If you loved Cross Road, try Ani*Kuri15

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Cross Road

2014 · dir. Makoto Shinkai

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Ani*Kuri15

2008 · dir. Makoto Shinkai, Mamoru Oshii, Satoshi Kon, Mahiro Maeda, Michael Arias, Shojiro Nishimi, Shoji Kawamori, Kazuto Nakazawa, Atsushi Takeuchi, Osamu Kobayashi, Shinji Kimura, Yasufumi Soejima, Ranji Murata, Akemi Hayashi, Yasuyuki Shimizu, Tobira Oda

What they share

Both films are directed by Makoto Shinkai, and they both carry the cozy mood tag, and they sit in Animation territory. If that's the register that drew you to Cross Road, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

cozy

What Ani*Kuri15 is

Here's a project that sounds like a dare. Fifteen animators were given 60 seconds each to do whatever they wanted. The result is a grab bag of tiny, eccentric shorts. It's a mixed bag, but at least it's a quick one.

If you loved Cross Road, try Ani*Kuri15

Cross Road

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What they share

What Ani*Kuri15 is

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