PROGRAMMES
Japan
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MOGU AND PEROL
A story about two friends living on Yummy Island. Whenever Mogu is cooking, Perol pops up and eats the yummy meal. One day Perol finds a tasty looking Brrrr-berry that Mogu was about to pick. Perol tastes the berry which brings about an unexpected quarrel between the two.
Tsuneo Goda
Animation, Comedy | Japan | 2018 | 0:08:32
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OLD NARCISSUS
An old picture book writer named Yamazaki, having been handsome as a young gay man, grows narcissistic of his beauty. But now, can’t bear his own aging.Yamazaki turns to hurting himself in order to bear his own reflection in the mirror….
Tsuyoshi Shoji
Fiction, LGBTQ | Japan | 2017 | 0:21:26
Prize & Screenings:
第27回 レインボー・リール東京 ~東京国際レズビアン&ゲイ映画祭、2018年、日本、グランプリ
福岡インディペンデント映画祭2018、2018年、日本、優秀作品賞(技術賞)
上海クィア映画祭2018、2018年、中国、入選
The 27th Rainbow Reel Tokyo –Tokyo International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival – Competition,2018,Japan,Grandprix
Fukuoka Independent Film Festival 2018,2018,Japan,Excellent Work Award Technical Award
Shanghai Queer Film Festival 2018,2018,China, Official Selection -
DOWN ESCALATION
落下する身体はエクジソンに浸る。
沈み込む中、肉体は形がなくなるまで溶けていく。Shunsaku Hayashi
Animation, Mix-Medias | Japan | 2018 | 0:07:18
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DONNY THE DRONE
Donny the Drone has just been named the “Person of the Year” by World Times magazine. Donny takes the stage to dramatically tell his story of how he came to have real human emotions. His anecdotes are portrayed with highlights from his world-spanning adventures that have shaped who he has become.
Mackenzie Sheppard
Fiction, Sci-Fi | Japan, USA | 2017 | 0:11:27
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THE LOVE NOT DELIVERED
Sachiko is embarrassed about not having a boyfriend and being a virgin at 30. One day she decided to make a daring, bold move to looking for a way to change her life.
Misaki Matsumoto
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:14:08
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LAST LIE
Barricades will occur at convenience stores. The hostage was Policeman’s wife.
Yusaku Okamoto
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:11:26
Prize & Screenings:
ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア 2018年、日本、オフィシャルセレクション
Festival Name, Year, Country, Award or Selection
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia ,2018 ,Official Selection
ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア 2018年、日本、オフィシャルセレクション
Festival Name, Year, Country, Award or Selection
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia ,2018 ,Official Selection -
LOVE LATE
Shinji found a love letter without sender's name on his graduation day. After he arrives the meeting place, there is the girl in fox’s mask…
Akimitsu Sanada
Fiction | Comedy | Japan | 2018 | 0:04:59
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FISHERMAN
This is documentary about Eastern Hokkaido’s fishing spots.
Michito Tanaka
Documentary | Japan | 2017 | 0:03:54
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The Mayor's New Clothes
Ohno jokingly ran for mayor of the town and he actually won. He is invited to a conference organized by the city to announce an official coat by a famous designer. But nobody can see the coat... A tale that w shows how politeness can cover shame, vanity and stupidity.
Hiroyuki Shintani
Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:20:52
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SHAKESPEARE IN TOKYO
An Australian Shakespeare fan with Down Syndrome, sets off on a solo adventure to discover Tokyo in order to get away from his over-bearing older brother. Along the way he uses his knowledge of the Bard, his sketchbook and his wits to win the hearts of the people he meets.
Genevieve Clay-Smith
Fiction | Japan | 2018 | 0:20:34
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WATER IN THE CUP
There is water in the cup. The water goes to the sky and extends into outer space. Then it returns to the ground. It is an iteration.
Ikuo Kato
Animation, Music Video | Japan | 2018 | 0:05:43
Prize & Screenings:
インディーアニフェスト2018、2018年、韓国、パノラマ
Indie-AniFest 2018, 2018, Korea, PANORAMA -
THE CHOSEN ONE
A heartwarming comedy about an insecure young man whose destiny leads him to the one he loves when he finds a message in a bottle.
Gori
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:20:00
Prize & Screenings:
ショートショート映画祭
アジアン・フィルム・フェスティバル・オブ・ダラス
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2018
Asian Film Festival of Dallas 2018 -
DEAD RUN
Hana is on the athletic running team. She's furious. To forget about her pent up emotions towards her parents, best friend, and romance, she runs. Her love for running allows her to keep going.
