Shuji was born on Etajima, an island in the Seto Inland Sea in the western part of Hiroshima Prefecture, and has never left the island. He has always felt responsible for his father's sudden death in the family farm, and has spent his days living at home with his mother, feeling depressed. One day, he learns on TV that his childhood friend Kazuya, who is working as a film director in Tokyo, is making a film set in his hometown of Etajima.Meanwhile, Yukie, whom they had liked in high school, is having an affair with a man who has a wife and child.Amidst the three people's mixed feelings, the shooting of the movie Kazuya is directing begins. 広島県の西部、瀬戸内海島嶼部に位置する江田島で生まれ、島から出ず生きてきた修司は、家の畑で父親が突然 死した事にずっと責任を感じ、母と実家暮らしで、うだつの上がらない日々を送っていた。そんなある日、東京で映画監督として活躍している幼馴染の和也が、故郷の江田島を舞台に映画を撮る事をテレビで知る。そんな頃、高校時代に二人が好きだった幸恵は、妻子ある男と不倫関係にあった。3人の思いが交錯する中、和也が監督する映画の撮影が始まる。

English

Becoming the Sea　　　やがて海になる

Yume (夢) follows the story of Yorishiro, a man haunted by the fragmented memories of a past love named Yume, whose sudden disappearance has left a profound emptiness in his life. Desperate to understand what happened to her—and perhaps to himself—he seeks the help of Doctor Razi, an enigmatic therapist pioneering a technology called the Dream- Machine, a device designed to unlock hidden memories and subconscious truths. Yume explores the fragility of memory, the longing for lost love, and the fine line between reality and dreams in the shadowed alleys of Tokyo.

Yume 夢

Sahel Rose, the director of this film," Bouquet " grew up in an orphanage in Iran as a child and came to Japan with her foster mother when she was 7 years old. She hasexperienced bullying and abuse in Japan and once has lived as homeless in a park with her foster mother. She is currently active in Japan as an actor, commentator, and writer, and has now taken on the challenge of directing for the first time with her original film, "Bouquet ofFlowers". The following are her own words. Has there ever been a film so diﬃcult to write a synopsis for as this one before. Has there ever been a film so diﬃcult to use the term “acting” as this one before. It is a film yet it is not.There exists no stories. A documentary, a non-fiction and a drama. Say, shall I call it an experimental film that all these elements? Or shall I call it a recollection film with words and plays? Eight young boys and girls are the main characters. None of them are actors. They may seem to be ordinary people to your eyes.You wouldnʼt know that growing up, they have experienced something far from ordinary. “I got kicked in the face.”“I really assumed that we as kids were to be sacrificed for our parents.”“I really donʼt get birthdays. See, I donʼt have one.”Abused children tend to be more sensitive to sounds.“My body wakes up to the sound of my momʼs footsteps at night.”“Itʼs like, half asleep, half awake.”“I have been threatened with a kitchen knife often.”Tracing back their memories of their time at the orphanage, they all had their ownunforgettable moments.“Coming to the orphanage, I came to realize that my life is for myself to live, not for anyone else.”“Wow. Itʼs ok to live my life!”But the harsh reality sometimes peek through their hopes.“A baby with just a name tag being abandoned in front of the orphanage wasnʼt rare… In this film, you will witness the "unforgettable moments" that they longed for and finally seized during their stolen time and frightened days.It is not a mere reenactment. Each looks into one's own wounds, overcoming them, giving voice to them and expressing them with one's body. This process itself is a living testament to their lives. This film is a journey for each of them that traces back their actual lives. It is also an irreplaceable story that connects the scattered fragments of their memories.Every child should be blessed in this world they were born into. It is becoming an unfulfilled hope in today's Japan A deep darkness lurking in the shadows of the seemingly glamorous country, Japan. The children who are its victims What is the ray of light that they look for?They long to let go of hate that haunts them, to forgive and to be loved.If adults are not happy, children cannot be happy. I wish for a world where adults can get help and children always have a smile on their faces. 映画『花束』の監督、サヘル・ローズは幼い頃、イランの児童養護施設で育ち、7 歳のときに養⺟と共に⽇本へやってきた。彼⼥は⽇本でいじめや虐待を経験し、⺟娘で公園でのホームレス⽣活を送ったこともある。 現在は、⽇本で俳優やコメンテーター、作家として活躍しており、今回、オリジナル映画『花束』で初の監督に挑戦した。以下は、サヘル監督⾃⾝の⾔葉である。ぜひ最後までお読みください。 これほど【あらすじ】を書くのが難しい映画があっただろうか？これほど【演技】という⾔葉が当てはまらない映画があっただろうか？映画であって、映画ではない物語というものは存在しないドキュメンタリーと、ノンフィクションと、ドラマこれらを融合させた実験映画と云うべきなのか？それとも⾔葉とお芝居による記億映画とでも云うべきか？８⼈の少年少⼥が主⼈公である誰ひとり役者ではない⼀⾒、どこにでもいる普通の少年少⼥たち････だが彼らは幼少期、思春期に普通とは⾔い難い体験をしている「もう、顔⾯蹴⾶ばされて」「僕、⼦どもって親のために死んでいくものだと本当に思ってたんで」「誕⽣⽇ってさ、俺よくわかんないんだよね。ほら、俺、誕⽣⽇がないからさ」虐待を受けた⼦どもは⾳に敏感になる「⺟が帰ってくると、⾜⾳ひとつで体が起きるんです」「半分寝て、半分起きている感じ」「私、何回も包丁で脅されたりとかは……」彼等が児童養護施設で過ごした記憶を辿ると彼等⾃⾝、忘れ難い瞬間（ひととき）があった「施設に⾏って初めて『あ、⼈⽣って⾃分のためにあるんだ』って思った」「うわっ… ⾃分のために⽣きていいんじゃん！」「施設の前に名前だけ置いてあって、ポーンって捨てられてる⾚ちゃんとか」この映画では、奪われた時間と怯え続けた⽇々の中で彼らが切望し、ようやく掴んだ“忘れ難い瞬間”が描かれる。その瞬間を、彼ら⾃⾝がカメラの前で再現する。それは、単なる再現ではない。⾃らの傷を⾒つめ、乗り越え、声にし、体で表現する──その⾏為⾃体が彼らの⽣きた証なのだ。この映画は、彼らの実際の痕跡を辿る旅であり、散り散りになった記憶の断⽚をつなぎ合わせる、かけがえのない物語でもある。全てのコドモが⽣まれてきたこの世界で祝福されるべきだ････けど現代の⽇本では叶わぬ希望となりつつある煌びやかな⽇本が抱える⼤きな闇その犠牲になっているコドモたちその当事者である彼等が⾒つめる⼀筋の光とは？憎むことを放棄し、⼈を許し、そして････愛されたい⼤⼈が幸せじゃないと、⼦どもは幸せになれない⼤⼈が救われ、⼦どもがいつも笑顔でいられる世界を願っている

