27 July 2017

TamaGra Animation 2015 (タマグラアニメーション2015)


TamaGra is an abbreviation of the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University (Tamabi).  Under the late Prof. Masahiro Katayama (1955-2011), TamaGra inspired a new generation of innovative animators including Oscar-winner Kato Kunio, renowned New York-based artist Akino Kondoh, and independent animators Mirai Mizue, Shin Hashimoto, Ryo Okawara, and Masaki Okuda


Since 2012, Prof. Tatsutoshi Nomura (b. 1964), himself a Tamabi graduate, has led the TamaGra animation programme.  Under Nomura’s leadership, TamaGra graduates have won international animation prizes.  Notable examples include Yoko Kuno, who won the New Face Award at the 2013 Japanese Media Arts Festival and Sawako Kabuki, who won the Jury Award for Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight at Annecy 2017.  Some graduates are working as independent or freelance animators, while others have gone on to work for animation studios or in the gaming industry. 


Above is the official Tama Art University playlist for animation made by TamaGra students in 2015. There are links below directing you to each individual film.  To learn more about the artists, click on the links to the artists' websites or social media profiles.


S - The Birth of Psycho
dir. Woohyun KIM / 金禹賢






Hairy Heaven 
毛まみれヘブン
dir. Minori YAMADA / 山田みのり
 





Otonari-Pool
おとなりプール
dir. Saki MORITA / 森田早喜





The Nights When the Angels Call Me 
夜が僕を大きくする
dir. Haruhi KOSAKA /香坂はるひ

 



Inori 
祈り-INORI-
dir. Tomotari OISHI / 大石知足



 


Adelie and Paul
dir. Kana MIYAZAWA / 宮澤加奈






Goodbye Tears 
涙はもう、焼きあがる
dir. Shoko MATSUMURA / 松村祥子





Territory 
テリトリー
dir. Saya ISHIMARU / 石丸沙椰



 


Face Myself
フェイスマイセルフ
dir. Yuki KOYAMA / 小山有希





Have a Good Sleep
おやすみなさい
dir. Haruka SEKO / 瀬古春香






Marine Snow
dir. Mayuka OSADA / 長田真由香







Master Blaster
dir. Sawako KABUKI / 冠木佐和子





Steel Gears Sheep Heart
dir. Ryoya KAGA / 加賀遼也





2017 Cathy Munroe Hotes