Seiichi Hayashi

A documentary exploring the history and influence of the alternative manga magazine, Garo, with various artist and director interviews.

An experimental, psychedelic odyssey through Japanese subculture experienced via the eyes of a disillusioned young man, who must contend with intense familial dysfunction, psychosexual alienation, and existentialist malaise.

Based on the life of pioneering manga artist Shinichi Abe, "Miyoko asagaya kibun" starts from the 1970's in Asagaya District of Tokyo where Shinichi Abe began his career with then model girlfriend Miyoko.

Debut film from manga artist Seiichi Hayashi. A boy and a girl from the same hometown reunite in the big city and sleep together one night. But, the girl reveals the following day that she is engaged to someone else...

Uninvolved with the political movements of the time, Ichiro and Sachiko hope for something better, but they’re no revolutionaries; their spare time is spent drinking, smoking, daydreaming, and sleeping—together and at times with others.

A young couple lives together in a small apartment and struggles to keep their relationship together, despite inertia and financial hardship. Based on the comic Red Colored Elegy by Seiichi Hayashi.

Independent animation by Hayashi Seiichi.

Animated film by Seiichi Hayashi.

The love story between a girl whose parents were murdered and a murderer known as a demon.