samillia

A world of Chinese medicine where the story loops forever Life spirals infinitely, linked to the natural world A playful expression of the philosophy that we humans are part of that whole With an emphasis on eating in a warm, joyful spirit This film tells the origin story of a restaurant run by an internationally certified medicinal-food specialist, who creates herbal cuisine rooted in the evidence of Chinese medicine and designed to delight both mind and body Using a mix of techniques including craft work, live action, and more, it was finished with playful analog visuals, as well as music Methods: hand-drawn animation, stop motion, After Effects, loop animation

This was the “Tsukiuta” video for November 2025, broadcast on TV Tokyo’s infant and toddler program “Shinapushu.” Aiming to create visuals that babies and young children could enjoy intuitively, the piece was produced by combining a variety of techniques, including hand-drawn animation, clay stop-motion animation, and live-action compositing. The main character, the mochi “Mocchan,” was sculpted in clay and animated in real life in order to give it a three-dimensional feel. Inspired by the texture and rhythm of SAKANAMON’s music, the video visualizes the feeling of “liking something” through rounded forms and pleasant motion. Set in a fantastical world, it was finished in the style of a road movie, following “Mocchan” on a journey in a kitchen car. Techniques: hand-drawn animation, stop-motion, clay animation, live-action compositing, After Effects

Description: Inspired by the episode of the two samillia who, after 20 years, arrived in the city of Melbourne, Australia, I created this animation. Even when we are in Japan and Australia, which feel far apart, looking at the same moon at the same time reminds us that we are living beings on the planet Earth in the universe. Technique: hand-drawn animation, stop motion, After Effects, loop animation

I created this animation with the hope that her activities as samillia will continue to bloom. I also filmed the live-action footage used for the background. Techniques: clay animation, stop motion, hand-drawn animation, live action

Concept movie for the women creators’ community “mimosa sisters.” It depicts women from a variety of professions meeting and sparking creative chemistry through hand-drawn animation and glittering sequins. Techniques: hand-drawn animation, live-action stop motion, After Effects