Experiencing Interruptions?

Digest The World: Another Organ

The inhabitants of this world have organs that humans do not have.

They perceive through "eating" and create new relationships through "excreting.

There are various objects in the world surrounding the inhabitants, and they sometimes flicker and glow.
What do these lights mean?

The inhabitants, who are constantly searching for something to eat, do not see the light.
Eating something that doesn't glow just produces poop.

If, by chance or necessity, they eat something that glitters and is digested by "another organ," ......
You may fart and fly, you may find a tool that can be used for something, you may find a beautifully colored fruit, or you may find something that glitters for someone else.

  • Saki Kudo
    Director
    YOKOKU Research Institute (KOKUYO Co., Ltd.)
  • Yasuhiro Tanaka
    Director
    YOKOKU Research Institute (KOKUYO Co., Ltd.)
  • Tomomi Tada
    Director
    MUESUM
  • Dai Nagae
    Director
    MUESUM
  • Chiaki Hanyu
    Director
    MUESUM
  • Katsunobu Yoshida
    Director
    YOSHIKATSU
  • Ayuko Inaba
    Director
    YOSHIKATSU
  • Tomomi Tada
    Writer
  • Katsunobu Yoshida
    Writer
  • Katsunobu Yoshida
    Art Direction and Title Design
  • Makoto Takano
    Animation
    moogabooga
  • Manami Kakudo
    Sound Direction and Music
  • Makoto Oshiro
    Recorded and Mixed
  • Manami Kakudo
    Recorded and Mixed
  • Saki Kudo
    Foraged
  • Yasuhiro Tanaka
    Foraged
  • Tomomi Tada
    Foraged
  • Dai Nagae
    Foraged
  • Chiaki Hanyu
    Foraged
  • Katsunobu Yoshida
    Foraged
  • Ayuko Inaba
    Foraged
  • Makoto Takano
    Foraged
  • Ayako Takano
    Foraged
  • Hikari Takano
    Foraged
  • Manami Kakudo
    Foraged
  • Makoto Oshiro
    Foraged
  • Kohei Shikama
    Foraged
  • Shiina Tsunakawa
    Foraged
  • Emiri Haruyama
    Foraged
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Digest The World　もうひとつの臓器
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 24, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,900,000 JPY
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Stop motion
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • "Digest The World : Another Organ" 7consecutive viewings
    Shinagawa, Tokyo
    Japan
    June 27, 2023
    Independent screening / Viewing party (experience-based)
  • GRASP Exhibition "Digest The World - An Experiment of Foraging Research Methods"
    Setagaya, Tokyo
    Japan
    February 10, 2024
    Independent screening
Distribution Information
  • YOKOKU Research Institute
    Distributor
    Country: Japan
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Saki Kudo, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Tomomi Tada, Dai Nagae, Chiaki Hanyu, Katsunobu Yoshida, Ayuko Inaba

GRASP is an activity of YOKOKU Research Institute(KOKUYO Co., Ltd.), MUESUM, and YOSHIKATSU that explores the "technique to understand the various phenomena that occur every day as if we were eating".
"Grasping the whole world" "getting to the bottom of things" and "foraging" are to be used as clues for experimenting and practicing "prototyping of research methods".

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Director Statement

It has been about a year since the project was launched in the spring of 2022. We have foraged and digested various objects (stones, mushrooms, sounds, textures, colors, words, postures, perspectives ......) through collecting in the fields and mountains of Yamagata pref. and in the streets of Tokyo, discovering ideas and possibilities for collaboration that go beyond exploratory discussions. Using these materials, he produced a very short animated film, "Digest The World: Another Organ," which symbolizes the philosophy and process of GRASP's activities.