PROGRAM
Rising New Film Director
A public domestic project to discover Japanese indie directors.
This year marks the 14th year, and the Grand Prix director is currently active in many areas, including commercial films and TV dramas.
T This year, four works were selected from 132 submitted works.
* All films have ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
Someone Just Kill Me Already. Life Is All a Lie.
2023, Japan, 8 mins
I'm sorry, I bow my head and head-butt you. A colorful, hellish picture scroll of a lonely young man who can't fit into society.
9.7(Sat) 18:50
Director: Yusuke Okuda He had a childhood full of illnesses. He was also fat, gloomy, and shy, so he gradually became more negative. There was no way such a person could have a bright youth, so he started various creative activities in the art club, which was his only salvation.
Killmageddon
2023, Japan, 29 mins
A devilish couple repeatedly commits cruel and inhumane murders, recording them on camera. One day, the biggest turning point in their lives arrives. Look straight ahead! This is a murderous collision! It's Killmageddon!
9.7(Sat) 18:50
Directors: Nozomi Tomaki and Kyosuke Koizumi They met at Toho Gakuen Film School and bonded over their mutual love for violent films. They began working on this brutal film as co-directors, driven by their shared passion and desire to push boundaries.
Woman
2023, Japan, 60 mins
When a man shows a photo of his fiancée to an old friend he hasn't seen in a long time, the friend says, I was dating this girl until four years ago. However, in reality, they are not the same person in fact. Who is this woman with the same name and appearance?
9.7(Sat) 18:50
Director: Kitano Yota Currently a student at Waseda University's Faculty of Social Sciences, he is active in a cinema club.
Pneuma
2023, Japan, 45 mins
A one-eyed man visits a peculiar house nestled deep in the mountains. The reason the heretical scholar invited him lies in the meaning of "Pneuma," derived from Greek, signifying "breath," "spirit," or "soul."
9.7(Sat) 18:50
Director: Ichi Yuto Born in Gunma Prefecture, his favorite author is Jorge Luis Borges.