Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
An adventurous young boy discovers that puddles can be portals to a fantastical world, but struggles to get his sister's attention away from her phone to see the magic in the world around her.
In green pastures, a dog lives happily alongside its master, an old and very unusual shepherd. The shepherd isn't merely content to shear his sheep, but transforms the wool into clouds to create rain, thereby perpetuating the life cycle. But if the shepherd isn't eternal, what will happen to the valley? The young dog must be creative and persevere in order to avoid the worst.
Kitty and Mimmy are twin kittens. They have been staying inside on a rainy day when they get a souvenir from their mother; an umbrella with different colors and rain boots. The two are excited to try them out, but the rain has stopped...
Based on the story by Ray Bradbury. Set on a planet where the sun shines for just a few minutes once every nine years, this is a classic tale of suffering and forgiveness. A classroom full of young children are excited to hear that today the rain will stop. However, they are also resentful of a new classmate from Earth who remembers what it's like to see the sun. "This gripping, unsettling production softens the original story’s abrupt conclusion without diminishing its punch. A masterful work." - Booklist. Winner of a CINE Golden Eagle, and honored by Instructor Magazine as one of the 25 Best Films of the Year.
A young boy lives in a dark, world of rain until he discovers a yellow umbrella that emits sunlight. The townspeople, led by Colonel Captain, attempt to destroy the young boy and his different yellow umbrella. They succeed, but not completely.
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.
During a rainy day, Timmy imagines that he is Captain Good Guy, and Brushbrush is his first mate. They work to save Sunny the Sun from The Cavity Goon and Miss Sweety.
A sudden rainstorm is unleashed on a city. Everyone seeks refuge. When the clouds thin out, life continues.
Childhood memories continue to live inside me. Some of the most painful ones are the ones that echo the longest.
A saxophonist plays at a train station.
He, the early riser, and she, the early worker, meet only for a kiss goodbye. It's raining. The great ship sinks slowly but surely. The men do their work, the kind of work where there is no room for haste and only one mistake is made. In such a life, the last cigarette is part of an unbroken chain. Temake, the night dentist, falls asleep and dreams that he will not. It is raining. The evening kiss of farewell approaches.
The story of a duel between a knight who, at a certain point, is fighting against himself
An elderly Japanese man visits a strange island, where he disappears in his own memories.
Rain pours and rubbish soars while light-bulb creatures party on the edge of the earth. A turn-of-the-century scientist in his chamber and a magic lantern child are concerned about the state of the planet. An ode to awareness and transformation, a global warning. —Fern Seiden
After running away from her depressing village in eastern Europe, a teenage girl meets a new friend under a bridge.
In this animated short featuring the Bear Family, Papa Bear attempts to fix a leaky roof during a rain storm.
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches.
The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.