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

Horror Program

Horror Program

Loneliness

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Ryo and his girlfriend, Arisa, visit the family home where her mother, Yue, lives alone.
While Yue warmly welcomes them, Ryo feels uncomfortable with Yoshie's words and actions.
Then, the mother's inner thoughts and feelings soon approach Ryo with a sense of dread.

Director
Yuta Takaue
Time
0:22:44
Country
Japan
Genre
Horror
Year
2024

Awards Nominations

Palma Japan International Short Film Festival 2024, The Best Actor's Award nominee
REIKI FILMS FILM FESTIVAL 9th, Japan, The Best Film and Director's Award, and The Best Supporting Actor's Award

Director

Yuta Takaue

Yuta Takaue was born in 1995 and from Toyonaka, Osaka. After studying film editing at a computer graphics technical college, he started to work in 2017 for media production companies in Tokyo and Osaka as an AD for TV shows and commercials. After three years, he left the media production industry and started focusing on producing independent films. Yuta studied film production at the New Cinema Workshop in 2023 and is currently active as a freelance creator.

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Screening

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Online Screening

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Online Grand Theater2025.05.28 [Wed] - 06.11 [Wed]

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