Date: Thursday, May 29 – Tuesday, June 10, 2025, ONLINE: Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, June 30, 2025

Asia International Program

Competition 10

The Poison Cat

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mature Mature Content:
These films may include sexual and/or violent content.

The ancient legend of the Poison Cat circulates. Hunter Tai has been feeling increasingly uneasy lately as he inexplicably connects the eerie cries in the forest and the strange occurrences in the village with his wife's unusual behavior. The age-old way of life he knows seems to be crumbling, echoing the prophecy in the legend…

Director
Tian Guan
Time
0:17:45
Country
China
Genre
Drama
Year
2024
Cast
Liguo Yuan, Yanxi Li

Awards Nominations

Venice International Film Festival
Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival
Stockholm International Film Festival
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Beijing International Short Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Prague Short Film Festival
REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival
Glasgow Short Film Festival
Vienna Shorts

Director

Tian Guan

Tian Guan, a Beijing-based writer/director with MFA degrees from Syracuse University and CalArts, explores individual and social power dynamics. His award-winning shorts have screened at Venice, Moscow, and Slamdance, with works archived at MICA and University of Michigan. He’s developing his first feature, The Poison Cat, supported by IFFR CineMart and EAVE.

Cast

Liguo Yuan, Yanxi Li

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
Omotesando Hills Space O2025.6.1 [Sun] 17:50-19:40

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2025.06.12 [Thu]- 06.30 [Mon]

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Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

CyberAgent, Inc.

Milbon Co., Ltd.

Hoppy Beverage co.

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

CRG Co.,Ltd.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

Festival Partner

Little Universe OKINAWA produced by Aim Universe

Event Partner

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY

Creative Partner

TYO Inc.

Japan Cultural Expo 2.0

Media Partners

J-WAVE, Inc.

CONDÉ NAST JAPAN

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

cinemacafe.net

Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

English Media Supporter

Kyodo News Plus

Festival Supporters

MORI Building

War and the Power To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Venue Supporter

NTT Urban Development Corporation

Tokyo Tokyo Festival