Japanese Film Competition (Feature Length)
The Next Day
- Onsite
- 7.15 (Mon) 10:30 Audio Visual Hall
- 7.19 (Fri) 14:10 Convention Hall
- Online
- 7.20 (Sat) 10:00 - 7.24 (Wed) 23:00
©The Next Day
Director: Hiroyuki SHINTANI
Cast: Kyotaro GAN, Miwa HASHIMOTO, Runa HIRASAWA, Takuya AOYAMA, Kotori NAKAGAWA, Keiji YAMASHITA, Yuka KAYAMA, Yuta KANAI, Ryo TAJIMA
2023 / Japan / 67min.
High school student Yui invites her friend Kaede over to her backyard to watch a meteor shower said to come around only once every few decades. Her father Yuichi decides it’s a great excuse for a barbecue and starts the preparations but someone named Tatsuhiko, Yui’s mother Kimiko’s second cousin, shows up unexpectedly. As this bizarre spring feast takes off, uninvited neighbor Nakamura as well as Kimiko’s close friend Sawada also end up in the mix. Late that night, a phone call will reveal a shocking truth.
Kyotaro Gan, from the theater company Nylon100℃, plays the leading role in The Next Day, a film that continues to explore the unusual timing that has been a constant fascination of director Shintani. This is Shintani’s first feature film and it will have its world premiere at the festival.
Director: Hiroyuki SHINTANI
Born in 1980, Osaka Prefecture. His directorial debut short film, the award-winning Kamisori (2015), was screened in Japan and abroad. He was selected for support from the New Directions in Japanese Cinema project in 2016, leading to the creation of Johnny’s Day Off. He created The Mayor’s New Clothes and Yuyake Scramble in 2018. The Next Day is Hiroyuki Shintani’s first feature film as director.
Message
I originally launched this project with actors Takuya Aoyama and Miwa Hashimoto, and before I knew it a lot of other staff and cast members had come on board to help finish it. I will only consider it complete when it has been viewed by an audience, so I would be very grateful if lots of people would come to watch this film. Thank you very much!
