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National Shorts
N1 Beneath My Bed Ghost Short Shorts
Yusaku Nakane | 5:50 | Drama | Japan | 2004
How to get back at an unfaithful boyfriend? The answer lies beneath the bed...
Yusaku Nakane
From 2000-2003, he engaged in TV production in Nagoya. Now, he organizes the nightclub event "Blue Tone", which presents short films, concerts, and a variety of performances.
N2 Matsumoto
Misuzu Arigasaki | 8:43 | Drama | Japan | 2004
Did a woman get pregnant before or after marriage? this is the question for a young couple walking in the rain.
Misuzu Arigasaki
After he graduated from university, he worked for a design company. In 2001, he went to New York and made several short films there, including Wire and Chain, and gained entry to New York University.
N3 Slight Plot Ghost Short Shorts
Hisatake Kikkawa | 4:00 | Drama | Japan | 2004
A woman picks up a mobile phone and follows the speaker's directions to an unknown street. A surprise awaits her.
Hisatake Kikkawa
He graduated from the Second Literature Department at Waseda University in 2002. While at university, he directed three films. He entered the School of Art & Architecture at Waseda University in 2002. Cactus (2001) was selected by PIA Film Festival.
N4 Good Morning, Night
Kiyoko Segawa | 3:00 | Animation | Japan/USA | 2004
As a family sits down for breakfast, little do they know a nuclear holocaust is about to galvanize them.
Kiyoko Segawa
She studied Film and Animation at Nihon University, Japan, and worked for a Tokyo-based video game company. In 2000, she attended the School of Visual Arts in New York. Good Morning Night was screened at MadCat Women's IFF 2004.
N5 Toy Ghost Short Shorts
Kazuya Murayama | 4:15 | Drama | Japan | 2003
When a woman throws away her Dharma books and other Buddhist paraphernalia, she attracts seriously bad karma.
Kazuya Murayama
He moved to the US in 2002 and enrolled in the Film Production Department of New York City University in 2003. He returned to Japan in March 2003 before finishing his course. Filmography: Yellow Dog (2003), Toy (2003)
N6 about a life
Hiroki Iwabuchi | 11:30 | Documentary | Japan | 2003
A boy uses his camera to communicate with his grandfather, who in turn reflects on his life.
Hiroki Iwabuchi
Hiroki Iwabuchi entered the Tohokku Art & Industrial University in 2001. He has since been active in video filmmaking about a life.
N7 VS Ghost Short Shorts
Isamu Hirabayashi | 11:00 | Horror | Japan | 2004
A worn-out salaryman has a weird encounter with a monstruous "IT" in his very own fridge.
Isamu Hirabayashi
He is a graduate of Musashino Art University. He has received prizes for all his short films? Textism (2003) won Grand Prize at Image Forum Festival 2004, and Helmut (2003) won First Prize in the Intl. Competition at Bangkok Short Film & Video Festival 2004.
N8 My Life as a LCD
Maiko Tsunoda | 0:40 | Animation | Japan | 2004
Liquid Crystal Display is a window to the KEITAI (mobile phone) world that dominates Japanese life.
Maiko Tsunoda
She directs independent films and promotional videos while studying Media Arts at the Women's Art University. Filmography: Ka no ran, Parts I & II (2002, 2003).
N9 The Death of the Heaven Ghost Short Shorts
Tomoko Katase | 14:30 | Drama | Japan | 2004
Two sisters are vicious as ever to each other. Family secrets of violation and murder are at the core of their relationship.
Tomoko Katase
At 20, she began her acting career on stage and screen. She became a film producer in 2001 and established her own company, Moon Cinema in 2003. Presently, she multitasks as a director, cinematographer and producer of drama and documentary films.
N10 The Lost Samurai
Dean Whiteside | 6:00 | Comedy | Japan | 2004
A Samurai discovers himself lost in modern day Tokyo.
Dean Whiteside
He majored in Environmental Biology at the University of Tennessee. He then attended the Marine Biology Program at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.. In addition to being an aspiring documentary filmmaker for National Geographic, he has also written and directed four plays. The Lost Samurai is his debut short film.
N11 Wanted! Part-Time God of Death Ghost Short Shorts
Shinji Ohuchi | 15:20 | Drama | Japan | 2004
A man is interviewed for an uncanny job position. He has entered a lucrative business powered by genocide and destruction.
Shinji Ohuchi
Shinji Ohuchi entered the Academy of Film and Images in 1999. He has worked as a director,cinematographer and scriptwriter. Filmography:Hakari (1999), Kamemushi (2001), Wanted! Part-Time God of Death (2004)
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