Japan Program
The Shore of Empathy
Online
A woman betrayed by her fiancé's affair, impulsively murders her unfaithful partner’s lover - her own roommate. She stuffs the lifeless body into a suitcase and sets off by car, determined to cast it to the depths of the sea.
But as she drives, the supposedly dead woman crawls out of the suitcase.
“Looks like the saying, “Dead men tell no tales” doesn’t apply to me.”
As the two begin to unleash their pent up frustrations, they start untangling threads of memory that twist, clash and converge.
- Director
- Taichi Ishikawa
- Time
- 0:24:58
- Country
- Japan
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2025
- Cast
- Takemi FUJII, Sen Fujimaru, Tatsunori WACHI, Yuta ITOH
Director
Taichi Ishikawa
Born in 1995, originally from Tokyo. Began making independent films while studying at Waseda University, where he also learned filmmaking under director Hirokazu Kore-eda.
In 2021, the short film “Planet of the Giants" was selected for the PFF Award 2021 at the 43rd Pia Film Festival. In 2023, the featurette film “See You Then.” won the Audience Award (Pia-nist Award) at the PFF Award 2023 during the 45th Pia Film Festival. It was also screened as a selected work in the "Another Perspective" section at the 24th TAMA NEW WAVE.
“Planet of the Giants” and “See You Then.” received special screenings nationwide, including Theater Shinjuku.
This emerging filmmaker has garnered attention for his dynamic narratives, combining dark humor with small settings.
Cast
Takemi FUJII, Sen Fujimaru, Tatsunori WACHI, Yuta ITOH
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Ticket Reservation |
|---|---|---|
| WITH HARAJUKU HALL | 2025.6.7 [Sat] 17:20-19:10 |
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Grand Theater | 2025.04.24 [Thu] - 06.30 [Mon] |
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