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

Japan Program

Competition 13

Bowl Meets Girl

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A timid girl, Azumi, struggles to throw a ball in a bowling alley. She is overpowered and controlled by her best friend, Izumi. A mysterious boy, Ei, suddenly appears in front of Azumi and bowls like she's never seen before―a roller-coaster, hyper-energetic bowling movie that young people run around!

Director
Shunta Seki
Time
0:23:25
Country
Japan
Genre
Comedy
Year
2024

Awards Nominations

2024 TOHO Cinemas Student Film Festival (Japan) - Short Film Category Grand Prix & GEMSTONE Award
2024 Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market (Japan)- Best National Short Award
2024 Shimokitazawa Film Festival - Runner-up Grand Prize

Director

Shunta Seki

Born in 2001, Shunta Seki is a 23-year-old from Niigata. He graduated from the Department of Cinema, Nihon University College of Art in 2024. While in university, he launched the video project "Gempa" with his classmates and has been presenting his own directed works, including short films and music videos, mainly on YouTube. He is also an expert in playing Galaga and Tetris.

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Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
WITH HARAJUKU HALL2025.6.6 [Fri] 17:20-19:10

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Grand Theater2025.06.12 [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