BOuQuET 　　花束

Breathing Underwater　水の中で深呼吸

Is it too late to dream? After reaching your 30s, many people feel they can no longer chase their dreams. Why? Because they can't endure the judgment of others.They work to eat, doing things for the future.Those who have something to protect can find meaning in life.But what about those who don't? Well, here it is! A brand new tokusatsu hero has been born, and we want all the young and middle-aged to see it!!The theater is waiting for you!!Note: For the little ones, watch it when you're holding onto your dreams, struggling with life, wrestling with human relationships,learning about fear, and still don't want to give up on something!! "GEMEOS OF YOJYOHAN" began as a project in early 2016 and was completed in 2024 after 8 years of dedication. This film started with the desire to create a true tokusatsu movie that adults could enjoy. We gathered fellow tokusatsu enthusiasts online and formed a production team.The team consisted of five members, none of whom had any prior experience in film production, except for the director. As a result, the director took on most of the work, including suit design, sculpting, filming, editing, VFX, 3DCG, and more. Each staff member experienced countless "firsts," putting in immense effort, and facing countless challenges along the way.It would be an honor if this film could reach many people through film festivals. ◆StoryHey, ordinary guy! Fight the world with VR from your tiny 4.5-tatami room!! Hiroshi Shimazaki moved to Tokyo to chase his dreams but ended up stuck in a part-time job. Living a lazy, aimless life, one day he receives a gift from the future. A device called the "GEMEOS GEAR" allows him to create and control an avatar in the real world. He sets his avatar to be a handsome guy and enjoys doing all sorts of things,but before he knows it, he’s caught up in a global crisis!!From handsome guy to hero, he undergoes a double transformation and begins fighting back!With the appearance of a rival and a developing love story, where will Shimazaki end up?!!

GEMEOS OF YOJYOHAN      四畳半のジェメオス

One day, Otaki Ryutaro, a film director living alone in a rural town, suddenly suffers from a cerebral infarction. Now he can barely see, and cannot read or write due to dyslexia. He can no longer ride a motorcycle, but there is no supermarket nearby, and with his heart function reduced to 20%, he has no energy to go out. Even when he posts on social media, he receives wrong advice and slander from those who are not medical professionals or experienced, which drives him to the brink. Can anything stop Ryutaro from starving to death? 田舎町で１人暮らしをしている映画監督の大滝隆太郎は、ある日突然、脳梗塞を発症する。目はほとんど見えなくなり、失読症で文字の読み書きができない。バイクに乗れなくなったのに、近所にスーパーはない上に、心臓機能が20%まで低下し、外出する体力もない。SNSに投稿しても、医療のプロフェッショナルや経験者ではない人からの的外れな助言や誹謗中傷が来て、精神的にも追い込まれる。隆太郎はこのまま餓死するしかないのか？

It's a Wonderful Life  　　もしも脳梗塞になったなら

Kamikaze Time Travel is a sequel to the award-winning musical Nagareru Kumo yo, based on Fumiko Kusakabe’s best-selling kamikaze play performed nationwide for over 25 years. The story follows Kotaro Sakamoto, a young kamikaze pilot who, on the brink of Japan’s defeat in WWII, miraculously travels through time and lands in modern-day Okinawa. There, he meets Masaya Nakahara, a contemporary youth who helps him rediscover the meaning of peace, pride, and humanity in a world without war. A touching time-travel drama connecting generations and reminding us of the preciousness of life and memory. 24 年間ロングセラー「ギャラクシー賞受賞」特攻隊演劇の続編映画化。日本人の誇りを取り戻し和の精神を世界に発信 沖縄の海に流れ着いた記憶のない青年、ウミ。そして特攻機の整備兵だった祖父を持つ青年、中原正矢。2人は出会い日本人としての誇りと魂を取り戻すために東京へ旅立つ。ウミは一体誰なのか？そして日本人の魂に眠る消せない約束とは？奇跡と感動のストーリー。

Kamikaze Time Travel  　消せない約束

Takumi Jojima (35), a shining success in the world of commercial music, was racing through his days with an overwhelming schedule.By his side was his assistant, Koichi Himeno (25), who secretly harbored feelings of love for Jojima. Jojima, while thriving as a popular composer, was also burdened by a deep, private anguish. He was trying to compose a requiem for his former best friend and the man he had truly loved — the genius composer Kaoru Jinno. Though ten years had passed since Jinno's death, Jojima still couldn't complete the requiem. Haunted by the belief that his own mistakes had led to Jinno's death, Jojima was tormented by guilt, which became a wound too deep to heal — one that led him to seek psychiatric care. For Jojima, composing the requiem was a way of confronting Jinno himself. Though the process was painful, it was sacred. One day, during an interview for a music magazine, Jojima meets editor-in-chief Sae Mukai (30), who had once dreamed of becoming a singer. She becomes captivated by both Jojima’s talent and his personality. Amidst all this, Masayoshi Sugawara (60), the chairman of a pharmaceutical company who had propelled Jojima to the top of the commercial music world, reveals a shocking truth. A composer burdened by a deep darkness within, surrounded by love yet starved for it, tormented and conflicted — what kind of music (a requiem) did he finally reach? This is the story of a composer who 'suffers because he loves so deeply. ﻿

REQUIEM　～ある作曲家の物語～

One day in early summer, an elderly man over 90 years old visits a police station and confesses to his nephew, a detective, that he has killed someone. He begins to talk about a special facility at the end of the Pacific War. It is a special secret facility where a doctor working on atomic bomb development and a man who can predict the war situation with 100% accuracy live. Navy officer Yomogi hires an American intelligence officer Tsuda, a Hawaii-born Japanese American, as a double agent and brings him to the facility. Yomoi plans to invite a Japanese-Soviet Soviet ambassador and army officer Morimoto to the facility in order to advance peace negotiations with the Soviet Union as an intermediary. Meanwhile, the United States is suspicious of Tsuda's presence and sends Tanaka, also a Japanese-Hawaiian. What was Yomogi's best friend Minakoshi thinking when he quit the military?What will the white carrier pigeon that Ai sends to the future convey?

Sound Of Wings　ハオト

A spaceship crashes behind an apartment building in downtown Japan.The door opens and a naked alien comes out, and the neighbors decide to call him “Chu-san”.Since then, “Chu-san” has been living in Tadokoro's house,&nbsp;spending his days as if they were a family, while wishing to go back to space….

The Alien Next Door  となりの宇宙人

Sakura Kiyose (Riru Yoshina), a high school student in the art club, wants to go to Tokyo to study at an art college, but her mother Tamaki (Yo Hitoto), who does not expect her daughter to leave home, does not listen… Sakura's father, Koichi (Kanji Tsuda) returns home after a long absence. Sakura and Tamaki, looking forward to Koichi’s return, spend time together as a family, but they end up arguing as they discuss their future plans. In contrast, Koichi wants to respect his daughter’s wishes. Tamaki tries to one-sidedly express her own feelings and finally kicks Koichi out of the house. Just at the awkward mother-daughter relationship, Sakura receives a call that Tamaki has collapsed at work! Sakura anonymously posts her feelings that she can’t tell anyone on social media and seeks solace in a stray cat she meets by chance. ありふれた目常が崩れた中で見つける、自分らしさとは…突然ヤングケアラーになった女子高生と、そばにいた「猫」の物語 ヤングケアラーという現代日本の社会問題を題材に、監督自身が関わった保護猫活動の現実を織り交ぜながら、家族間のすれ違いや母の介護と進学への悩みを抱え、心身共に追い詰められていく主人公の女子高生が、野良猫を救うことをきっかけに家族や学校以外の社会と関わることで、前向きな気持ちや自分らしさを取り戻していく姿を描いています。 主人公、美術部に所属する女子高生 清瀬櫻（吉名莉瑠）は東京への美大進学希望を母の環（一青窈）に伝えるが、娘が家から出て行くなんて思ってもいない母は、とりあってもくれない…そんな中、久しぶりに単身赴任から帰った父 紘一（津田寛治）と、紘一の帰りを楽しみにしていた環との家族団らんを過ごすが、今後のことを話し合う中で言い争いになってしまう。娘の意思を大事にしたい紘一とは対照的に一方的に自分の想いを通そうとする環は、遂には紘一を家から追い出してしまう。ぎこちない母子生活が始まったところへ、突然環が職場で倒れたという連絡が！誰にも言えない気持ちを匿名でSNSに書き込み始め、また偶然出会った野良猫に癒しを求める櫻だが、次第に追い詰められていく…

