A single song about a poplar tree becomes a reason to stop and notice something ordinary. The animation moves at the pace of the music itself, never rushing, never demanding anything from you except to listen. This is what healing looks like when it's done right, five minutes that feel like they exist outside of time.

Poplar no Dengon is a single-episode music video made for the song of the same name, performed by Satoshi Hayashibe together with the Hibari Jidou Gasshoudan children's choir. The animated piece was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta.