SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2007

7/14〜22 SKIP CITY Audio Visual Hall & Convention Hall (Saitama, Kawaguchi)

SHORT COMPETITON (DOMESTIC)

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Short Length Competition (Domestic)

This year, 11 short works were selected from among 328 submissions. Join us to view the works of a young generation of filmmakers in digital shot cinema. We welcome an acclaimed actor Masanobu Takashima as Jury President of short length competition. 5 members of "Citizens' Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL" will join him and present 3 awards at the awarding ceremony.

Awards Details

Best Picture - Kawaguchi Citizens' Award

Certificate and trophy are given by the festival organizers.
Trophy and cash reward of 1,000,000 yen are given by the Citizens' Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL.

Honorable Mention - Kawaguchi Citizens' Award (two films)

Certificate and trophy are given by the festival organizers.
Trophy and cash reward of 500,000 yen each are given by the Citizens' Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL.

Short Length Competition Nominees (11 Titles)

*All films are subtitled in English
(Year / Runtime / Shooting Format)

Short Length Competition 1

Twilight Clouds - First Love -

7.15 (SUN) - 11:00
7.20 (FRI) - 19:20

Picture

2007 / 26 min
© 2007 wedge link Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Makoto is a 9th grade student at a junior high school. He graduates very soon and wants to tell his feelings to Hana, a girl in his class. Yuri, Makoto's childhood friend also plans to reveal her feelings to him.

Directors : 

Tazuko Aso, Tetsuya Kawaguchi

Mending a Stitch

7.15 (SUN) - 11:00
7.20 (FRI) - 19:20

Picture

2007 / 20 min / DV
© AKIRA IWAMATSU 2007

In a dream, a lady warmly tells Miyuki "go back home". But she can't remember the face. One day, she sees a bus going to the town where she spent her early years. She intuitively gets on the bus. As it drives away she remembers years gone by.

Director : 

Akira Iwamatsu

Cast : 

Kana Matsubayashi, Ame Ishihara, Tomoko Ishihara, Kenji Aoki, Mai Miyajima

The Liar Leader

7.15 (SUN) - 11:00
7.20 (FRI) - 19:20

Picture

2006 / 50 min / HDCAM
© Faito Eiga Seisaku Jikko Iinkai

A 6th -grade-boy Tomohiro is very quiet boy in his class. At a preparatory school, he lies to everyone even though he is a leader at his school. As the summer course begins, the real leader at Tomohiro's school, Yuya enters the same preparatory school.

Director : 

Makoto Fujihashi

Cast : 

Takuya Yaguchi, Naoya Hashimoto, Misato Kaneko, Nobuhiro Hamamoto

Short Length Competition 2

Railway Crossing

7.16 (MON) - 14:30
7.20 (FRI) - 11:00

Picture

2006 / 5 min / DV
© Okuma Ichiro

It happened on a country road with nothing is around. A man who tried to walk over a railway-crossing, carrying a brand new bag. But a terrible accident happened to him. It is a fun and straightforward, simple and happy short comedy.

Director : 

Ichiro Okuma

Cast : 

Ichiro Okuma, Tetsuya Matsumoto

CHEAT

7.16 (MON) - 14:30
7.20 (FRI) - 11:00

Picture

2005 / 22 min / DVCPRO HD

25 year old Okada has been a victim of business fraud all his life. He begins selling facial equipments to pay back those who have cheated him. But he can't sell any. One day, a debt collector comes around. The deadline for Okada's debt is 5 p.m. of the next day.

Director : 

Yohei Handa

Cast : 

Koji Okuda, Juri Sakurai

Studio Work

7.16 (MON) - 14:30
7.20 (FRI) - 11:00

Picture

2007 / 9 min / DV

Karasawa,a photographer, only takes pictures of plants and scenery. But just for caprice, he puts out a call for a nude model. Takumi applies for the position. At first, there's not muc conversation between them.

Director : 

Minoru Kurimura

Cast : 

Kentaro Kishi, Moka

Stardust Serenade

7.16 (MON) - 14:30
7.20 (FRI) - 11:00

Picture

2006 / 59 min / HDCAM
© Liner Notes

Haruko works at a jewelry shop and Noboru works at an astronomical obserratory. They are long distance lovers. Not being able to see each other often, they fight, saying careless words. Before they can make up, Noboru dies in a sudden accident.

Director : 

Bunji Sotoyama

Cast : 

Kinuo Yamada, So Yamanaka, Masaki Miura, Sei Hiraizumi

Short Length Competition 3

Collateral

7.16 (MON) - 17:00
7.18 (WED) - 12:00

Picture

2006 / 10 min / DV
© Takaoka Hiroo

Tanaka, a small-town Bank loan officer spends his days processing ordinary business loans. One day, his routine is shattered when a struggling entrepreneur Yamagishi, approaches him to help keep his business afloat.

Director : 

Hiroo Takaoka

Cast : 

Bobby Nakanishi, Ai Kiyano, Noe Horiwaki, Kouro Shimizu, Nobuhiko Kawai

Saikolo Kololin

7.16 (MON) - 17:00
7.18 (WED) - 12:00

Picture

2006 / 23 min / DV

Harumi is addicted to fortune-telling. She believes everything about fortune telling. She gets trapped however, in contradicting fortunes. One day, an ad for “dice fortune-telling” is posted inside her house.

Director : 

Yasushi Fuluichi

Cast : 

Ren Shiraki, Kazushiro Ishiki, Eriko Miyamoto, Kensuke Nakamura, Naoki Inudo, Takao Saito

Let's Go Bang-Chow Dead or Alive complete edition

7.16 (MON) - 17:00
7.18 (WED) - 12:00

Picture

2006 / 26 min
© Suzuki Atsushi

An alien follows a mysterious girl ends up in the school ground a junior high school. The students and the teachers beat the alien by mistake. Two leaders of a group jump in the middle of the fight to save the alien and look after his wounds.

Director : 

Atsushi Suzuki

Trash Words

7.16 (MON) - 17:00
7.18 (WED) - 12:00

Picture

2007 / 29 min / HDCAM
© 2006 Katsunori Sato/VIPO

Naomi works at a university as a clerk. She is currently having an affair with Yamamoto, a man whom she used to work with. One day, Yamamoto tells her that his wife is pregnant. He urges her to make up her minds whether to continue the affair or to end it.

Director : 

Katsunori Sato

Cast : 

Sayaka Yoshino, Takahiro Hojo


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Offical Partners

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Supporter

  • The Citizens' Circle to Support SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL