About Animakun
- 20+ years of animation practice
- International screenings across Europe, Asia and North America
- Workshops in Japan and the Netherlands
Animakun was founded by a Japanese animator and visual artist, Junko Hana Higashi.
Junko Hana Higashi graduated from the Department of Film at Osaka College of Art in 2000.
She began creating animation during her studies and has continued her practice for over two decades.
Her animated works have been screened in Japan and internationally. Alongside her artistic production, she has been involved in film and animation screening initiatives, contributing to programme planning and event coordination.
With a background in animation, graphic design, and visual production, she has developed a multidisciplinary practice that bridges narrative, movement, and visual experimentation. After relocating to the Netherlands in 2015, she expanded her practice to include painting, further exploring texture, rhythm, and hand-crafted imagery across different media.
- 20年以上にわたるアニメーション制作経験
- ヨーロッパ、アジア、北米各地での国際上映
- 日本とオランダでのワークショップ開催
Animakunは、日本のアニメーター兼ビジュアルアーティスト 東 純子によって設立されました。
2000年に大阪芸術大学附属大阪美術専門学校を卒業。
在学中からアニメーション制作を始め、20年以上にわたり活動を続けています。
彼女のアニメーション作品は日本国内外で上映されています。
自身の作品制作に加え、アニメーションの上映企画運営団体 animatoin soup にも携わり、プログラム企画やイベント運営に参加しています。
アニメーション、グラフィックデザイン、映像制作のバックグラウンドを持つ彼女は、物語性、動き、そして視覚的な実験を融合させた、多分野にわたる制作活動を展開しています。2015年にオランダに移住してからは絵画制作にも活動の幅を広げ、様々なメディアを通して質感やリズム、そして手作りのイメージをさらに探求しています。
History
2026
March: Animation Workshop, Japanese Festival / Amsterdam
April: Animation Workshop, HANAMI FEEST / Utrecht
May: Event Exhibition at Compufunk / Osaka, Japan
May: Exhibition at Tsuchimizuki / Osaka, Japan
May: Animation Workshop / Takarazuka, Japan
2025
October: Animation Workshop, Buurthuis / Utrecht
November: Animation Workshop, Buurthuis / Utrecht
2024
April: Animation Workshop, HANAMI FEEST / Utrecht
April: Collaboration Exhibition, Blomatelier / Gouda
January: Animation Screening / Utrecht
2023
April: HANAMI FEEST, Event Exhibition / Utrecht
November: Solo Exhibition, Buurthuis in de 3 krone / Utrecht
December: Iloilo Animation Screenings ~Curry and Chai~ iloilo / Osaka, Japan
December: Solo Exhibition, Tamutamucafe / Osaka, Japan
2022
April: animation soup 2022 Animation Screening ＼I'm Back in Osaka!／ Osaka, Japan
July: animation soup 2022 Animation Screening ＼I've Come to Nagoya!／ Nagoya, Japan
July: animation soup 2022 Animation Screening ＼I'm Doing an Online Screening!／ Online
2021
February: "Ie-lympics 2020" Online Screening
December: animation soup 2021 Animation Screening + Exhibition ＼I've Come to Tokyo!／ Tokyo, Japan
2020
November: animation soup 20th Anniversary Project: Stop-Motion! Yay yay Home Olympics 2020
~ 24-Hour Animation Relay Live broadcast from the production site! ~ / Online
2018
May: Solo Exhibition, Tamutamucafe / Osaka, Japan
2014
July: Stop-motion animation production with children at a temple / Osaka, Japan
September: Minatomachi Polyphony 2014 "Seagull Ticket Animation" (workshop) - KIITO / Hyogo, Japan
December: Rachael Dadd + ICHI "Rotation Resonating Japan tour 2014" PORT CURRENT Vol.4 - FELICE TRANSMIT FLOOR HARBOR / Hyogo, Japan
2013
February: Iroiro Music & Video Zoni-style Festival "Henka" - FLOAT / Osaka, Japan
February: animation soup meets OSU ~Gottani no Kai~ - Theater Cafe / Nagoya, Japan
April: animation soup meets COCHI CAFE ~Gottani no Kai~ - COCHI CAFE / Osaka, Japan
May: carre marche "animation soup's Stop-Motion Animation Workshop" / Osaka, Japan
August: Punktum Moviemento - kino | Die Frühperle / Berlin, Germany
December: Animation Soup and Diamaison's Small Winter Screening / Osaka, Japan
2012
March: A Stroll on the Magic Lantern Train ~Shadow Puppetry, Music, and Animation~ Keifuku Electric Railway/ Kyoto, Japan
April: Blooming Korea Animation 2012 - PLANET+1 / Osaka, Japan
May: Himeji International Short Film Festival 2012 - Himeji City Museum of Art/ Hyogo, Japan
November: Burn! Cinema / New Animation Premiere Screening "Ottotto Tottori" - Yonago City Cultural Hall/ Tottori, Japan
2011
February: 3rd Animation Soup - Cafe PANORAMA / Osaka, Japan
March: 4th Animation Soup - Cafe PANORAMA / Osaka, Japan
April: Animation Screening at Millibar Marche - millibar / Osaka, Japan
April: 5th Animation Soup Cafe ~Stop-Motion Animation Workshop 1~ PANORAMA / Osaka, Japan
