Isamu Hirabayashi
Isamu Hirabayashi (平林勇) is a Japanese film director who directed the Shimajiro films Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure 2013, Shimajiro and the Whale's Song 2014, Shimajiro and the Mother Tree 2015, Shimajiro in Bookend 2016, Shimajrio and the Rainbow Oasis 2017. He also made short films including Octopus 2015, Babin 2008 and Little Shimajiro 2016.
Shikasha (2010)
A woman and her child get trapped underground while investigators look for them. (more)
A woman and her child get trapped underground while investigators look for them. (more)
Ninja & Soldier (2013)
Two eight-year-old boys compete in a game of childish bravado. Ken is a Ninja, Nito a child soldier from the Congo who was forced to kill his own mother. Their naïve game addresses cruel realities, and they talk about their differences and what they have in common. ... (more)
Two eight-year-old boys compete in a game of childish bravado. Ken is a Ninja, Nito a child soldier from the Congo who was forced to kill his own mother. Their naïve game addresses cruel realities, and they talk about their differences and what they have in common. ... (more)
663114 (2012)
I am a 66-year cicada. There was a big earthquake. There was a big tsunami. There also was a big accident. (more)
I am a 66-year cicada. There was a big earthquake. There was a big tsunami. There also was a big accident. (more)
SOLITON (2014)
A man kills someone on the battlefield and rescues someone in the devastated district. (more)
A man kills someone on the battlefield and rescues someone in the devastated district. (more)
Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower! (2013)
Shimajiro to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana (しまじろうと フフの だいぼうけん ～すくえ！七色の花～?, Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!) is a 2013 Japanese children's live action/anime film. It's the first film to feature the character Shimajirō. ... (more)
Shimajiro to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana (しまじろうと フフの だいぼうけん ～すくえ！七色の花～?, Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!) is a 2013 Japanese children's live action/anime film. It's the first film to feature the character Shimajirō. ... (more)
Keshinomi (2015)
An old man and a grandson are walking in snow. A pregnant woman and a midwife are talking in the hospital. (more)
An old man and a grandson are walking in snow. A pregnant woman and a midwife are talking in the hospital. (more)
Shimajiro and the Song of the Whale (2014)
Shimajiro, who helped an injured baby whale Kuu-chan, takes care of Kuu-chan who wants to return to her mother and keeps her in touch. In order to return Ku-chan, who was about to be sent to the aquarium, to her mother, Shimajiro rides on her back and sets out on a ... (more)
Shimajiro, who helped an injured baby whale Kuu-chan, takes care of Kuu-chan who wants to return to her mother and keeps her in touch. In order to return Ku-chan, who was about to be sent to the aquarium, to her mother, Shimajiro rides on her back and sets out on a ... (more)
Aramaki (2010)
Textism (2003)
A bold and unsettling short film that combines mysteriously striking images, on-screen captions, and computer-generated speech narration. (more)
A bold and unsettling short film that combines mysteriously striking images, on-screen captions, and computer-generated speech narration. (more)
Cockroach (2010)
My name is a “cockroach”. I was called that from childhood. (more)
My name is a “cockroach”. I was called that from childhood. (more)
Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017)
Shimajiro and friends embark on a journey through the desert to help young Coco reunite with her mother after being separated in a fierce sandstorm. (more)
Shimajiro and friends embark on a journey through the desert to help young Coco reunite with her mother after being separated in a fierce sandstorm. (more)
Octopus (2015)
Squid have 10 legs. Octopuses have 8 legs. Added together, that’s 18 legs. (more)
Squid have 10 legs. Octopuses have 8 legs. Added together, that’s 18 legs. (more)
Shell and Joint (2019)
Nitobe and Sakamoto are childhood friends who now work at the front desk of a capsule hotel. Nitobe has a particular fondness for philosophy and crustaceans. Sakamoto, meanwhile, is fixated on suicide. The capsule hotel draws a variety of guests, including a ... (more)
Nitobe and Sakamoto are childhood friends who now work at the front desk of a capsule hotel. Nitobe has a particular fondness for philosophy and crustaceans. Sakamoto, meanwhile, is fixated on suicide. The capsule hotel draws a variety of guests, including a ... (more)
Penis (2001)
Director Isamu Hirabayashi 21st Century Asian Design Competition (sponsored by Kyoto University of Art and Design) Grand Prize Winner (more)
Director Isamu Hirabayashi 21st Century Asian Design Competition (sponsored by Kyoto University of Art and Design) Grand Prize Winner (more)
Mountain (2017)
An overturned dung beetle confronts social exclusion and the promises of a benevolent mountain spirit in this delightful short pregnant with meaning. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film (more)
An overturned dung beetle confronts social exclusion and the promises of a benevolent mountain spirit in this delightful short pregnant with meaning. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film (more)
Shimajiro in Bookland
(2016)
This is the fourth movie starring a tiger boy named Shimajiro. (more)
This is the fourth movie starring a tiger boy named Shimajiro. (more)
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project (2018)
Six Stories based on Six Songs. (more)
Six Stories based on Six Songs. (more)
Doron (2006)
One day a man had a strange audition for the movie. But he couldn't make acting good. (more)
One day a man had a strange audition for the movie. But he couldn't make acting good. (more)
Conversation with Nature (2005)
A special Decoder allows people to have conversations with nature. (more)
A special Decoder allows people to have conversations with nature. (more)