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Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2010

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NEO JAPAN Program

Program ID      
June 11th Fri TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills Screen-6 27:10 - 29:00
June 20th Sun Brillia Short Shorts Theater 10:45 - 12:35
NEO-1-01
Special Select ScreeningShoooot! (from the TV drama series "BUKATU-DO")
Ikki Sawamura / Japan / 18:00 / Drama / 2010

Directorial debut from popular actor Ikki Sawamura. Haru, who is unlucky in love but an ace archer, is confronted by a strange god-like figure who tells her that “this arrow will make whoever it strikes fall in love with you.” She proceeds to drag her best friend Nori all around the school with her as she chases a boy that she likes. But there’s a time limit!

Director : Ikki SawamuraIkki was born in 1967 in Kagoshima. With this short drama for WOWOW, he was able to fulfill his long awaited dreamt to direct. As actor he has appeared in the drama “The Metropolitan Police Missin person Investigation Section,” and in the movie “Thirteen Assassins,” among others.

NEO-1-01
CAVITY EXPRESS
Kenji muto / Japan/ 11:46 / Animation / 2009

If you don't brush your teeth, the Cavity Express will soon arrive! Apprentice dentist "Egg," takes a ride on the machine-like organism with a friend of the cavity, C1 and they travel together on their journey of knowledge. Their desired destination is the battle against the cavity, armed with a toothbrush & toothpaste. An action adventure for kids around the world!

Director : Kenji muto Director Kenji was born in 1980. He graduated from Asagaya College of Art & Design & Kyoto University of Art & Design. After working at a advertising design company he became chief character designer for Sugarless Factory and is also a "manga" illustrator.

NEO-1-02
Halloween Spooky House
Ryotaro Muramatsu / Japan / 25:00 / Drama / 2009

Halloween day. A hopeless thieving pair, Wonder & Mickey, don masks and enter a suspicious looking mansion where an old, blind woman lives with her daughter Anna. The two relieved thieves take off their pumpkin masks and pretending to a son and his friend, begin to steal anything of value but…

Director : Ryotaro MuramatsuRyotaro started up the production company “NAKED” in 1997. The theatrical movies so far include, “LOVEHOTELS” (2006), “HEY JAPANESE! Do you believe love peace and understanding?” (2008), “Aria” (2008), and Rambling Hearts” (2010).

NEO-1-03
THE INSTINCT FOR SURVIVAL
Ryo Fujii / Japan / 4:00 / Drama / 2009

A man washes up onto a deserted island. There is no rescue in sight. About to give up, he finds numerous logs washed up on the shore. In order just to survive, the man makes unbelievable use of the logs!!

Director : Ryo Fujii Ryo was born in 1979. Graduating from Musashino Art University, he began working at Dentsu in Osaka as art director as well as a film director and made many TV commercials.

NEO-1-04
The Moon and Wine
Seiki Watanabe / Japan / 15:20 / Drama / 2009

Waving hands with a smile. The sea, far away. A blacked out photograph. A vibration that eats at the heart. Near yet far. You, as seen through binoculars. Wine.A fire. The full moon. After destroying a "happy life," the wife's reply...

Director : Seiki Watanabe Seiki graduated in film from UC Santa Barbara in 1996. Reaffirms that he is "Japanese" during his studies there and aims to make his own style of Japanese film. His accomplishments include "Yurikago Hanakago" & "Ykkkina."