7.14(Sun)　10:30

Mama Theater is a baby cart accessible venue equipped with a private space to change diapers and breastfeed babies. Enjoy this heart-warming movie about a Burmese family living in Japan.
*This event is for adults accompanying babies only. Sound is lower and lighting is brighter than a regular theater setting.

 

Passage of Life

©E.x.N K.K.

 

A human drama based on a true story about a Burmese family living in Japan. The father doesn’t want to give up his residence in Japan, while the mother misses her original home. The two brothers grew up in Japan, not knowing Burma. News arrives from Burma that changes the destiny of the family.

 

2017 / Japan, Myanmar / 98min.
Director: Akio FUJIMOTO
Cast: Kaung Myat Thu, Khin Myat Thu, Issace, Htet Myat Naing

Distributor: E.x.N

 

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• Free Admission / First come first served basis
• Capacity: 30 seats
• For Inquiries: SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Office TEL: 048-263-0818

　7.18(Thu)　10:30

A special screening of two films, Kobaton The Movie, a short film produced by filmmakers based in SKIP CITY that introduces attractions in Saitama, and The Lightning Rod, a short film shot with a 180-degree camera to be presented in dome-projection and 2D versions! A related event will also be held. Enjoy the attractions of Saitama featured in these short films!
*No English Subtitles

 

The Lightning Rod

©Saitama Prefecture / SKIP CITY Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza

 

“If you ever find a building with a lightning rod, then I will marry you” said Yuko to Haru, who goes off on a journey to find the building. It’s a coming of age love story that takes place during the period when fabrication of earthquake-resistance data was rampant.

 

2019 / Japan / 23min.
Director: Kiichiro NAKAMURA
Cast: Anan SEKIGUCHI, Tomomi FUKIKOSHI, Marie ONO, Takeo GOTO, Mariko KAWASAKI

 

Director: Kiichiro NAKAMURA
Nakamura joined Sony PCL in 2007. He directed various commercials and films. In 2015, he directed a short film GUNKANJIMA – Traveler in Time, which was awarded at the Lumiere Japan Awards and screened at international film festivals in Hawaii, Dallas and Sapporo. His next project is a sci-fi film In the Light (2019).

 

Kobaton The Movie: Lost

©Saitama Prefecture / SKIP CITY Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza

 

Childhood excursions are full of discovery and surprise, but after one grows old, they become a temporary getaway from busy daily life or from sad memories. A story about excursions told by a boy with something he wants to forget, by his teacher mother who shows children how to dream, and by her students.

 

2019 / Japan / 16min.
Director: Koki FUKUYAMA
Cast: Ayaka SASAKI, Momoka GOSHIMA, Takumi MAEDA

 

Director: Koki FUKUYAMA
Born 1969 in Tokyo, Fukuyama established JillMotion to produce and direct TV commercials, web commercials, and corporate videos. He also specializes in marketing and promotion utilizing SNS.

 

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• Free Admission / First come first served basis
• For Inquiries: Digital SKIP Station TEL: 048-264-7777

　7.14(Sun)　14:30

In this year’s Camera Crayon, we present Mission Incredible and The Private Detective Mirai produced by Kawaguchi Kids Movie Club and the best TV shows produced in the Audio Visual Learning Program. Kawaguchi Kids Movie Club produced these films during the heatwave last summer and they were awarded prizes at the 3rd My Navi Japan Kids Film Contest this year. In the Audio Visual Learning Program, we present the very best of TV commercials and news broadcasts produced by elementary school students, followed by a Q&A session by the program participants. Enjoy with the whole family!
*No English Subtitles

 

Mission Incredible

 

The top secret institute for Nuclear Fusion Research was bombed by someone! Jamaica, New York, Austria, Mongolia. Three U.N. secret agents chase a mad scientist who plans to destroy the world.

 

The Private Detective Mirai

 

One summer day, a ghost appears in an office and asks Mirai to look for the brave one that the ghost was supposed to travel with. As Mirai investigates, she soon begins to discover the faults of the brave one.

 

Best of Audio Visual Learning Program

 

The Audio Visual Learning Program is an academic curriculum where schoolchildren in Saitama Prefecture participate and learn how to produce audio visual works. More than 630 works were produced last year and we select the very best. Many ideas and point of views that only kids can think of.

 

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• Free Admission / First come first served basis
• For inquiries: Audio Visual Museum Camera Crayon 　TEL: 048-265-2590

In recent years, Saitama has been featured as the primary location in many films. To support these films, two films shot in Saitama will screen at Media Seven located on the 7th floor of Cupola, which is connected to JR Kawaguchi Station.

 

Tottemo Ghost

　7.15(Mon)　15:30

© Japanese Musical Cinema

 

2019 / Japan / 105min.
Director: Hiroaki KAKUKAWA
Cast: Kei ARAN, Yutaro FURUTACHI, Takashi NAGAYAMA
Based on a musical "Tottemo Ghost" produced by Ongakuza
Production: Japanese Musical Cinema

 

Director: Hiroaki KAKUKAWA

Born in 1974, Kakukawa has dedicated his career to promoting musicals in Japan. He directed a musical short film, which won the Best Picture in the Short Film Competition at SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2012 and the Grand Prix at the 2nd Jimbo-cho Film Festival. He also starred in the stage versions of “Les Misérables” and “The Shawshank Redemption”.

 

Late Blooming

　7.14(Sun)　14:30

 

In the north of Saitama, Yasuo works at an employment office, struggling to secure employment for people with various problems. One day, he meets a housewife who has never worked before in her life.

 

2018 / Japan / 96min.
Director: Haruka SHIMA
Cast: Taihei HAYASHIYA, Mami KUMAGAI, Mieko YUKI
Production: Chocolate Box

 

Director: Haruka SHIMA

Shima studied philosophy at Ritsumeikan University. She won the Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Prize with her play “Ichigo jigoro to ichinichibana” in 1992. Her other plays include “Hana no hyoshitsu”, “Taiyo no kodomotachi” and “Gama.” She made her directorial debut with Mageshima Cross (2012), and Late Blooming (2018) is her fourth film. Her previous film Brother Blossom (2016) screened at this festival in 2017.

 

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• Free Admission / First come first served basis
• For Inquiries: SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL Office TEL: 048-263-0818