Not a Bad Sound
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Tom Yoda Next Frame Award Winner
With a stethoscope in hand, a man listens closely to the sounds of the city.
Amid the noise, he begins to notice moments of unexpected beauty.
These small discoveries gradually lead him back to himself.
- Director
- Koki Nakamura
- Time
- 0:03:50
- Country
- Japan
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2025
- Cast
- Ryuji, Akari Hirata, Koji Kawahara
Awards Nominations
13th Hachioji Short Film Festival (Japan / 2025) Student Category Award
Okinawa NICE Film Festival 4 (Japan / 2025) Student Category Award
Director
Koki Nakamura
Born in 2002 in Kanagawa, Japan. Graduated from the Department of Environmental Design, Faculty of Art and Design at Tama Art University. Currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts. Drawing on a background in architecture and spatial design, explores audiovisual expression through sensory elements such as light and sound.
Cast
Ryuji, Akari Hirata, Koji Kawahara
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Ticket Reservation |
|---|---|---|
| kino cinéma Shinjuku | 2026.11.07 [Sat] 17:30-18:50 |
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Screening | 2026.11.09 [Mon] - 2026.11.22 [Sun] |
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Organizer
Committee for Short Shorts Film Festival Asia
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This film reconstructs the world through sound, using the protagonist’s subjective perception rather than recording reality directly. Minimal dialogue and the interplay of sound and image convey emotional shifts, with the climax?where the protagonist becomes aware of the “sounds” within themselves?serving as the heart of the film.