The Cat, Me and Another Cat  猫と私と、もう1人のネコ

“Six lonely teenagers on a school trip. One fragile bond. A quiet whisper: you are never truly alone.” Set against the backdrop of&nbsp;Hiroshima, this film follows six high school students on a school trip as they quietly confront feelings of&nbsp;loneliness, belonging, and connection.While school trips are a uniquely Japanese tradition, the story reflects a universal fear —&nbsp;the fear of being left out. As the students are forced into small groups, personal insecurities and hidden wounds surface, bringing each of them to an unexpected crossroads.Released in the same year as the&nbsp;80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, the film carries the weight of Hiroshima’s history while telling an intimate, contemporary story.In Japan,&nbsp;suicide is the leading cause of death among young people, often linked to school-related pressures. By weaving this reality into the characters’ journeys, the film explores what it means to embrace isolation, while also discovering the quiethope that comes from reaching out — just one step — toward another person.Loneliness is a language everyone understands. Through the six students’ shared silence and fragile connection, the film whispers: Even if you feel alone, you are never truly alone. Producer’s Statement“When director&nbsp;Ototo Munetsuna, born and raised in Hiroshima, first approached us with this project, I felt a profound weight on my heart. Hiroshima is a city where countless lives were lost during the war, and to release this film in the same year as the&nbsp;80th anniversary of the atomic bombing&nbsp;carries undeniable meaning. Yet, as someone who is neither from Hiroshima nor from a family directly affected, I struggled deeply with the question: Do I have the right to tell this story? Adding to this was another challenge: this film was produced&nbsp;without a production committee, under a&nbsp;single-company model.Our company, which I founded during my university years, is now in its ninth year as an advertising and creative agency — but we are not a traditional film studio. To be entrusted with this project brought immense pressure, and I knew from thestart that I needed a screenwriter I could trust wholeheartedly. That partner was&nbsp;Yosuke Masaike, the brilliant screenwriter behind Anime Supremacy! and many other acclaimed works. Through countless discussions with him, we arrived at a universal theme:&nbsp;loneliness. In Japan,&nbsp;suicide is the leading cause of death among young people, and for many, the roots lie in&nbsp;school-related struggles. Among the G7 nations, Japan stands alone in this tragic reality — one we could not ignore. If this film can&nbsp;embrace loneliness&nbsp;— to say “it’s okay to be on your own” — while also showing the quiet warmth and hope that can bloom when we open up and take a small step toward one another, then perhaps this story can carry meaning far beyond entertainment. The story is set during a&nbsp;school trip, a uniquely Japanese tradition. The nervousness of forming groups, the fear of being left out, the quiet longing to belong — these are feelings almost everyone in Japan knows well. I am 34 now, but I still remember my own high school trip to&nbsp;Hiroshima&nbsp;vividly. That memory became part of this film’s DNA.And yet, these emotional tremors transcend culture and borders. Loneliness is a language everyone understands. This film carries the voices and passions of many people deeply connected to Hiroshima: director&nbsp;Ototo Munetsuna, actor&nbsp;Jun Matsuo&nbsp;(as Daisuke Igarashi), comedian&nbsp;Soya Katani&nbsp;(as the homeroom teacher), actor&nbsp;Eito Konishi&nbsp;(as class president Hasebe), producer&nbsp;Yuki Wakisaka&nbsp;of&nbsp;isai, and renowned editor&nbsp;Soichi Ueno, a&nbsp;nine-time Japan Academy Prize winner&nbsp;celebrated for his work with&nbsp;Koki Mitani. We are also deeply grateful to the&nbsp;Hiroshima Film Commission&nbsp;and especially&nbsp;Mr. Nishizaki, without whom this project could never have been completed. Together, we’ve poured our hearts into creating a film that gently whispers: Even if you feel alone, you are never truly alone.My hope is that this story reaches those who need it most —and offers them a little light. 「修学旅行中の６人の孤独な高校生。かすかな絆が芽生え、静かに語りかける。『あなたは 決 して 独 り じ ゃ ない』 」 広島を舞台に、修学旅行中の 6 人の高校生がそれぞれの孤独、居場所、つながりと向き合う姿を描いた物語です。修学旅行は日本特有の文化ですが、「班を組むときの不安」「余ってしまうかもしれない恐怖」「本当は誰にも言えない心の揺らぎ」は、きっと誰にでも共通する感覚です。 物語は、6 人それぞれの痛みと不安が交差する中で、孤独を抱えながらも他者と触れ合う一歩を描きます。原爆投下から 80 年という節目に広島で紡がれるこの物語は、過去と現在をつなぎ、現代の若者たちが抱える現実にも触れています。 日本では若者の死因の第 1 位が自殺であり、その多くは学校に起因しています。本作は、この厳しい現実を背景にしながらも、孤独を受け入れ、そしてほんの小さな一歩を踏み出すことで見えてくる希望を描きます。孤独は、国境を超える言語です。この映画は静かに語りかけます。「たとえ 孤独 を感じていても、あなたは 決 して一 人 ではない 」 と。 Producer’s Statement広島出身の宗綱弟監督からこの企画をいただいたとき、正直、心に大きな重みを感じました。広島は戦争で多くの命が失われた地であり、原爆投下から 80 年という節目にこの映画を公開することには大きな意味があると感じる一方で、広島出身でも被爆者家族でもない私が、このテーマに触れてよいのかと深く悩みました。さらに今回は、製作委員会を組まず、1 社提供で製作するという挑戦です。弊社は、私が学生時代に立ち上げた広告企画会社で、創業 9 期目を迎えたばかり。映画製作を専門にしているわけではなく、そんな私たちにこの企画を託していただいたこと自体が大きなプレッシャーでした。だからこそ、信頼できる脚本家を探す必要がありました。そこで力を貸してくださったのが、脚本家の政池洋佑さん（『ハケンアニメ！』など）です。政池さんと何度も議論を重ねる中で、たどり着いたテーマが**「孤独」でした。日本では、若者の死因の第 1 位が自殺**であり、その多くが学校に起因しています。 先進国（G7）の中で、自殺が第 1 位となっているのは日本だけ。この現実を、どうしても無視することはできませんでした。もしこの映画が、孤独を抱擁し、*「独りでもいいんだよ」*と肯定するだけでなく、誰かとほんの少し心を開いて話すことで見えてくる、小さな温もりや希望を描けるなら──それはきっと、ただのエンターテインメントを超えた意味を持つ物語になると考えました。 舞台は修学旅行。班決めのドキドキや、余ってしまうかもしれない不安は、日本人なら誰もが経験したことのある感覚です。私自身も 34 歳になりましたが、高校時代に広島へ修学旅行で訪れたときの記憶が、この映画の根底にも流れています。そして、この心の揺らぎは、きっと世界中の人に通じるはずです。孤独は、国境を超える言語だからです。 本作には、多くの広島に縁のある方々の想いが込められています。監督の宗綱弟さんをはじめ、松尾潤さん（五十嵐大輔役）、賀谷壯弥さん（担任教師役）、小西詠斗さん（生徒会長・長谷部役）、制作会社&nbsp;isai&nbsp;の脇坂侑希社長、そして三谷幸喜さん作品で知られる、日本アカデミー賞 9 度受賞の編集者上野聡一さん。また、広島フィルムコミッションの皆様、特に西崎様の全面的なご協力なくして、この映画は完成しませんでした。この場を借りて心よりお礼申し上げます。 「たとえ孤独を感じていても、あなたは決して一人ではない」そんな静かな祈りを、この映画に込めています。この物語が、孤独を抱える誰かのそばに、そっと寄り添うことを願っています。

