La Maison en Petits Cubes

Also known as:  Tsumiki no Ie, House of Small Cubes, House of Blocks

La Maison on Petits Cubes is a 12-minute anime short directed by Kunio Katou, winner of an Oscar in 2009 for "Best Animated Short Film". In this very brief story, an old man is forced to continuously build on new levels to his home as the water rises in his town. When he drops his favorite pipe overboard, he is forced to dive to retrieve it from the depths. As he visits the submerged levels of his home, he begins to relive scenes from days gone by.

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