Chu Zumo is the story of an old farmer who discovers a group of rats heading to a sumo wrestling bout. After they lose miserably he decides to feed the rats to boost their chances of winning.
Christmas is a time of magic, of wonder and of wishes. That's what cuddly Dalmatian puppies Dot and Spot try to teach Ryan and Robin. When the family moves from the city to the woods right before Christmas, Ryan worries that Santa won't be able to find them. But when Santa's sleigh breaks down in the woods nearby, Dot and Spot must help Ryan and Robin fix it in time to save Christmas. Luckily, all animals can talk on Christmas Eve - and if you listen with an open heart, you'll discover that the magic of Santa follows you wherever you go.
It's the 1890s, and Donald is riding his penny-farthing bicycle to see Daisy when Chip 'n Dale make fun of him. It quickly escalates into a full-fledged war between Donald and the chipmunks.
Tito comes on his trusty burro to sing to his lady love, but his singing and guitar playing disturbs the girl's father. The father peppers Tito with a load of buckshot and Tito takes off in a cloud of dust.
Tony has been glowing since the day he was born and it causes him a lot of trouble. Just before the Christmas, a new odd girl with thick glasses moves into Tony’s house. Shelly has a strange way of expressing herself. Tony is fascinated by her but he is also being cautious at first. Together with Shelly’s flashlight, they explore their house and they are slowly getting to know each other. The kids have to join all their efforts to figure out who’s behind the circuit of dark cracks that sucks out all the light bulbs, even the daylight. It must be because of the “Spirit of the house”. A film about being different, about friendship, and first loves… But above all about light and darkness.
Basement Videos is proud to present this animated collection of shorts from SOV pioneer Ron Ford. Ron Ford, the auteur behind Hollywood Mortuary, The Crawling Brain and Dead Season, turned his sites to animation in the late 2010s. Here he has collected fifteen of his best animations in one awesome disk. This genre-bending collection runs the gamut from horror to drama, action to comedy, light cartoons too edgy adult fare. If animation is your thing, you need to experience the work of this unique and visionary artist.
Gyun, an unknown person who came to Shanghai to work, agreed to represent the declining Chuanwu Boxing Gym to participate in the "Shanghai Fight Night" martial arts competition in order to earn money to treat his father's illness. To do so, he must overcome all the experts, prejudices, and himself.
A full-length movie recap of the Maison Ikkoku series that focuses on the relationship between Godai and Kyoko. The entire special is taken from footage of the TV series.
This is the story of a friendship between a boy named Taro and the mysterious Wonder-kun, using "the first dream of the New Year" as a motif. Guided by Wonder-kun, Taro departs on a space trip searching for adventure...
A boy awakes, imprisoned in a hospital without a name or memory. He is immediately attacked and discovers to his surprise that he has incredible telekinetic powers. A girl, her psychic voice calling for help inside his head, sends him on a adventure to save her: And by saving her, he will save all humanity.
Huck Finn is a homeless boy because he was abandoned by his father, who left the village for over a year. Although he lives in a barrel and the mother of his little friend Tom Sawyer does not want children to play with him, he is always surrounded by many friends. And it is during one of these games, while he is exploring a cave in search of "pirate treasure" that Huck discovers two robbers who had just looted the village.
Casper, the friendly ghost, likes people but people are afraid of him. So Casper goes to the zoo looking for a friend, which he quickly makes with a baby elephant, and, together, they go out playing in the night.