Pigtails and Other Shorts

with DVD - Double Play

Running Time: 120

Genre: Feature, Anime

Certificate: 15

Language: Japanese

Subtitles: English

Collection of Japanese anime shorts. In 'Pigtails' (2015) a young girl lives in a small, isolated home by the sea following a natural disaster. Despite the significant changes in the world around her she continues her simple routine, taking little notice of the fact that she no longer receives any mail. But things are not as they seem in her quiet home as the seemingly inanimate objects scattered around are quietly interacting with one another. In 'Kick-Heart' (2013) a wrestler named Masked Man M (voice of Tatsuhisa Suzuki) meets a mysterious opponent who competes against him in a thrilling match, before he discovers the unbelievable identity of this alluring female contestant. In 'Lil Spider Girl' (2012) a young girl named Mizuki (Asami Shimoda) discovers an adorable spider demon (Tomoko Kaneda) inside a sealed book in a local store, forcing the shopkeeper Suzuri (Hiroshi Tsuchida) and Mizuki to begin an investigation into where the spider came from. In 'Drawer Hobbs' (2011) the mother of an office worker named Noer (Mamiko Noto) sends her a large antique chest of drawers. As she struggles to decide what to do with the dresser after discovering it is too vast for her tiny apartment, one night Noer wakes up after hearing strange disturbances and discovers six child spirits have entered her home. Are they connected to the inherited furniture? Finally, in 'OVAL x OVER' (2005) three drivers with their own stories compete in a thrilling race for the victorious winning title.