The Lonely Six  6人ぼっち

The StoryHokkaido, Japan: An old woman -- formerly a man -- lives by a lake in the northern reaches of Japan, gazing at Nakajima Island in its center where her daughter's body was found long ago. She hasn't been able to visit for almost 50 years. Tokyo: A middle-aged man lives on an island where criminals were once exiled in the past, earning a sparse living as a cattle herder. He is descended from such exiled criminals. He raised his only daughter by himself after losing his wife in an accident. One day, the daughter comes home from the mainland, seemingly pregnant but unwilling to explain. Osaka: A woman who was sexually assaulted as a child comes to Osaka for the first time in a while to attend the funeral of her ex-boyfriend. As each of these women board ships and separate themselves from time and locations, the emotional scars and sins they carry become apparent. Their voices of grief and anger transcend space and resonate with each other. Eventually, they gain release and their voices begin to fill with joy. 十二月の雪深い北海道・洞爺湖のほとり。マキが遠くに見える中島に向かって、「れいこ……」と囁く。れいことは、わずか六歳でこの世を去ってしまったマキの次女である。年が明け、マキのひとり住まいの家に家族が集まった。マキが丁寧に作った御節料理を囲んで団欒のひとときを過ごす家族だったが、そこにはそこはかとなく喪失の気が漂う。マキはかつて性別適合手術を受けて長らく女性として生きてきたが、長女の美砂子はそんな親のことを完全には受容できていない。「来るのこれで最後かも」と言い残して、美砂子と夫、その娘たちは去ってゆく。ひとりきりになったマキのいる部屋が水の音に浸されてゆくと海のなかのような空間へと変質し、彼女はそこでれいこの巻き込まれた性暴行事件の一部を再演しはじめる。れいこを失ってしまってから四十七年の月日が経ってもなお、マキは窒息しそうな世界で喪に服しつづけているのだった。大昔に罪人が流されたという東京・八丈島。牛飼いの誠の家に、娘の海が五年ぶりに帰省した。明らかに身重である海に、しかし誠はなかなか聞き出せない。誠は車の運転中に、幼い頃の海との会話を再演しはじめる──「とっちゃん、もういいじゃん。十分お母さん頑張ったよ」。誠と海は、交通事故に遭った母親の延命治療を止める決断をした過去を共有していた。その罪の意識はいまも消えていない。海の部屋で手紙を発見した誠は、そのなかから菊池礼太の名が書かれた離婚届を取り出す。その男はフェリーで島へとやってくるらしい。誠は一目散にフェリー乗り場へと車を走らせる道程で、海に出くわす。ようやく海に妊娠のことを問いただした誠に、彼女はいつ離婚してもいいからとプロポーズを受けたのだと打ち明ける。誠は海を乗せて走り出す。到着したフェリー乗り場で海は堤防へと走り出し、近づくフェリーに向かって無心に愛しい人の名を叫ぶ。 深手は、なかなか塞がらない。塞がったあとは、再び開かぬよう傷を庇い生きる。あとは心と体のどこかに無理をかけながら、庇うことに慣れるしかない。あの日、男の欲望の下敷きになった少女は幼すぎて、自身についた傷が一生を左右することを知らなかった。「汚れた」という言葉に囲まれた少女は、いつの間にか人の声に汚れていった。死を考えた日、生きることを選んだ日、そのどちらにも癒えぬ傷があった。男は欲望とともに、のうのうと生きている。ならば自分は、傷とともにのうのうと生きてやろう。六歳のあの日、わたしは痛みに泣いた。十代のあの日、わたしは疵に泣いた。そして傷をたずさえたまま、映画を作ることを覚えた。自己憐憫は邪魔だ。わたしは、傷を元手に生きてきた。だからいま、一月の声に歓びを刻む。&nbsp;三島有紀子

Voice  一月の声に喜びを刻め

We only have one life, which we can't rewind,so sometimes we have to push ourselves In July 2020, the Kuma River flooded, which is called “2020 Kyushu floods.” The Hitoyoshi-Kuma region suffered devastating damage. Shinji Aoki, Professor Emeritus at Toyo University, who has been committed to green tourism in Kumamoto Prefecture since 2004, created a picture book titled "The River Overflowed! The Day the Town Sinks" to preserve the events of this disaster for future generations. This book caught the eye of Kazufumi Oki, director of the TV drama series "Oshin," and he and Aoki decided to make a film together. The film depicts what the people of the Hitoyoshi-Kuma region, who are still suffering from the scars of the flood, feel from the "whispers" of the Kuma River and how they can use them as a source of hope for the future. Takeo Nakahara, a native of Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto, plays the protagonist, Takayuki Imanishi. Although Takayuki is taciturn and mysterious, Nakahara also expresses the air of inclusion and passion of Takayuki, who the people of the town can confide their worries to. Misa Shimizu plays Takayuki's ex-girlfriend, Yukiko Yamashina, who doesn’t give up until the end, while Koichi Miura plays her husband, Koichi Yamashina, who has given up telling what he feels to his wife. Yuta Watanabe sensitively plays Takayuki's son, Fuminori, who resents his father for abandoning him when he was seven years old but gradually opens up to him, and a former member of an idol group, AKB48, Ayana Shinozaki, plays Fuminori's former classmate, Juri Nakagawa, who learns about the charms of her hometown from scratch as a member of a regional revitalization project. Other supporting cast members include Michie Terada as Takayuki's mother, Kazue, and Yoshiko Miyazaki and Mansaku Fuwa as the couple next door. &lt;Plot&gt;Six months after the “2020 Kyushu floods,” Takayuki Imanishi, who heard the news of his mother's death, steps into his hometown for the first time in 22 years and sees his hometown completely changed, with mountains eroded, many houses washed away, and even the river's landscape completely changed. Takayuki is reunited with his son, Fuminori, whom he had not seen for 22 years. Fuminori is training to become a boatman for the Kuma River boat, which is Takayuki's previous job, but he is reluctant to open up to his father, who abandoned him as a child. Fuminori sees his relation with his former classmate, Juri Nakagawa, who has returned to Kumamoto as part of a local revitalization project launched within the airline company she works for, as a reflection of his father's past. Yukiko, the proprietress of the long-established inn, "Hitoyoshi Mikazukiso," and Takayuki's former lover, tries to somehow restore the inn, which has been half-destroyed, but her husband, Koichi, who is Takayuki's childhood friend, has not spoken to her since he saw his father being swallowed up by the mud before his eyes. Takayuki's neighbor, Naohiko Yokotani, decides to move out of the temporary housing at the request of his wife, Satomi, but... 2020年7月の熊本豪雨を背景に、水害の爪痕に苦しむ人吉球磨（ひとよしくま）地域の人々が明日への希望を取り戻していく姿を描いたドラマ。 熊本豪雨から数カ月後。母の訃報を聞き22年ぶりに人吉市に帰郷した今西孝之は、山が削られ、多くの家屋が流され、川の地形まで変わり果てた故郷の姿を目の当たりにする。孝之は22年間会うことのなかった息子・文則と再会するも、文則はかつて幼い自分を見捨てた父に心を開こうとしない。文則は球磨川下りの船頭を目指し修行に励んでいたが、水害後、球磨川下りの再開の目処がたたずにいた。一方、孝之の元恋人である老舗旅館「人吉三日月荘」の女将・山科雪子は半壊した旅館の再生を試みるが、夫の宏一は水害で父を亡くしたトラウマを抱え、旅館を畳んでしまいたいと考えていた。孝之の隣人・横谷直彦は、妻・さとみの希望で仮設住宅を出ることにするが……。 人吉市出身のベテラン俳優・中原丈雄が孝之役で主演を務め、孝之の元恋人・雪子を清水美砂、その夫・宏一を三浦浩一が演じる。NHK連続テレビ小説「おしん」の大木一史が監督・脚本を手がけた。

