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Special Festival Venue Opens at NEWoMan Takanawa!

Special Screenings Opens!

From May 25 (Mon) to May 31 (Sun), a special festival venue will be set up at NEWoMan Takanawa, located in front of Takanawa Gateway City Station.

NEWoMan Takanawa
NEWoMan Takanawa

Opened in September 2025, NEWoMan Takanawa is directly connected to Takanawa Gateway City Station, where a satellite venue for the festival will be presented.

Inside the facility, visitors will find displays highlighting the festival, along with screenings of short films, and an exclusive photo exhibition titled “So Far Away, So Close,” available only at this location. Enjoy a special moment of discovering cinema in between shopping and dining.

Outline

Date
May 25 (Mon) – May 31 (Sun)
Venue
NEWoMan Takanawa, South Building 2F “+ Base1”
Film Title
So Far Away, So Close
Screening Schedule
From May 25 th, 2026 (Mon) to May 31st, 2026 (Sun) at 11:10, 13:00 and 16:00
Admission
Free *No ticket reservation required.
More Information

Movie

So Far Away, So Close

Synopsis: Naoto is given one day to reunite with Mio, his deceased lover, through an AI reconstructed from her brain data. Installed on his smartphone, Mio speaks with the same voice, memories, and mannerisms she once had—yet her existence is limited to just 24 hours. As they spend the day together in Tokyo, visiting familiar places, meeting Mio’s mother, and preparing for Naoto’s art exhibition, their conversations oscillate between the ordinary and the profound. While Naoto struggles between holding on to the past and continuing to live in the present, the countdown to their inevitable farewell draws closer. Kanata no Koe is a bittersweet love story about memory, technology, and the fragile beauty of time that cannot last.
So Far Away, So Close

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