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Actores y directores japoneses de renombre

CREATOR

CREATOR

G382

A monochrome world in which a distinctive universe unfolds.

A story about the black-and-white world created by a man.

Far Away

Far Away

G229

A short film revealing the violence hidden in everyday couple talk.

A story of a couple on a certain holiday. The work was created with the hope of depicting the delicate and soft parts of the heart that each person carries, like a scene from an old landscape. Through the beautiful waterside scenery, the audience is invited to feel the "difficult-to-put-into-words emotions" that can be glimpsed between their casual exchanges.

LR: Lost Road

LR: Lost Road

G338

Youth is forever! A punk rock anthem from an all-girl band in their 30s shakes the stage.

The girls' punk band "Punk Strike," abbreviated as "Panst," is a four-member group formed by childhood friends who grew up in Chichibu. Ten years after forming, their audience size has grown steadily, and while traveling for their first national tour, they get lost on a mountain road. A quarrel over which direction to take soon shifts into a discussion about differences in the band's vision, putting the band on the brink of breaking up...! A coming-of-age film about a youthful punk band approaching their thirties.

Searching for My Future

Searching for My Future

G237

A feature-length documentary tracking the whereabouts of a runaway girl.

Set mainly in the Shonai region of Yamagata, this ambitious work features actors themselves holding the camera and capturing their emotions in a raw and realistic way, edited together in a documentary-like style. It is a new type of drama, distinct from a mocumentary. Through a journey, the strange relationships among three men and women are depicted.

Monster of Desire

Monster of Desire

G344

A suspicious doll that grants desires... To obtain it, a human undergoes a transformation.

Usui, Saotome, and Kuramoto, three women, work at a natto factory in the town. One day, Usui notices that the townspeople have started to carry creepy dolls with monstrous designs. These dolls were rumored to grant the desires of their owners. However, Usui didn't have any particular desires she wished to fulfill. Eventually, Kuramoto and Saotome also learn of the doll's existence and, together with Usui, they begin to work together and try to obtain the doll...

friend

friend

G214

Shintarou crashes at Toru’s place. With Toru’s girlfriend in the mix, an unusual three-person life begins...

When jobless, homeless Shintaro turns up at Toru’s place, Toru barely notices him behaving as if it were his own home. But Toru’s girlfriend, Saya, grows suspicious of Iida’s strange actions.

Manga Girls

Manga Girls

G204

A manga-loving high school girl. A unique mix of film and manga.

This is from when I used to love drawing manga alone.Every time I quietly sketched at school, someone would start following me. “A stalker!?” To escape, I hid in a car trunk—but it slammed shut... and locked. My phone? Dead. Total panic mode.

curry rice.

curry rice.

G207

Through curry, she discovers her mother’s love. Screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

Miyuki, a girl living alone with her mother Yuka, always had the same dinner — curry that Yuka had prepared in advance. Overwhelmed by loneliness, Miyuki ended up throwing the curry away. Fourteen years passed since that day. On Mother’s Day at the age of 20, Miyuki recalled the curry her late mother had made.

Now and then

Now and then

G552

Graduation is near. Is there anything left undone or unsaid?

The day before graduation, Nao is left alone in the classroom with Yuta, the one she has feelings for. What happens between them after that? Two stories revolving around the graduation ceremony.

The Pus

The Pus

G1.9k

Students can be cruel. A striking look at school hierarchy and naive kindness.

High schooler Tomomi keeps a low profile with her friend Marika, watching boys like Hachiya dominate the classroom. One day, Hachiya mistakes Marika cutting a loose thread with a box cutter as self-harm—and steps in to “help,” sparking a commotion. Caught in the fallout, Tomomi finds herself swept into the harsh world of school hierarchies.

The Pulse

The Pulse

G148

A man who lost his father meets a man who lost his son. A powerful and poignant short film.

One day, Mitsuru (Kisetsu Fujiwara) sees a man, Takahashi (Takafumi Irie), collapsed near the station, crying into his phone. People glance, then hurry past, wanting nothing to do with it. Mitsuru starts to do the same— until a memory stops him: the day he ignored a call from his father… a year ago.

Spark

Spark

PG12389

Between youth and adulthood, a gentle romance with a Taiwanese girl unfolds.

The night Kazuo found out that his ex-girlfriend was getting married, he met a Taiwanese woman named Yuehua in the park.