Whisper of the River 囁きの河

Mitsuki (24), who lives in Kobe and has trouble socializing works from home five days a week.She moved from Tokyo a year ago. She doesn't talk to anyone outside of work,and doesn't have the opportunity to meet people face-to-face except when she goes out to buy food,so she doesn't know anyone in the neighborhood since she came to Kobe. One day, by chance, Mitsuki visits a nearby cafe. The cafe is frequented by regulars,varying from middle school students who are not going to school,and seniors who are killing time because they have nowhere else to go. In this cafe, where individuals with their own struggles naturally come to gather,Mitsuki discovers a place of belonging for herself beyond her own room. 人付き合いの苦手な美月(24)は、神戸に引っ越してきて1年になるが、在宅勤務をしていて、対面で人と話すことがほとんどない生活を送っている。そんなある日、近所のカフェに立ち寄った美月は、不登校の中学生や一人暮らしのシニアの常連に出会う。様々な事情を抱える人が自然と集まるこのカフェで、美月は新たな居場所を見つける。

Ajisai Cafe: A Place Where I can be　　わたしの居場所

The Bishu area in Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, is attracting worldwide attention as one of the world's three largest woolen fabrics (wool) producers.Based on the background of such Bishu, Shiori, a high school student who has a developmental disability and challenges her dream while hitting many walls, and an original story depicts the hopes of her family and best friends. 世界三大毛織物（ウール）の産地として世界的に注目されているのが、愛知県一宮市のある尾州地域です。昨今様々な問題や課題に悩む工場や企業が少なくない。そんな尾州の背景をもとに、発達障害を持ち、幾多の壁にぶつかりながらも夢に挑戦する高校生の史織と、家族や親友との希望を描くオリジナルストーリー。 【ストーリー】グランプリは、賞金３００万！デザインの商品化！２週間のパリ研修！参加条件は、デザインは自分たちで描くこと、服のイメージに合ったモデルを自分たちで用意すること。 高校生の史織は、毎朝7時、目覚まし時計代わりの軽快な機織りの音で起きる。明るく誰に対しても優しい性格だが、配膳の配置や歩き出しの足など生活習慣へのこだわりが強く苦手なことも多い。ある日、史織が描いた服のデザインを、親友の真理子が校内のファッションコンクールにエントリーする。さらに、真理子の提案で一宮市のファッションショーにも出品することに…真理子の協力のもと史織の服作りが始まった。それを知った姉の布美は、挫折した経験を史織に重ね、応援したい気持ちと背中を押せない気持ちの板挟みになり、父の康孝は史織が傷つくことを恐れ猛反対するのだった。だが、史織自身は服作りへの挑戦を通して様々な人々と関わったことで、ある想いが次第に強くなっていく...。

BISHU〜The World's Kindest Clothes      尾州〜世界でいちばん優しい服〜

Emi's mother, Meiko, lives in Hiroshima and Meiko was a survivor of the atomic bombing. Meiko was exposed to the atomic bomb in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and walked around Hiroshima searching for her father. During this time, she met some "&nbsp;Special Exchange Students from Southeast Asia " who were studying at a university in Hiroshima at the time. With their help, Meiko tried to survive This work depicts the fate of the students and Meiko, using Emi's drawings of her mother'sexperiences and an interview with Meiko herself 広島に住むエミの母は広島で被爆した明子（めいこ）である。明子は1945年8月6日、広島で原爆に遭い、広島市内を父を探して歩き続けた。そんなとき、当時、東南アジアから広島の大学に留学していた「南方特別留学生」に会う。彼らと協力しながら明子は生き延びようとした。エミが母の体験を描いた絵と明子自身のインタビューを交え、留学生達と明子の運命を描く作品。

MEIKO 明子

When the actress Ryo is immersed in memories of her late boyfriend, Teru, a letter arrives. It appears to be a continuation of the novel he had been writing before his death. As she reads, Ryo is pulled into that world and is reunited with Teru.Yet when she wakes the next morning, the letter has vanished—and the events she experienced are now written in Teru’s notebook. As these uncanny days repeat, the boundary between the letter’s world and reality grows increasingly thin.Before he died, Teru once said, “Writing is like placing memories in a treasure chest and burying it.” Determined to move forward, Ryo resolves to carry on his story. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/857f6589535274413ef7a577f0e7bf98.jpg" width="405"><a href="https://youtu.be/Nd6mY_PZod4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">message from diector Olivier Kazuma</a> 役者のリョウが、彼女の亡くなった恋人テルとの思い出に浸っていると一通の手紙が届く。それは物書きだった彼が生前書いていた小説の続きのようだった。手紙を読み進めるうちに彼女はその世界に引き込まれ、テルとの再会を果たす。しかし翌朝目覚めると手紙は消えており、リョウが体験した出来事がテルのノートに記されていた。こうした奇妙な日々が繰り返される中で、彼女は次第に手紙の世界と現実の境目が薄れていくように感じる。生前、テルは「物を書くことは、記憶を宝箱に入れて埋葬するようなものだ」と語っていた。リョウは彼の物語を書き継ぐことで、前へ進む決意を固めるのだった。

23:07

Mamiko, an interpreter, hopelessly romantic, leaves home Tokyo to the hospital just as usual. Usually, she interprets for elderly patients. But today, when she enters one of the rooms in the general hospital, she sees her today's client, Eugene, a mysteriously handsome young man from America, standing. Mamiko immediately fascinated Eugene. He has sincerity and quiet strength. Mamiko feels a flutter in her heart and enjoys this out of the ordinary moment with Eugene. Then, while Mamiko interprets a meeting between Eugene and a social worker, Mamiko learns Eugene's secret.

Ain't It Pretty to Think So ～ そうだったって思ったら素敵じゃない ～

“Broken &amp; Beautiful,” a new short documentary produced and directed by Wavecrest Films, chronicles the journey of Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, whose lives were shattered by the shooting death of their daughter and then rebuilt stronger than ever over the period of a dozen years. The documentary uses the metaphor of kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken items with gold to create something even more beautiful and resilient. Both in life and art, kintsugi teaches that brokenness is not the end, but rather an opportunity to rebuild with strength, beauty, and meaning.

