Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony

Outline

A Ceremony to Kick Off the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2026

The opening ceremony and red carpet of the film festival will be held at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives, newly opened this year in TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY. Distinguished guests will include festival president Tetsuya Bessho, festival ambassador LiLiCo, festival navigators (Cho-Judai) Hina Nagahama and Ayaka Hommo, as well as MCs Yuki Matsumaru and Hasen Kuniyama. Other notable attendees include director Hirokazu Kore-eda (TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY AWARD), Aoi Morikawa, Oshiro Maeda, and Nao Takahashi, among many other prominent guests. The event will feature announcements of the Global Spotlight Award and other special prizes, presentations of short film projects, and an introduction to this year’s festival lineup. *The event and film details may change.

Event

Dates

2026.5.25 [Mon]

Red Carpet Ceremony Opening / Start 14:50／15:00
Scheduled to end 16:00
Opening Ceremony Opening / Start 16:00／16:30
Scheduled to end 18:30
Venue
Red Carpet Ceremony

MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Park Terrace
Opening Ceremony

MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives BOX1000
Live performance fee (all seats reserved)
Red Carpet + Ceremony Set Ticket 7,000 yen
Ceremony Ticket 5,000 yen
* Advance sales only
Online viewing
The event will also be streamed online on the SSFF & ASIA YouTube channel.
Ticket Information
https://l-tike.com/cinema/mevent/?mid=782757

Guests

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY AWARD

  • Hirokazu Koreeda

    Hirokazu Koreeda

    Film Director

Guests

  • Aoi Morikawa

    Aoi Morikawa

  • Oshiro Maeda

    Oshiro Maeda

  • Nao Takahashi

    Nao Takahashi

  • Yuto Endo

    Yuto Endo

Culinary Program : Memory of Flavor Special Screening

“Ramen Maro: Where Our Paths Crossed”

  • Takumi Saito

    Takumi Saito

    Producer

  • Takumi Koyama

    Takumi Koyama

    Director

  • Hiroshi Asahina

    Hiroshi Asahina

    Ramen Maro

SSFF ＆ASIA 2026 Special Contribution AWARD “World is Dancing”

  • Yumiri Hanamori

    Yumiri Hanamori

    Cast

  • Toshimasa Kuroyanagi

    Toshimasa Kuroyanagi

    Director

  • Shimba Tsuchiya

    Shimba Tsuchiya

    Cast

  • Mizoguchi KAN

    Mizoguchi KAN

    Producer

NEO JAPAN Program Special Screening

Avex ACTORS STAND Vol.2-1 “SHIROKUMA”

  • Shogo Hama

    Shogo Hama

    Cast

  • Satoshi Kimura

    Satoshi Kimura

    Director

MC

  • Hasen Kuniyama

    Hasen Kuniyama

    Freelance announcer

  • Yuki Matsumaru

    Yuki Matsumaru

Festival Navigators

  • Hina Nagahama

    Hina Nagahama

    超十代

  • Ayaka Honmo

    Ayaka Honmo

    超十代

Organizer

  • Tetsuya Bessho

    Tetsuya Bessho

    The President of Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

  • LiLiCo

    LiLiCo

    Festival Ambassador

  • * Listed guests are subject to change

Ceremony breaking news

Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

CyberAgent, Inc.

T.Y. Limited, Inc.

Hoppy Beverage co.

DeCurret DCP Inc.

ElevenLabs

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

CRG Co.,Ltd.

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

Web3.0
Partner

Nihonchokuhan Inc.

Event
Partner

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY

MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives

Creative Partner

TYO Inc.

Media Partners

J-WAVE

Tokyo Weekender

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

cinemacafe.net

Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

Festival Supporter

MORI Building

Venue Supporter

NTT Urban Development Corporation

Tokyo Tokyo Festival

Organizer

Committee for Short Shorts

Patronage（Koen）

Award Project Support

Support

Screening Partner

Translation Support

Program Supporter

AIM UNIVERSE

Festival Friends

Authense Holdings

Website Support