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tick tack

2011 · 9 min

A quiet, hand-drawn fable that drifts like a memory, gentle on the surface but aching with a child's loneliness.

Directed by
Chiaki Shibata
Genres
Animation
Overview
A little Chinku thinks his father does not love him. And when he thinks [that] his grandfather, his only supporter, rejects his hand for help, Chinku feels betrayed. . . Chinku draws circles with a huge and heavy pencil, which the time to fly fast. . .
How it feels
Melancholic, whimsical, dark and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Family, isolation, betrayal, grief
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Chiaki Shibata
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
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Chiaki Shibata
Starring
Chiaki Shibata
Runtime
9 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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