Broken Beautiful  金継ぎ

In October 2023, Tommaso, a young photographer living in Tokyo, traveled to Noto Peninsula for a photo project. Tommaso is struck by the beauty of this place and promises himself to return. However, two months after his trip, the Noto Peninsula was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 7.5. The effects are devastating. Tommaso is worried, and along with a filmmaker friend, he wants to return to Noto to document what happened. The two friends meet Adriana, an Italian cooking teacher, who is organizing a volunteer activity in Noto. They decide on the spot to participate in her project. Soon, however, they realize that it is a very different experience from what they expected. Between insomnia, soups, devastation, tears, but also great laughter, the two friends return to Tokyo changed. Adriana and the people of Noto have led them to reassess the priorities of their own lives. 2023年10月、イタリア人写真家トマゾは能登半島を訪れ、美しさに感銘を受けた。しかし、2ヶ月後、能登で震度7の地震が起きた。大きな被害に心を痛めたトマゾは、友人と共に再訪を決めた。偶然、彼らは能登でのボランティア活動を計画中のイタリア料理講師と出会い、彼女の活動に参加することを決めた。しかし、想像とは大きく異なる体験が待ち受けていた。不眠、パスタ、事件、崩壊、涙、そして笑い。能登で出会った人々は、彼らの価値観を見直すきっかけを与えた。

Flowers of Noto  能登の花

Bridal photographer Makoto Aira lost his father to illness. However, even after the funeral, he struggled to come to terms with his emotions. Two years later, he is given the opportunity to photograph the funeral of his friend’s father. As he prepares to face this “new funeral,” he revisits his father’s online funeral venue. There, he comes across messages from people who knew his father in the past and discovers a side of him he had never seen before. To mourn once more, he gazes at his father’s portrait in the virtual space, reflecting on his life and legacy.

Interfuit  それはかつてあったから

Mari heads to Hanoi, Vietnam, while pregnant, to take a new step in her life. She wants to finalize her divorce from her wandering husband, Kaiji. Mari wanders around Hanoi, using a postcard from Kaiji as a clue. Will Mari, who doesn't speak English, be able to find Kaiji and get him to sign the divorce papers? 人生の新しい一歩を踏み出す為、放蕩夫のカイジと離婚を成立させたいマリは、カイジからの一枚の絵葉書を手掛かりに、身籠った身体でベトナムのハノイに向かう。英語も話せないマリは、カイジに辿り着き、離婚届にサインをさせることができるのか？

Lotus-Finding Goodbye 　ロータス、さよならを探して

Set in the future shortly after singularity has happened, this is a story of a woman's decision in a world where the "scenario" has come to present optimal solutions. シンギュラリティを越えて間もない未来。「scenario」によって最適解が提示されるようになった世界で起きる、ある女性の決断の物語。

Scenario

Four musicians and two shrimps live in the lonely boy's ear, playing and dancing in response to his tears. As appreciation, he shook his cookie tin with the objects he collected inside. The boy grew up and learned to control his tears...As an adult, the boy became a salesman, fascinated by a bird brooch found in a Japanese American internment camp that he saw on the TV news, he sets off again on a journey to collect lonely voices.This is a literary VR, written by Akutagawa Award-winning author Yoko Ogawa, directed by Academy Award-nominated artist Koji Yamamura, and produced by Kodansha VR Lab.

My Inner Ear Quartet  耳に棲むもの

After losing her sister in a tragic accident, Korean teen, Youngwon Park is admitted into a foreign exchange student program by her parents with hopes of reforming her into an ideal daughter. Landing in a small, Midwestern U.S. town, Youngwon finds herself at a trailer park living under the roof of her heavy-handed host mom named George. George requires Youngwon to abide by stringent rules and a never-ending list of grueling chores. No white picket fence. No television. No Statue of Liberty. No land of the free.Cut off from the rest of the world, Youngwon bonds with Keiko - a Japanese exchange student also living in this mobile hell home. Together, they must learn to communicate in order to protect each other from George’s wrath. This is a story of connection and survival. While under George’s delusion of the perfect family, how much can these girls endure in order to achieve their American Dreams? Warning: Strong Language

Parachutes

In Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, two fifteen-year-old students—Hikaru and Saki—are in love. But after the nuclear accident, Hikaru’s family evacuated to Niigata, so that the couple was separated. Thirteen years later, now 28, they live their own lives in Tokyo and Iwaki. They reunite at the photo studio of Hikaru’s father. Though they still care for each other, Hikaru, who left his hometown, and Saki, who decided to stay there, struggle to connect. Hikaru is tormented by the irretrievable loss of 13 years. But when he discovers a photograph, he comes to understand why his father fought so hard to keep the studio running and confronts his regrets. Now, as an illustrator in Tokyo, Hikaru begins to heal Saki’s heart by drawing the “shutter chance”—the happiness she missed photographing during the past 13 years. He then renovates his father’s old studio into an atelier, aiming for the revitalization of Iwaki. There, the photos they missed are displayed. What path will they choose from here?

Shutter Chance

Chris has an elder brother Mike, who is about to make his debut as a professional singer.&nbsp;Once they both aimed to debut as a duo professionally, but it did not happen due to the decision of the record company.&nbsp;Chris, however, continued to write songs for his brother to support his solo debut. But Chris was killed by an accident, making the grieving Mike unable to sing and putting his debut in doubt.&nbsp;What appeared to mourning Mike was... 青年クリスには、歌手デビューを目前に控える兄・マイクがいる。かつては共に歌い手としてデビューを目指した時期もあったが、レコード会社の事情により、クリスのデビューの夢は叶わなかった。クリスは未練を引きずらず、曲作りで兄を支え、共に夢を追う日々を送っていた。そんなある日、不慮の事故でクリスは、この世を去ってしまう。歌を歌えなくなるほど深い喪失感に囚われてしまった兄のマイク。そんな彼の前に現れたのは.....

Sing with me

Soyoko Sonoda (Mei Furusawa) lives alone with her quadriplegic and blind father, Tamotsu (Hidemasa Mase), who suffers from retinopathy. At 19 years old, Soyoko dreams of pursuing art studies but is unable to due to her caregiving responsibilities and financial constraints. She repeatedly applies for welfare assistance, knowing that their current situation is unsustainable. However, her applications are persistently denied due to gatekeeping tactics.&nbsp;Additionally, Soyoko exhibits symptoms of ADHD, including inattention and hyperactivity, making it challenging for her to adapt to society. One night, Tamotsu cries out in distress. Due to his remaining sexual function, Tamotsu occasionally experiences discomfort, and Soyoko, unable to bear seeing him suffer, assists him in ejaculation—a grim and unspoken agreement between the two. A few days later, despite the insufficient welfare services available, Soyoko is dealt another blow when their trusted and kind veteran caregiver, Taguchi (Asuka Kurosawa), is reassigned. In her place, a new caregiver, Sato Kiritani (Rei Ogawa), is introduced. A newcomer to the role, Sato struggles with selective mutism. Feeling anxious and worried, Soyoko continues her part-time job at the dried fish factory, where she struggles to fit in, while attempting once again to apply for welfare assistance.&nbsp;Soyoko is informed by her caseworker, Endo (Masahiro Umeda), that he will be conducting a home visit. However, Endo unexpectedly arrives much earlier than the scheduled date, catching Soyoko off guard. Endo discovers Soyoko’s hidden savings of 500,000 yen during the visit and demands sexual favors in exchange for keeping it secret and approving her welfare application. When Soyoko refuses, Endo forcibly assaults her.Devastated and in a state of shock, Soyoko becomes a hollow shell of herself, abandoning her caregiving duties and skipping her part-time job. In her absence, Sato takes on the caregiving responsibilities alone. One day, Soyoko tries to return to work but finds herself unable to feel motivated. Instead, she wanders to a nearby seaside, seeking an escape. By evening, she returns home, only to witness a horrifying scene: her father forcing Sato to perform a hand job on him. Consumed by rage, Soyoko impulsively tries to strangle her father, but Sato intervenes and manages to stop her. At that moment, Endo arrives at the house with welfare paperwork. Unable to contain her pent-up emotions any longer, Soyoko grabs a kitchen knife and approaches Endo, driven by desperation and fury...

