Short Length Competition （15min.–30min.）
Short ① （Total 81min.）
A Girl Untouchable／Last Love Letter／After Hours／born bone boon
7.16（Sun）11:00
7.17（Mon）11:00
7.17（Mon）13:30
7.18（Tue）14:00
A Girl Untouchable
<2016/Japan/16min.>
In preparation for their college entrance exams, Shun and Tatsuya look for a place where they can concentrate on their studies. They arrive at a mountain inn, but Shun falls in love with Nagi, a shrine maiden who works at the inn and his concentration is broken.
©EIGAHANG
Director: Hidetaka Komukai
Cast: Sara Ogawa, Chihiro Yoshida, Daichi Shiraiso
Director: Hidetaka Komukai
Born 1988 in Iwate, Komukai graduated from Waseda University. He served as Director of Photography on short film Omokage (2017) by Keigo Kato, which was theatrically released in 2017. He also directed a music video for Keyakizaka 46. This short was invited to screen at Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.
Last Love Letter
<2016/Japan/30min.>
In the not so distance future, Akiko loses her husband in an accident and revives him as a humanoid that can only operate for two weeks. Aki and the android begin their lives together.
©studio so-lars.
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
Cast: Sho Mineo, Yuko Kageyama, Ayumi Tada
Director: Hiroyuki Morita
Born 1984 in Saitama, Morita began filmmaking while attending high school. After graduating from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, he worked on theatrical films in various capacities and directed independent short films, which screened at Mito Short Film Festival, Tanabe Benkei Film Festival, and Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market.
After Hours
<2016/Japan/15min.>
Yoshida, a middle aged DJ, and Mika, a young girl who is clubbing for the first time, meet in a club crowded with youngsters. As they walk through the streets of Udagawa-cho in Shibuya, a memory of another era when the streets were populated with record stores comes alive.
© Tatsuo Kobayashi / Happy Tent
Director: Tatsuo Kobayashi
Cast: Yohta Kawase, Tomoco Nozaki, Kyo Nagai, Daiki Miyoshi, Ririka, Carlos Yoshida, Saki Tanaka
Director: Tatsuo Kobayashi
Born 1985 in Kyoto, Kobayashi won the Grand Prix at the 10th Kyoto International Student Film & Video Festival with District (2005). His first theatrically released feature Gassoh (2015) screened at the 39th Montreal World Film Festival.
born bone boon
<2016/Japan/20min.>
Hitoshi has returned to his hometown of Agunijima to introduce his wife, Yuko, to the family. But Yuko is furious when she’s told the reason for the trip home is a “senkotsu” ceremony - Agunijima’s continuing custom of cleansing the bones of the dead.
©沖縄県
Director: Gori
Cast: Gori, Hitomi Sato, Tomoji Yamashiro, Misako Koja, Azusa Gushiken, Masami Iha, Kanako Fukuda, Kenta-kun
Director: Gori
Born 1972 in Okinawa, Gori studied film at Nihon University, College of Art. He is an established comedian, actor, and director. In 2006, Detective Boggie, which he wrote, directed, and starred in, won an award at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. He has ten films under his belt including feature film Furimun in Okinawa (2009).