Daishi Kato
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:09:46
Prize & Screenings:
ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア2018、2018年、日本/オフィシャルコンペティションジャパン部門ノミネート
Festival Name, Year, Country, Award or Selection
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia2018,2018,Japan, Official Competition Japan -
QUEST OF THE BATTLING GODS
In the moments before death, one of the Battling Gods recalls his defeat in a magnificent fight. That battle transcended meta worlds, time and parallel universes as the Battling God faced off with another of his kind.
Yosuke Tani
Animation, Video Art | Japan | 2018 | 0:13:28
Prize & Screenings:
アヌシー国際アニメーション映画祭2018、 フランス、 オフィシャルコンペティション
インソムニアアニメーション映画祭2018、 ロシア、 審査員賞
ブリュッセカ国際短編映画祭2018、 ウクライナ、 オフィシャルコンペティション
Festival Name, Year, Country, Award or Selection
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its Market 2018 , Official Competition
Insomnia Animation open-air Festival 2018, Russia, Special Distinction of the Jury
BRUKIVKA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FESTIVAL 2018” Ukraine, Official Competition -
NANAMI KAWAKAMI THE ACTRESS
Keitaro Sakon
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:12:47
Prize & Screenings:
2018年/ゆうばり国際ファンタスティック映画祭/企画・協賛部門/日本
2018年/ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア/アジア インターナショナルプログラム & ジャパンプログラム/日本 -
A HEDGEHOG IN MY HEART
Life is like journeys or films. This documentary follows Hokkaido-based painter.
Takahiro Chubachi
Documentary | Mockumentary | Japan | 2018 | 0:30:00 |
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THE WORST DAY
Today's Horoscope told the man today would be the worst day. His terrible day starts.
KoichiTakahashi
Fiction | Comedy | Japan | 2018 | 0:05:47 | 学生作品
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FORTUNA
Fårö island, floating in the Baltic Sea, a place much loved by Ingmar Bergman. One night, in a small house on the island, a solemn, dancing demon clothed in black appears in front of a dying girl, and leads her to the Limbo of Infants.
Mile Nagaoka
Experimental, Dance | Japan, Sweden | 2018 | 0:08:38
Prize & Screenings:
イエーテボリ・フリンジ・フェスティバル
Gothenburg Fringe Festival -
AOIRONAOSHI
Yui's parents did not cite a wedding. So, while preparing to raise the ceremony of the 30th anniversary on the day of her daughter 's wedding ceremony. But, Yui's father died shortly before Yui and Shingo's wedding ceremony.
Kato Takuya
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:09:46
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MY IDEAL DATE
An English class in a Japanese university gets more than they bargained for when the best student in class goes all out with an ordinary essay assignment.
Cyrus Nozomu Sethna
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:08:59
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I KNOW YOU KNOW
A female editor interviews her ex-boyfriend runs his own restaurant. A college couple considering the career options after graduation visits the restaurant. Four lives, two different stories linked by a unique connection.
Yuichiro Taniguchi
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:20:13
Prize & Screenings:
2017/那須国際短編映画祭 /ノミネート上映/日本
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HEROINE
Her father's last word was "Kaori",which was woman's name she never knew.
The daughter is going to visit "Heroines" of three 8mm films which her father directed in his college days.Makoto Matuzaki
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:17:43
Prize & Screenings:
SHINPA vol.7
第1回 ネオ東京ファンタスティック映画祭
第4回 2018 富士 湖畔の映画祭」短編コンペ部門 -
JUST ONE LOOK
She loved a married man and he is near his end. She wishes only to see him again for even a moment. But his wife stands in her way.
Yu Shibuya
Fiction | Drama | Japan, USA | 2018 | 0:07:15 |
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PRINTS
When a friend cancels at the last minute, MIHO finds herself struggling to find a temporary carer for her ageing, senile mother.
Jack King
Fiction | Drama | Japan, United kingdom | 2018 | 0:15:00 |
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FORMAL WARRIOR SUIT RANGER
街で悪さを働く悪の怪人の前に私服を着た5人の男女が現れる。彼らの名は”正装戦士スーツレンジャー”。5人はスーツ姿に正装し、各々の職業を活かした技を駆使して怪人に立ち向かう。
Ueda Shinichiro
Fiction, Comedy | Japan | 2018 | 0:10:07
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PACALIEN
The Romeros, who looks just like an alpaca is an alien and a researcher. In the mountain, He gets attacked by a human wearing an eerie mask.
