A little too sentimental, but this animated short benefits from an appealing drawing style and a gentle piano score.

Why do animated shorts have to be so sad? :'(

A heartbreakingly beautiful concept which should bring up a tide of emotions in anyone who sees it.

great

Melancholic and beauty, but remember: isn't everyone lives in a "petit cube".

Beautiful, touching and sweet with stunning animation and wonderful music.. *sigh*

Beautiful little animation.

Beautiful animation, great score, very touching, personal story about memories. Haven't seen such good animated short in a very long time.

An exceptional animated short depicting a vivid fantasy world and the memories of an old, lonely man. He dives lower and lower into the stories of his submerged house, symbolizing his exploration of the past. In the end, he manages to retrieve a valuable meemnto from there. Beautiful concept and execution.

Nisan 09 & Hafiza ve zihindeki gecmis uzerine yapilmis cok basarili, siirsel ve yurek burkan bir animasyon. yonetmen, baska yonetmenlerin koca bir film boyunca bir an bile hissettiremedigi duygu yogunlugunu 12 dakikada seyirciye basarili bir bicimde verebiliyor.

It's animated like an impressionism art frame: visually dazzling and meaningful.

23/07/09 - Charming, beautiful short. Heartwarming and sad, with wonderful animation.

The premise is quite brilliant, but it overextends its sentimental reach at some point. The animation is decent.

Cool animation but I can't believe the guy who made this is only 30, seems like something a much older person would be going through.

The concept is lovely - an old man literally diving for his past in a constantly sinking house, looking at flooded rooms he deserted full of memories. Memories and nostalgia is not a new concept but the way this modest short presents it makes it look quite fresh. An odd and heartwarming short.

Nice animation and a touching story but it didn't feel all that special to me.

The animation here is beautifully done, a little fuzzy around the edges. This creates an atmosphere of memories long past--the device of diving deeper into the water for memories further back is well-used. I also appreciated the final moments, cloaked in both melancholy and happiness for the life that has been.

Drowning in a see of sadness and painful memories.kato spreads more charme in 12 minutes than other directors in their whole career.

Very sentimental, melancholic and meaningful story.

It's kind of a stretch to classify this as "anime," but here's some more proof that animation from Japan isn't completely stuck in the kiddie pool with a creepy leer on its face. Just beautiful.

Another short film that's science fiction turned into visual poetry. Sad and sweet