Soyoko  爽子の衝動

Six-year-old Mako picked rape blossoms and gave them to her favorite grandmother, Miyo. The smell of the rape blossoms reminded Grandma Miyo of Sato-saa, a blind female she met shortly after the end of the war. Satosaa was a blind female goze (blind female travelling entertainer) who came to Miyo-chan's village in spring and lived off the rice she received. Before the spread of television, once a year she would come to the village to perform shamisen music and songs, which was an irreplaceable source of joy for the people. The culture of goze (blind women), who left their parents to undergo rigorous training as blind girls, is a benevolent culture that remained in Niigata Prefecture until the 1970s. The picture book “Goze-sa no Haru” was adapted into a film by Rena Masuyama, daughter of the author Yoshiko Masuyama, as part of a cultural assistance project by Niigata Prefecture in 2024. Naoko Kayamori, who was taught by Haru Kobayashi, the last blind female goze, played the role of the goze master, while Rieko Hirosawa, Kayamori's pupil and a blind blind blind female goze singer, played the role of Satosaa in her own image. The songs of that time remain deep in the recesses of her 70-year old grandmother. （ストーリー）6歳になるマコちゃんは、大好きなみよおばあちゃんに、菜の花を摘んで渡した。菜の花の香りを嗅いだみよばあちゃんは、戦後間もないころ、であった瞽女さのサトさあを思い出す。サトさあは、春になるとみよちゃんの村にやってきて、お米をもらうなどして暮らしていた盲目の女性旅芸人、瞽女だった。テレビが広まる前、一年に一度村で三味線演奏や唄を披露してくれる瞽女の存在は、人々にとってかけがえのない喜びだった。 目が見えない少女時代に親元を別れて厳しい修行をしていた瞽女文化は、1970年代まで新潟県に残っていた慈悲深い文化だ。令和6年新潟県文化補助事業として絵本「瞽女さの春」を原作者ますやまよしこの娘、増山麗奈が映像化。最後の瞽女小林ハルさんに指導を受けた萱森直子が瞽女の親方役を演じ、萱森の弟子であり盲目の瞽女唄うたいの広沢里枝子がサトさあ役を自身の姿に重ね熱演した。その時の唄が、７０過ぎたみよばあちゃんの奥深くに残っている。

Spring of Goze  瞽女さの春

Two Japanese sisters live separate lives abroad—one pursuing her career in Thailand, the other working as a journalist in Korea. When they reunite at a Mrs. Pageant in Bangkok after years of distance, old tensions resurface. Beneath the glamour of the event, unspoken regrets and diverging paths unfold. Through unexpected encounters with the other contestants, the sisters begin to confront their past, their differences, and the unbreakable bond they still share.Set in the vibrant yet tender rhythms of Bangkok, The Pageant is a quietly powerful story of reconciliation, rediscovery, and the complexity of family. 異国の地で別々の人生を歩む日本人姉妹。タイで働く妹と、韓国でジャーナリストとして生きる姉。長く離れていた二人が、バンコクで開かれるミセス・コンテスト「The Pageant」で再会する。価値観の違い、家族とのわだかまり、心の奥に抱えてきた迷い——。華やかな舞台の裏側で、姉妹は他の女性たちと出会い、それぞれの思いに触れながら、少しずつ心を通わせていく。 南国の光と陰を映し出す、家族と再生の物語。

The Pageant

Voice of the River   川面に聴く

A young schoolboy named Sanao finds himself unable to connect with his classmates due to his lack of having a smartphone. Struck by the large rewards advertised on a local wanted board, Sanao resolves to become a bounty hunter and singles out an elderly woman as his target. After a long search, Sanao encounters the wanted woman, but she is altogether different from what he expects... <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/9ceb6d2ac542ca9c44aa8d42ea725848.jpg" width="194"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/c8eab750f81db2092736007d11ea888c.jpg" width="191">director Takuho Inui and producer Kotoha Hiroyama coming screening!! スマホを持っていない小学生男児サナオは、友達の輪に入れず寂しい日々を過ごしていた。そんなある日、彼は指名手配犯の張り紙を見つける。報奨金でスマホを購入する妙案を思いついた彼は、賞金首の一人と思われる老婆を探し出す。大捜索の末ついに老婆を発見したサナオだったが、なんだかどうも様子がヘンテコで…？

Wanted!　アナログ坊やとおたずね老婆

When Kanna, the main character of the story, was 5 years old, her father (Yoshio) suddenly passed away due to an unexpected accident. The daughter (Kanna), who had promised to play catch at the park that day, is at a loss.Time passes endlessly, but 14 years later, Yoshio　successfully wins the grand lottery held every year in heaven.　I have a chance to return to earth to accomplish what I left unfinished in this world for just one day...　Will Yoshio be able to fulfill his promise to Kanna? 物語の主人公である環奈が5才の時に父親 (良雄) が突然不慮の事故で帰らぬ人になってしまう。 その日公園でキャッチボールをする約束をしていた娘（環奈）は途方に暮れる。無常にも月日が流れていくが･･･14年後、 天国で毎年開催される大抽選会に良雄は見事当選し、1日だけ現世でやり残したことを達成するために地上に戻れるチャンスがやってきた・・・。良雄は果たして環奈との約束を果たすことができるのか?

Throwing Words, Catching Hearts あの日のキャッチボール

Young people pursuing their dreams live in the shared house Mebuki. A reclusive horror novel writer struggles with writing because of the extreme heat. She tries to devise a solution together with rather eccentric housemates. 夢を追う若者が集う「シェアハウス芽吹荘」。引きこもりのホラー小説家・霧山桐子は、猛暑のせいで筆が進まず苦しんでいる。桐子は住人たちと協力して暑さを解決しようと考えるが、ルームメイトはくせ者ばかりで…… 。&nbsp;&nbsp;

Summer at Shared House Mebuki    シェアハウス芽吹荘の夏

A successful Japanese interior designer travels to Joshua Tree with her American boyfriend and must confront her stagnant relationship while struggling with depression and thoughts of suicide.

29 Palms

An inexperienced astral projector seeks his grandmother’s wisdom after meeting an uncanny woman in a place transcending reality.

Adrift

A man battles with how to find love while at a viewing of the Japanese dating show Day to Night.

Day to Night

“I want to disappear” is written in the dirt of the park. This story follows a boy who dreamsof becoming a villain and a girl waiting for her mother in a park at night.These two strangerscommunicate solely through messages written in the dirt. ｢消えたい｣公園の土に書かれた文字｡ヴィランに憧れる少年と､夜の公園で母親を待つ少女｡顔も知らない二人の文字だけの交流｡

Ding Dong Ditch

In ancient Japan, a pair of lovers are pursued by shinobi vampires.

