Short Shorts FILM FESTIVAL EXPO 2005 Short Shots Film Festival LoungeEXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN





September 10, 2005 (SAT) Premiere Screenings on Main Festival

A Hiroyuki Nakano Film "RE:CYCLE"
RE:CYCLE

The main character is a crystal glass that becomes an unwanted object and is thrown away when its owner packs up to move into a new house. Based on the theme gvaluable ‚ cherished,h the story is a subtle depiction of the coming-of-age of a girl named Haru and the interpersonal relationships that develop around the glass as it is thrown away on several occasions.

Hiroyuki Nakano

Hiroyuki Nakano, recognized for his work in music videos, creates images inducing a sense of peace. Born in Hiroshima prefecture in 1958, he established Tyrell Corporation after working for a TV company for 5 years. While Nakano continues to make music videos, he also shows his video-based artwork internationally in various countries including Brazil and France. Since he established Peacedelic in 1993 he has been completely absorbed in searching for images that will somehow make his audience feel pleasant. Nakano received several awards for SF SAMURAI FICTION (1998), his first theatrical film. He further established his reputation as a great filmmaker with subsequent films including SF STEREO FUTURE, RED SHADOW, SF SHORT FILMS and many others. Hiroyuki continues to work as a director in various media: films, music, videos, commercials, natural imagery and art.

A Project by CHAGE "missing pages"
missing pages

KIYOSHI TANOMURA is the chief engineer of the Infinite Technology Co, which has developed a time machine, the gTrans-locatorh.  At a press conference for the announcement of his time machine, Kiyoshi dodges moral critics about the ethics of the time machine. Upon returning home, a group of questionable characters abduct him.  Kiyoshi is then accused of being a terrorist plotting against the CORE. The CORE is a group who uses Kiyoshies Trans-locator to gain profit. Kiyoshi is rescued by a group called gArchiveh who acts as a counterforce to keep history, flowing correctly. Kiyoshi is the target of CORE for being destined to co-operate with gArchiveh whose duty is to stop CORE from controlling history.

CHAGE

As member of musical group CHAGE and ASKA, CHAGE has had over 70 concerts yearly and has also released music in between shows. In 2005, he temporarily stopped his activity as CHAGE and ASKA to open a photography/visual studio, a project he has worked on for his entire life. To make this film he collaborated with a young Canadian visual creator, Jerome Olivier, who has worked with CHAGE on the menu design for DVDs and who has also worked on commercials for some foreign brands as a CG designer.



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