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Here's your chance to see
the abundant energy & creativity of
young Japanese filmmakers!
  • June 18th Sat 26:00 - 27:50
    TOHO
  • June 21th Tue 10:45 - 12:35
    YOKOHAMA

The Light

Yuta Sukegaw/Japan/7:14/Animation/ 2010

A light that broke & fell close to the ground due to a blizzzard causes a flower to bloom from the warmth of it's light. In the harsh coldness of the winter, the sympathetic connection between them as they try desperately to survive.
 

Lost to Found

Coney Shun/Japan/24:00/Drama/2010

The people who gathered at a small station in the remote country-side all had suffered some sort of loss. A cell phone strap that was of a pair with a friend, a lover who disappeared from a frequented store, the foreign father who was never known to the child. The common thread of these people were the "lost and found" items.

 

Refresh

Hayato Ando/Japan/5:05/Drama/ 2010

How do people relieve the stresses that they feel? And when there's no way to relieve that stress and the frustration builds, how do they go on? A comical look at stress.
 

The Student Wrestler

Yumehito Imanari/Japan/22:00/Documentary/ 2010

A documentary about the mebers of a wrestling club at Teikyo University. The story of these young men who can only feel happiness when battling in the ring.

These films may include sexual and/or violent contents.

Sepia Clock

Gaku Kinoshita/Japan\Italy/8:00/Animation/2010

The heart's cogwheel of a watchmaker and his young daughter.
 

Snow Flowers

Kenshow Onodera/Japan/25:00/Drama/ 2009

The ups & downs of a sad married couple on their path together as they are swayed by the life's currents. The story is from a short story written by Rikako Akiyoshi who is in demand in Hollywood as well. Winner of the 3rd Yahoo! Literature Prize.