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

Cinematic Tokyo Program

Cinematic Tokyo Program

A Pine Cone And a Beef Bowl

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • line

Online

Sachiko Nakamura, 92, is a shoeshine lady who works near Shinbashi station in Tokyo. Having her polish your shoes is rumored to bring good luck to your work and business, and she is nicknamed "the God of Business." It depicts the daily life of "God" still active in modern-day Shinbashi.

Director
Miko Nakano
Time
0:14:15
Country
Japan
Genre
Non-Fiction
Year
2024

Awards Nominations

The 44th Age of Reginalism Video Festival - Citizens, Students, and Municipality Division, Excellence Award (Japan, 2024)
Aichi International Women's Film Festival 2024 -Film Competition nominee (Japan, 2024)

Director

Miko Nakano

A Kanagawa native, Miko Nakano is a fourth-year student at Sophia University. She studies documentary production in Professor Hiroaki Mizushima's seminars at the Department of Journalism, Faculty of Humanities. Her other works include Kyo mo Kokokara (Tamba Sasayama Video Grand Prix), Hi no Tori (Hokkaido International Film Festival Esashi selection nominee).

Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
WITH HARAJUKU HALL2025.6.10 [Tue] 17:20-19:10

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Screening2025.05.28 [Wed] - 06.11 [Wed]

Recommended

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