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“Amid rising floodwaters, an old man rebuilds his home and dives into memories after losing his pipe.”
La Maison en Petits Cubes
つみきのいえ
7.99
739 rank · 101,364 viewers · 478 favorites
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Synopsis
Amid rising floodwaters, an old man rebuilds his home and dives into memories after losing his pipe.
In a flooded town where the waters are ever-rising, an old man must constantly build new floors onto his home in order to keep dry. But when his favorite smoking pipe falls into the watery abyss beneath him, he dives into the depths of not only his house, but memories of years past. Tsumiki no Ie is a short film about the everlasting effect of time on one's life—how it can swallow the past entirely, and how one must learn to continue moving forward despite what has already happened.
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Community consensus
Derived from 61 sampled reviews
9.0
/10
What 61 viewers settled on.
98%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
8.1 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 1.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.02
Running avg · Feb 2009 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “this anime worth to win an oscar and it did anyway. why? the storyline potray in this anime doesnt need word and speeh to bring life to it, for me, its already alive . it has the beauty on its...”
- 10 “This is a fun little animation that I stumbled upon and really enjoyed. It may seem a bit boring at first but you simply can't give up on it. For one thing, it's so short, you can suck it up, and...”
- 10 “I absolutely loved this. I was looking for something emotional and heartfelt to watch and I found it. It really sums up loneliness or feelings of isolation. And also feels of nostalgia. The art is...”
Verbosity
Short · 46%
Medium · 44%
Long · 10%
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- Format 1 × 12′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 12m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2008 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-4096 catalog
Produced by
- Robot Communications Producer