Animation to Watch: Moving Colors (2016)

歴代タクゼミ卒業生有志の仲間たちで制作した

オムニバスリレーアニメーション『Moving Colors』

Moving Colors is an omnibus relay animation made by successive generations of graduates of “Taku-zemi” (Taku seminar).  In other words, it is a tribute to independent animator Taku Furukawa(古川タク, b.1941) by animators who were mentored by him. 

Check out Furukawa's studio Takun Box to see his most recent work: short shorts called One Phrase Theater (ヒトコト劇場 / Hitokoto Gekijō, 2012 - present) that he makes in collaboration with the writer Jun Sakurai (桜井順, b.1934).  

The creative director of Moving Colors is Tomoyshi Joko of decovocal.

Animators who contributed to this Omnibus Relay Animation include:

Hiroco ICHINOSE

WABOKU

HakHyun KIM

Yoshiyuki KANEKO

Shiho MORITA

Moe KOYANO

Yuu TAMURA

Yutaro KUBO

Yasuaki HONDA

Tomoyoshi JOKO

Yewon KIM

To read reviews of Furukawa's work see:
Phenakistiscope (驚き盤, 1975)
Nice to See You (ナイス・トゥ・スィ・ユー, 1975)
Speed (スピード, 1980)
Jyōkyō Monogatari (上京物語, 1999)
Paper Films (Le cinéma sur papier / ペーパーフィルム, 2005)
TAKU BODA (タクボーダ/Nice to See You Re-Mix, 2009)

Furukawa's works can be purchased from Anido via their online shop.  

See: Takun Films 1 and Takun Films 2.

2016 Nishikata Film Review

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