Underplayed Gems

Looking for a Home (2006)

Looking for a Home poster
Original title
やどさがし
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Genre
fantasy anime and manga, Adventure, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Country
Japan
Runtime
12 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A young girl explores a series of strange and magical houses while searching for a place to live. Each dwelling has its own unique quirks and surprises.

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What happens

Looking for a Home (やどさがし, Yadosagashi) (also known as House-hunting) is a 2006 Japanese short film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki for Studio Ghibli. The short film originally released on January 3, 2006, and is shown only in the Saturn Theater at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka and in the Cinema Orion at the Ghibli Park near Nagoya, Japan. During the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, it was shown outside Japan for the first and only time as part of the Studio Ghibli's Honorary Palme d'Or Celebrations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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