Animation
Her animated works have been screened both domestically and internationally.
In addition to creating her own works, she is also involved in planning film and animation screenings,
contributing to program planning and event management.
When working on animation projects, she often uses her maiden name, Junko Hanahiro.
The universe of miso
Miso, a national food that has been a part of Japan's cuisine for centuries. Miso, which could be called the progenitor of fermented foods, is like the universe itself.
Youtube / The universe of miso
Miso making instruction : Mizuki Mori
Voice : Chitose Mori
English Translation : Kenya Mori
Storyboard, Animation production : Junko Hana Higashi
Director : Junko Hana Higashi
2024 @Midegain & Animakun
The sounds of things you once used
Listen carefully to the sounds of the things you once used and their footsteps. This is the everyday life of them.
かつてあなたが使っていた "もの" 達のある日の日常 彼らの足音、生活の音を耳を澄まして聞いてください。
Youtube / The sounds of things you once used
Animation production : Junko Hana Higashi
Big thanks to : Anna van der Putte
2024 @Animakun
Ritme van eten
Various languages in the countries of the world. This animation is inspired by the sounds and rhythms unique to language. Everyone eats no matter where they live in the world.
I have collected the voices that were talked about on the theme of eating. Participants are my family, friends, and classmates from my Dutch lessons. I will deliver the languages of 6 countries in the voices of 10 people.
Produced with support from the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Youtube / ritme van eten
Animation production : Junko Hana Higashi
2021 @Animakun
Koffie gezellig
Heb je gezellige koffie??
This animation was making in 2022 in Utrecht.
With Chavo (sakana gumo) and Achally.
コーヒータイムはリラックスタイム。 良い時間を過ごしていますか？
Art : Chavo, Achally
Animation : Junko Hanahiro, Chavo
Music : Junko Hanahiro, Achally
2022 @Animakun
Olympic in the kitchen
Under the theme of "Olympics at Home," a series of fictional sporting events unfolds throughout the rooms of a single house.
Conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed for a year, this relay animation project reimagines the Olympic spirit within a domestic setting.
The creative process was live-streamed over 24 hours as seven artists produced and filmed their sequences one after another, ultimately completing the work together.
This project was supported by a grant from the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs.
Youtube /Olympic in the kitchen
Vimeo / All relay animation of animation soup with FT=man
Vimeo / All relay animation of animation soup with Ari Morimoto
Animation production: Junko Hana Higashi
Music: FT=man
2020 @Animakun
Windows
A collection of very short animated films created during a period of transition in my life.
The works span the years between a journey to Thailand in 2012 and my move to the Netherlands in 2015.
While I had long dreamed of living abroad, relocating also awakened an unexpected sense of nostalgia for Japan. This collection reflects that curious tension between anticipation and longing.
短い短いアニメーションのオムニバスです。 2012年のタイ旅行、その後2015年にオランダ移住してからしばらく経つまでの間に作った作品をまとめました。 移住するまでは海外に住む事を楽しみにしていたのですが、いざ移住してみると日本が恋しくなる。我ながらおかしなものです。
Animation production : Junko Hana Higashi
Music : Achally
2021 @Animakun
Reborn
Born today. Dance of joy.
今日はうまれた日
喜びのダンス
Youtube / Reborn
Animation production: Junko Hana Higashi
Music：111111111111 (Twelve one)
2011@Animakun
Remembrance
To remember, to return to the whole.
A small playful angel that appears in the gaps of everyday life. Deep breath of your heart.
想い出すこと、全体へ還ること。
日常に現れる、小さくお茶目な天使。
心の深呼吸。
Animation production: Junko Hana Higashi
Music：Achally
2008@Animakun
Open the window
A strange world unfolded before me when I opened the window
A dream of escapism
Animation production: Junko Hana Higashi
2005@Animakun
As It Is
Two sprouts emerge side by side.
A creature known as Nu chooses to care for only one of them.
The neglected sprout lays bare its emotions, exactly as they are, and fulfills its life until the very end.
Animation production: Junko Hana Higashi
Music：Masanobu Okada
2001@Animakun