May: Made in West Exhibition & Sale (Exhibition Participation) - Tokyu Hands Umeda Store / Osaka, Japan
June: 6th Animation Soup Cafe ~Stop-Motion Animation Workshop 2~ PANORAMA / Osaka, Japan
August: 7th Animation Soup Cafe "animationsoup cafe festival" ~Stop-Motion Animation Workshop 3~ PANORAMA / Osaka, Japan
October: Dedicated to Jan Švankmajer The Feast of Accomplices, Ei-un-in Temple / Kyoto, Japan
October: Before and After the Feast - Atelier Tomo / Kyoto, Japan
2010
February: Miyuki's Film Festival in Madarao 2010 - Madarao Miyuki no Mori Theater / Nagano, Japan
August: Overture × Sheeprint × Animation Soup - FLOAT / Osaka, Japan
October: Animation and Music Gathering - Before the Winter Wind Blows - Gallery Sawa / Kyoto, Japan
November: 1st Animation Soup - Cafe PANORAMA / Osaka, Japan
December: 2nd Animation Soup - Cafe PANORAMA / Osaka, Japan
2009
February: Miyuki's Film Festival ~Nordic-Japanese Film Festival~ Madarao Miyuki no Mori Theater / Nagano, Japan
March: Animation Soup Base (Exhibition) - gigantea room / Osaka, Japan
March: Wakasaka in LIAF Art Animation's Little School Underground Theater / Tokyo, Japan
April: Link Into Animated Korea in OSAKA With Animation Soup / Osaka, Japan
April: NIPPON CONNECTION 2009 - FESTIVAL CENTER / Frankfurt, Germany
April: Japanische Filmtage Leipzig - CINEMATHEQUE LEIPZIG / Leipzig, Germany
April: NIPPON CONNECTION 2009 On Tour (Program Participation) / Germany
October: Animation Music Festival 2009 - Flamingo the Arusha / Osaka, Japan
2008
January: Animation! All Together - HEP Hall / Osaka, Japan
March: ANIMAC (Program Participation) / Barcelona, Spain
September: Indie-AniFest 2008 - Seoul Animation Center / Seoul, South Korea
November: Animation for Everyone to Grow Nagoya University / Nagoya, Japan
2007
March: Friends Aren't Just Dogs - PLANET Studyo+1 / Osaka, Japan
June: Satellites of Animation - SpaceNEO / Tokyo, Japan
September: Adults and Children, Let's Play on the Beach! Fortress Cinema - Omaehama / Hyogo, Japan
September: Satellites of Animation - Tokuzo / Nagoya, Japan
2006
April: Bucheon International Student Film Festival - South Korea
April: Element of Anima - art+Gallery / Tokyo, Japan
April: NIPPON CONNECTION 2006 - FESTIVAL CENTER / Frankfurt, Germany
May: NIPPON CONNECTION 2006 On Tour / Leipzig, Germany
July: Animation Soup Screening vol.5 ~Onomichi → Juso Yuki~ Dai Nana Geijutsu Gekijo / Osaka, Japan
August: Obama Food Culture Museum Animation Workshop - Obama Food Culture Museum / Fukui, Japan
October: My Friends Were Not Just Dogs - FUKUGAN GALLERY / Osaka, Japan
2005
August: Short Shorts Film Festival 2005 in Osaka - Kokumei Gekijo / Osaka, Japan
October: Animation Soup Screening vol.4 ~Onomichi Station Side Grand Hall~ Ryokan Shousui-en / Hiroshima, Japan
2004
April: NIPPON CONNECTION 2004 - FESTIVAL CENTER / Frankfurt, Germany
May: Barcelona Asian Film Festival - CCCB Hall / Barcelona, Spain
July: Seaside Shamua - Umi no Ie Papaya / Kanagawa, Japan
September: EVER GREEN festa de ota (Workshop) - Yukyu Roman no Sato / Fukui, Japan
October: animation soup in Korea - Chungmuro Film Center / Seoul, South Korea
October: animation soup in Kuranotsuji - Fuchu Machiya Club / Fukui, Japan
December: Nippon Koma / Lisbon, Portugal
2003
March: LOVE! LOVE! OMS! "animation soup in OMS ~An Night of Animation, Music, and Storytelling~ Ogimachi Museum Square / Osaka, Japan
March: Kids Plaza Workshop Kids Plaza / Osaka, Japan
May: Wilson Brothers Screening - Japan Folk House Museum / Osaka, Japan
June: Short Short Film Festival Osaka - BIG CAT / Osaka, Japan
July: animation soup in Fukui MOJI CAFE / Fukui, Japan
August: Wilson Brothers - cafe THEATER mean / Osaka , Japan
September: animation soup in BAGUS - Umi no Ie Bagus / Wakayama, Japan
October: Senba GENKI Festival - Kyuho Park / Osaka, Japan
October: Goldbangfest - MOJI CAFE / Fukui, Japan
November: animation soup in Fukui part 2, MOJI CAFE / Fukui, Japan
2002
May: Peyotl in Seibu Auditorium - Kyoto University Seibu Auditorium/ Kyoto, Japan
July: Clippia - KPO Kirin Plaza/Osaka, Japan
October: animation soup vol.2 - HEP Hall / Osaka, Japan
November: CAP HOUSE - CAP HOUSE / Hyogo, Japan
2001
June: animation soup vol.1 - kiti (practice of room)3 / Osaka, Japan
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