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This is, of course, not an omni-comprehensive list of the best shorts out there, and I left out many interesting directors and their creations, but these are the ones I liked more, and would recommend to everyone. If you check out a short from this list, let me hear what you think about it!

Shorts

Osamu Tezuka
Aru Machi Kado no Monogatari
Jumping
Onboro Film

Kouji Morimoto
Survival
Extra
Dimension Loop
4-Day Weekend

Mamoru Oshii
Je T'aime
Twilight Q

Katsuhiro Otomo
Gondora
Hi no Youjin
Buki yo Saraba

Mirai Mizue
Wonder
(+ all his other shorts. They're similar and all of them are good)

Yoriko Mizushiri
Futon
Snow Hut

Yutaro Kubo
00:08
Balloon
Crazy for It
Ishikeri

Koji Yamamura
Muybridge no Ito
Atama Yama
Bavel no Hon
Inaka Isha
Kouchou-sensei to Kujira
Hoshi wo Totta Wani

Jun Aoki (most of his shorts are funny and worth checking out)
Oshiruko
Kotatsu Neko
Nara Shika Monogatar

Takena Nagao (many people hate him, but I think his shorts are fun)
Chainsaw Maid
Bloody Date
No littering
Within the Bloody Woods
Maid of the Dead

Other shorts
La Maison en Petits Cubes
Shashinkan
Ojiisan no Lamp
Vampiyan Kids Pilot
The Chocolate Panic Picture Show
Daicon Opening Animations
Superflat Monogram
Fumiko no Kokuhaku
Poulette no Isu
Cornelius
Anima (directed by Kazuhiro Hotchi)
48x61 (directed by Rintaro)
Furiko
Akai Ito
Swimming
Orchestra (directed by Masaki Okuda)
Kokka Kimigayo
Murder (directed by Makoto Wada)
Coffee Break (directed by Taku Furukawa)
Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1993) (directed by Tadanari Okamoto)
Kyoto Animation: Kasa-hen (The best one from the set, but you should check out all the Kyoto Animation shorts)

Commercials

Umacha
Taiko: Drum Master
Haru wa Kuru
Hairy Tale
Last Orders
Zeonic Toyota Special Movie
Idol Ace
Mugen Senshi Valis
Pony Metal U-GAIM Promotion Film

Shinkai, Makoto (I think his commercials are better than his full-length movies)
Cross Road
Dareka no Manazashi
Shinano Mainichi Shinbun
Taisei Kensetsu: Bosporus Kaikyou Tunne
Taisei Kensetsu: Vietnam Noi Bai Kuukou

Music

On Your Mark
Transfer
Universe
Tsuki no Waltz
Viva Namida
Celebration and Chorale
Densha Kamo Shirenai

Kato Ryu (he has also made many interesting shorts that are not music videos)
Dance, Dance, Dance
Balloon

Kousuke Sugimoto
Full Moon Party
The Tv Show
Korekuraide Utau

Uekusa, Wataru
Yasashii March: The Tender March
Mukougaoka Chisato wa Tada Mitsumeteita no Datta
Fake!Fake!
Himitsu Spark