Toshiko Hata
Animation, Comedy | Japan | 2017 | 0:10:41
Prize & Screenings:
・Discover Film Awards、2018年、イギリス、ベストアニメーション賞
・ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア、2017年、日本、話題賞
・ゆうばり国際ファンタスティック映画祭、2017年、日本、オフィシャルセレクション
Festival Name, Year, Country, Award or Selection
・Discover Film Awards, 2018, England, Best Animation Award
・Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, 2017, Japan, Spotlight Award
・Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, 2018, Japan, Selection -
TEZUTSU -FIRE FLOWER TOWN-
Tezutsu hand-held fireworks have continued their tradition for 450 years in Aichi prefecture. How do the youths feel when experiencing this tradition for the first time in their lives?
Tatsuya Ino
Documentary, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:12:12
Prize & Screenings:
ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア、2018年、日本、オフィシャルセレクション・ジャパン部門
グリニッジビレッジ映画祭、2017年、アメリカ、オフィシャルセレクション、ベストショートドキュメンタリー賞
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, 2018, Japan, Official Selection Japan
Greenwich Village Film Festival, 2017, USA, Best Short Documentary Award -
FULL MOON
Halu works as a tattooist. Seigo, her brother, want to get a tattoo in his forearm. A man, who was told by a doctor that he does not have much time left, films his daily life on camcorder. Each of three had his own full moon.
Daiki Kikkawa
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:12:03
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THREE MORNINGS
Her father's last word was "Kaori",which was woman's name she never knew.
The daughter is going to visit "Heroines" of three 8mm films which her father directed in his college days.Risa Negishi
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:29:38
Prize & Screenings:
2016/伊参スタジオ映画祭シナリオ大賞(受賞)/短編部門・大賞/日本
2017/伊参スタジオ映画祭(上映)/日本
2018/高崎映画祭(上映)/日本 -
CHOREOGRAPHER
This documentary displays Hirahara’s creative process as he seeks out the possibilities of contemporary dance.
Yuichiro Yamada
Documentary | Choreography | Japan | 2018 | 0:17:51 |
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INVADER
A burglar broke into the house while she was away. Just then she came back home…
Fumiya Yoshida
Fiction | Thriller | Japan | 2018 | 0:06:11
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Ms. Strangedisposition or: How I Desire to Be Rich
Yukio, content with living off sugar daddies, has his life changed when a girl named Yuki appears in his home on a snowy day. They soon form a connection through spending their ordinary yet satisfying days together. 6 months passes and summer is approaching; something Yuki longs for but is simultaneously afraid of.
Taishi Shiode
Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:14:19
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METAMORPHOSE
It starts with a butterfly and depicts creatures that are transforming variously.
ReikoYokosuka
Animation, Fantasy | Japan | 2018 | 0:03:46
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CANDLE FOR MINORITY
A Japanese girl who’s a musician and a Bangladeshi guy who’s a photographer meet each other right after the 2015 Paris attacks. The two soon becomes a pair of lovers and starts to share a room in Tokyo. However, The girl starts to suffer from herself having unconcious fear of him, a fear triggers by the frequent terrorists attacks in Bangladesh. The movie is about the moment when the girl overcomes the cultral differance by the power of music.
Shingo Ota
Fiction, Drama | Japan, Bangladesh | 2017 | 0:26:38
Prize & Screenings:
岩槻映画祭、2017、日本、最優秀監督賞
WOFFF/FFIFA International Film Festival(台湾)、2017、日本、オフィシャルセレクション
Intendence Film Festival(アメリカ)、2017、日本、オフィシャルセレクション -
TOKYO 21ST OCTOBER
Sakiko, 52 years old, visits her son who now lives in Tokyo. As they eat at a kaiten sushi bar where this peculiar waiter works,
Sakiko complains about her stepmother. In a sudden outburst, she just couldn't keep her emotions to herself.Hiroshi Okuyama
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:11:45
Prize & Screenings:
Short Short Film Festival & Asia 2018 /日本/オフィシャルコンペティション
Short Short Film Festival & Asia 2018 , Japan, Official Compettishion -
A CAN OF PEACH
A peach can filled with Sachiko and Yuichi’s emotions.
Shinya Kawakami
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:09:44
Prize & Screenings:
日本語 ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア2018
アジアインターナショナル&ジャパン部門オフィシャルセレクション
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2018, Asia International Competition & Japan Competition -
PAY PHONE
This is a story about one ordinary night for an ordinary parent and daughter.