Daylight

Gaku Takahashi, a veteran professional Japanese boxer who trains in LA, was forced to give up his boxing career due to a violent anti-Asian hate crime on an LA freeway in 2020. The film follows Gaku as he faces chronic pain from the attack and financial difficulties as a result of systemic injustice. Despite these obstacles, Gaku works to overcome physical and mental trauma and pursue justice, all while fighting to get back into the ring.

Gaku: One Last Round

Does love mean staying beside those closest to you no matter what, or is the hardest but healthiest choice sometimes to step back and away from a harmful situation? A brother and a sister, bound together by a childhood promise, move together from Japan to the United States and must both face the realities of adulthood by making difficult resolutions. In "Parallels of Self", the difference between what "self" means to different people, and how one's self affects others, is explored.

Homura: Parallels of Self 心の声

A Japanese-American dance duo must choose between their passion or their lives as WWII concentration camps begin to rise in the U.S.

Infinity!

An engineer meets a robot abused by her owner.The engineer tries to erase the robot's memory so that she can forget al the painfulthings.But she begs the engineer not to treat the violence inflicted upon her as though it hadnever happened. 彼女は名もないロボットだ。&nbsp;いつも持ち主から暴力を受けては、修理屋である私のもとに送られてくる。&nbsp;結果は同じだと分かっていながら、私は彼女の記憶を消して、持ち主の元に送り返す。ロボットには何の権利もないのだから、仕方がないでしょう?&nbsp;辛い記憶なんて、ロボットだって忘れた方が楽なはずだ。 でもある夜、彼女は、記憶を消さないでほしいと言った。自分が受けた暴力を、なかったことにしないでほしいと。

Jodie

After a wrenching setback, a woman discovers a path for moving forward.

Last Year's Tomorrow

MIMASAKA STORIES Story1&nbsp;" No one knows MIMASAKA BANCHA"Mimasaka City, Okayama Prefecture. Asuka, a third-year high school student who grew up on a historic tea farm, spends her days studying for entrance exams.The reason for this was also to distract her from the wall she faced with her quiet father.Her father, who seems to have dedicated his entire life to making tea, somehow keeps his daughter Asuka away from tea.One day in the middle of summer, my best friend Moeno decided to film her father making Bancha tea.Something begins to stir in Asuka's heart. 美作物語　Story1　誰も知らない美作番茶岡山県美作市。歴史あるお茶農家で育った高校３年生のアスカは受験勉強に逃げていた。理由は寡黙な父親との壁。人生の全てをお茶作りに捧げてきたような父が、なぜかアスカをお茶から遠ざける。そんな真夏のある日、親友の萌乃が番茶作りをする父の撮影取材をすることに。過酷な暑さでの製茶作業の中、親子には壊せない壁をいとも簡単に越える親友と父。そして美しく輝きだす煮汁と茶葉。彼女の心の中で、何かが決壊する。

MIMASAKA Story1 "No one knows MIMASAKA BANCHA" 美作物語　誰も知らない美作番茶

MIMASAKA STORIES&nbsp;Sroty2&nbsp;" A Midsummer Film's Reverie " "Take a picture of my remains..."An old woman calls out.In the summer of her third year of high school, Moeno's dream of becoming a film director, which she had declared to her best friend, was shattered, and she returned to her hometown of Mimasaka City, Okayama Prefecture, for the first time in 10 years.Wandering without a destination, she is shaken by sudden words from a strange woman, but she decides to make this her last work, and the two of them head to the town of Mimasaka.An old woman leaves a mysterious message to Moeno, who briefly smiles at the history of people and the cityscape of her hometown.Then her best friend Asuka tells her a story from the past. 美作物語　Story2　真夏の遺影 「私の遺影を撮って…」。一人の老婆が声をかける。高校3年の夏、親友に宣言した映画監督への夢破れ、10年ぶりに故郷の岡山県美作市に帰ってきた萌乃。行く宛てもなく彷徨っていた彼女は、見知らぬ女性からの突然の言葉に動揺するが、これを最後の作品にしようと心に決め、二人は美作の街へ。人の歴史や故郷の街並みに束の間の笑顔を見せる萌乃に、謎めいた言葉を残した老婆。そして親友のアスカが、彼女にある過去を告げる。

MIMASAKA Story2 " A Midsummer Film's Reverie "  美作物語2　真夏の遺影

Several years after the U.S. government’s forced incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans during WWII, a Japanese immigrant family runs a struggling dry-cleaning business in Chicago.&nbsp; 第二次世界大戦終了後、アメリカの強制収容所から釈放されたものの、わずか25ドル余りとバスの片道切符だけを与えられ、シカゴでクリーニング店を始めた日本人移民家族の再生の物語。実話を基に、強制収容所生存者が特別出演。

Resettlement Chicago Story  シカゴ物語

Okinawa is Everywhere: Ichariba Chode is a 7-minute, 59-second short-form documentary that weaves a vibrant tapestry of Okinawa’s boundless spirit, capturing its global resonance through the lens of Okinawa Americana, a band rooted in the island’s soul. Directed by Adam Lewis and written/narrated by David Ralston, this Japan-based film traces Ralston’s 30-year journey as an outsider claimed by Okinawa, revealing how its culture—embodied in the proverb Ichariba Chode (“Once we meet, we are brothers and sisters”)—transcends borders to connect hearts worldwide. From the turquoise waters of Okinawa to stages in Nashville and São Paulo, the film explores the island’s enduring influence through its diaspora, military ties, karate legacy, and chance encounters, like that with a world-class Australian photographer whose stunning visuals shape this story. Archival footage, sweeping drone shots, and Okinawa Americana’s evocative music blend to honor descendants in Brazil, veterans in Tennessee, and seekers drawn to Okinawa’s coral kingdoms. Each frame pulses with the island’s ethos of kinship, culminating in a poignant moment with a 94-year-old WWII veteran whose tears bridge 1945 to today. Shot in Japan and infused with global perspectives, Okinawa is Everywhere: Ichariba Chode is both a personal odyssey and a universal hymn to connection, crafted to resonate with audiences from Okinawan communities to festival-goers. Its concise yet powerful narrative, paired with cinematic visuals and a heartfelt score, makes it a compelling entry for festivals and awards, celebrating a place that lives in every soul it touches. 「沖縄はどこにでも」 は、沖縄文化とその世界的なディアスポラを「いちゃりばちょーでー」の精神を通じて祝う心温まる短編映画です。那覇の活気ある三線のメロディから、ハワイやブラジルのたくましいコミュニティに至るまで、沖縄のアイデンティティが国境を越えてどのように繁栄しているかを探ります。沖縄アメリカーナのデビッド・ラルストンによるナレーションがあり、ブルー・パシフィック・メディアのアダム・ルイスと共同制作されたこの視覚的に豊かな物語は、文化的な誇りと普遍的なつながりを称え、遺産と帰属の物語を織り交ぜています。

Okinawa is Everywhere: Ichariba Chode

This film explores the enduring passion of the people of Tsuchizaki as they prepare for their beloved festival.It asks not just how they keep the tradition alive—but why that passion never fades.Through the vibrant rhythms, community rituals, and deeply rooted cultural spirit,the story reveals the richness and meaning behind the Tsuchizaki Hikiyama Festival.

Tsuchizaki Port Hikiyama Festival　土崎港曳山祭り

Kai, a Japanese exchange student in Los Angeles, experiences feelings of isolation over the winter break as he struggles to find companionship and build meaningful connections with others.

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