Project 1
Screening of a Special Short Film ProgramFeaturing Horticulture and Food
As part of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2026 Autumn International Short Film Festival, we will present online and in-person screenings of short films under the theme "Exploring Japan's Nature, Regions, and Future Through Short Films." Featuring works from around the world, the program invites audiences to rediscover the charms of Japan through the themes of flowers, greenery, agriculture, and food.
Japan Cultural Expo Program
Japanese Landscapes and Lifestyles Through Flowers, Greenery, Agriculture, and Food
You can view short films at SSFF & ASIA 2026 Screening in Autumn Online Grand Theater November 9–22, 2026
Program
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Ramen Maro: Where Our Paths Crossed
Takumi Koyama / 0:23:59 / Japan / Drama / 2025
During their school days, four girls lived through the still weight of the pandemic.
Even in isolation, they found small lights and wove a bond of friendship.
After graduation, they reunite to keep a promise—inside a humble ramen shop.Drawn by a flavor found nowhere else, people continue to visit Ramen Maro.
Why do they keep returning to this place?
The story unfolds quietly, one bowl at a time…
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Makoko: The Floating Wagyu Chef
Hirokazu Kishida / 0:10:10 / Japan / Non-Fiction / 2024
Hayato Morita, a Wagyu chef behind one of Japan’s most exclusive restaurants, sets out to open a restaurant in Makoko, Africa’s largest floating slum. The film follows this unconventional chef as he encounters and connects with the local community.
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Woodland
Jim Obmann, Emil Pogolski, Vanessa Chu / 0:06:50 / Germany / Animation / 2024
The story of a wooden creature who must save his forest from endless darkness. His only hope: a fragile flower flute. For only the music of this flute can dispel the clouds.
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CHIKUWACCHA!
Chieko Misaka / 0:24:58 / Japan / Drama / 2025
Kai, a responsible sixth-grade boy who has quietly set aside his dream of becoming a dancer while caring for his younger brother Hiro, spends the summer with his aunt in Shimonoseki.
Through encounters with Kino, a girl who sings prayers for peace, and her grandfather Shigeru, a chikuwa maker, the brothers begin to recognize their own strengths and possibilities.
As they create an online program to share the appeal of chikuwa with the world, they discover that the encouragement and smiles of people they care about can give them the courage to believe in themselves and move toward their dreams.
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Yellow Flower
Takenori Tokuyama / 0:02:30 / Japan / Drama / 2025
Sunsun, a six-year-old puppet boy, cherishes a tiny yellow flower. Through sunshine and rain, in the heat and the cold, he faithfully waters it every day, believing it will bloom again. But the flower is preparing to say goodbye. (Original Story: PUPPET SUNSUN)
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Mom’s Celestial Robe of Feathers
Kazuhiro Taira / 0:21:30 / Japan / Drama / 2022
“There are many things that I don’t like.” The traffic jam on the way to Naha, my debt-ridden father, my best friend’s boyfriend, milk, and my hometown, Shioya-wan.”
Why did my beautiful mother marry my father? Ruri tried to escape from these thoughts as she faced an uncertain future. Then, one day, she learns of her mother’s past, but…