Yurugu Matsumoto
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:16:07
Prize & Screenings:
『ショートショートフィルムフェスティバル&アジア2018/SSFF&ASIA2018』(2018年・日本):ジャパン部門 ベストアクター(入江崇史)賞
『第5回 岩槻映画祭』(2018年・日本):最優秀作品賞(グランプリ)&観客賞
『星降る。動物園シネマ』(2018年・日本):みさき公園賞(グランプリ) -
BEYOND
The woman escaped from his father and met the man who will join war on the other side of the river. They tried to cross the river, but her father stood in their way.
Makiro Hosono
Fiction | Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:07:05
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SUNAIE
The girl hasn’t decided her course to take after graduation yet. She came to the beach to escape from it.
Megumi Sasaki
Fiction | Fantasy | Japan | 2018 | 0:08:20
Prize & Screenings:
2018年、第5回小樽ショートフィルムセッション、優秀賞、日本
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FULLMOON
A compilation of intertwined snippets featuring various characters of diverse backgrounds from different parts of the world. Each of whom are experiencing their unique, yet fundamentally similar, respective lives. The stories are tied together with the underlying message that we are all connected. The film uses several languages, yet we don’t need to understand the conversations or stories in order to comprehend the film itself, beautifully illustrating this theme of connectedness.
Yukihiro Shoda
Experimental, Music Video | USA, Japan | 2017 | 0:09:26
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TOKYO COMET
2021年、日本。「1年後、東京に彗星が衝突する」ことが発表される。東京と岩手で、離れ離れになった兄弟の絆が試される。
Hiroki Horanai
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:29:50
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THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE
Over the years, Yoko has had a bad relationship with her father Minoru.
One day, Minoru passed away. A mysterious man came to the funeral.Kota Fukihara
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:18:20
Prize & Screenings:
・湖畔の映画祭 2018年 日本 入選
・小田原映画祭 2018年 日本 入選 -
GOODBYE, HOHO
Ako grows up wanting to be a witch like a Kiki. Only her magical power is to talk with Hoho, a stuffed owl.
Shoh Kataoka
Fiction | Fantasy | Japan | 2017 | 0:18:06 |
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THE DAY THE GOVERNMENT ASSISTS SUICIDE
Fiction | Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:20:51 | 学生作品
Iizuka Yuichiro
The number of suicides keep on increasing. Finally Japanese government established the institution to control citizen’s death.
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WHO KNOWS ABOUT MY LIFE
Junko, almost 40 years old single woman, does not get a hint about a marriage interview offered by her meddlesome aunt. One day, a single paper plane flies to her. Opening it, she realized it was a marriage registration paper where only the name column for the man was filled in.
Teppei Isobe
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2018 | 0:26:15
Prize & Screenings:
SKIPシティ国際Dシネマ映画祭2018 短編部門 優秀作品賞(グランプリ)
第13回大阪アジアン映画祭インディ・フォーラム部門 入選
福岡インディペンデント映画祭2018 40分ムービー部門 最優秀作品賞
SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cineme FESTIVAL 2018 Best Picture (Japanese Short category)
Osaka Asian Film Festival 2018, Indie Forum, WORLD PREMIERE
FIDFF2018 Competition AWARDS, Best Picture (40 minutes Movie category) -
DREAM
What if there was one day you could go back to before you go to heaven. When would you choose? Who would you spend it with? What would you say to them? From the border of heaven to that day. He goes back to one summer day to tell his true love, who he loved until he died, his thoughts.
Tekkou Nogami
Fiction, Drama | Japan | 2017 | 0:08:14
Prize & Screenings:
ショートショート フィルムフェスティバル & アジア2018、日本、第7回観光映像大賞(観光庁長官賞)受賞
SSFF & ASIA 2018, JAPAN, 7TH KANKO EIZOU TAISHOU AWARD -
FILL AND MOO
Fill, a movie fairy, lives in a ruined place. One day, an old projector appears and starts making a clattering sound to screen a movie. Then, Moo, a seed of movie, pops out to invite Fill into that movie. They take off for a journey to the world of movies.
Toshiko Hata
Animation, Fantasy | Japan | 2017 | 0:08:00
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ANCESTRAL REPATRIATION 85 YEARS LATER -THE HUMAN REMAINS OF AINU RETURN TO KINEUSU KOTAN
In 1931, Scholars at Hokkaido university have desecrated Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, graves in Kineusu Kotan and brought the human remains back to their laboratories.
This movie describes how the Ainus got the forefather’s remains back and laid them to sleep at home in 85 years.Tomoaki Fujino
Documentary | Historical | Japan | 0:24:23
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