An association to preserve Japanese folktales is on a mission to scour the farthest corners of the country for unique local folktales about the sea and adapt them into short, animated films ...

Trauma, insecurity, and grief are among the themes you can find among the five films vying for the 2025 Best Animated Short ...

Renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami expressed joy with how several of his short stories were adapted in American director Pierre Földes’ animated film “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman ...