Namiko Ishidate Trailers
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Artist, Animator, Illustrator. Namiko Ishidate graduated from the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University in 2013.
Her 2D animation "tayutaum" addresses the themes of oppression and liberation and was selected by the department as an outstanding graduation work and won the 3 rd Newcomer Animator Grand Prize.
With an aim to immerse herself in the tradition of Japanese animation, she worked at P.A. Works and Studio Colorido as a character designer, animation director and key animator on projects including the McDonald’s campaign "My Future" (Mirai no Watashi).
In 2018, she embarked on her M.A. in the Department of Animation at Tokyo University of the Arts to create personal works that explore her experiences with facing and overcoming emotional trauma. She is committed to using her animation abilities to share compelling personal stories with audiences.
Most Popular Namiko Ishidate Trailers
Total trailers found: 14
28 June 2021
I'm the only one who can't live without an oxygen tank in the underwater world. No matter how suffocated I feel, I preserve peace and harmony by pretending the selfish girl and my friends with complicated family backgrounds don't bother me.
18 June 2020
A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.
09 September 2022
One fateful summer, a group of elementary school kids set adrift on an abandoned apartment building must look within themselves to find a way back home.
19 July 2024
Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her.
03 February 2017
The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave of genocides.
17 August 2018
A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.
05 June 2015
As an unexpected typhoon bears down on a small tropical island, a group of students trapped at school find themselves forced to put aside their personal issues and work together.
19 May 2017
In a small fishing village, a gloomy middle school student named Kai meets a mermaid named Lu.
21 March 2023
A short anime directed by Namiko Ishidate in collaboration with music by Ryokuoushoku Shakai. A part of the "TOHO animation: Music Films" project, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of TOHO animation.
09 February 2019
How long has it been since she lost control of her body? She is completely tapped out and finds herself wishing that she could just shed her body.
12 February 2022
The fourth-grade protagonist is going through physical and emotional changes and feels awkward as she can't help but compare herself to her friends.
02 October 2013
This is a dream of a girl who is imagining to be a bird. The title "tayutaum" is a combination of the words "揺蕩う夢: tayutau yume (floating dream)", "白昼夢: hakuchuumu (daydream)", and "aquarium".
01 August 2016
In the previous story, Yoji and Kei rescued Anna, their adoptive mother. Now, they are once again using the Fastening Machine with Oscar, the bear robot, to solve any problems the town is facing.
24 January 2025
Short animated film adapting the picture book by Yumi Shimokawara.
