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Cocon

2026 · 13 min

A quiet, introspective animated short that lingers on solitude and the weight of everyday pressure.

Directed by
Inés Sedan
Genres
Animation
Overview
Koki is a young Japanese devoted to his work. One day, in a crowded subway, everything changes. He decides to quit his job, retreat to his home, and shut himself away, like a hikikomori, never to go out again.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, work, identity
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Inés Sedan
Genres
Animation
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Inés Sedan
    Written by
    Inés Sedan
    Starring
    Kengo Saïto, Akihiro Nishida, Marie Bouvier
    Cinematography
    Mathieu Kauffmann
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    Japanese

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