by this visionary cartoon. The Auto Clinic is automated... everyone is treated alike by the three gas pumps until a pretty customer comes along, then they all turn on the charm... but when a cigar-smoking troublemaker comes along, they give him the "treatment." Krazy Kat protects his anthropomorphic service station from the gangster. Lots of bizarre visuals in this one!