Opening Gala
ANIMA!
7/15（Sat）14：00
<2017/Japan/78min.>
Pounding Beat Leads My Next Move
Soul Starts Beating to the Rhythm
Kaho is a member of BAN, a classical ballet company. She wants to take an audition in order to be selected to study abroad, but hasn’t found the moves she likes. She discovers that Ito, who works at the dance hall, used to drum, and decides to combine contemporary dance and drums for the final audition.
©2017 Saitama Prefecture/SKIP CITY Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza
Director: Takahiro Horie
Cast: Saika Hattori, Yu Koyanagi, Eriko Nakamura, Haruka Kurosawa, Umi Todo / Gitan Otsuru
Presentation of Saitama Prefecture / SKIP CITY Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza
Director: Takahiro Horie
Born 1988 in Gifu Prefecture, Horie studied directing at the Graduate School of Film and Media, Tokyo University of the Arts. He was commissioned to direct a short Hana Kujira Chichi (2016) by New Directions in Japanese Cinema organized by Agency for Cultural Affairs. His feature film Hurt (2015) was nominated to compete in the Feature Length Competition at this festival, won Grand Prix, Best Actor, Best Actress at the 16th TAMA NEW WAVE Competition, and was subsequently released in theaters including Eurospace in Shibuya.
