Matou
Experimental
Japan
direction:
Isamu Hirabayashi
In a white room we see life passing in front of our eyes in reversed order.
Beard and Raincoat
Fiction
Japan
direction:
Kimi Yawata
Her boyfriend doesn't have a beard - unlike his elder brother. A discovery story of one's own sexual preferences and fetishes.
Dialogue
Fiction
Japan
direction:
Yuka Sato
A social recluse returns to the modern, urbane life of Japan. Against the never sleeping, restless backdrop she relates her inner experiences.
Summer’s Puke is Winter’s Delight
Animation
false
direction:
Sawato Kabuki
Driven by rhythm and the wish for attractivity one will tend to unhealthy methods.
Tezutsu - Fire Flower Town
Documentary
false
direction:
Tatsuya Ino
Traditions are highly valued in Japan. In Aichi they’re trying to pass on the traditional making of Tezutsu fireworks to the youth.
Signature
Fiction
Japan
direction:
Kei Chikaura
A Chinese man with earplugs and a smartphone is paving his way through Tokyo. Though he has a clear destination he seems as lost as possible.
Kitsuné
Experimental
Japan
direction:
Jeremy Rubier
A look into the mind of the Tokyo-based photographer Yulia Shur. A place where the edge between reality and imagination is erased or never existed.
Echo
Fiction
Japan
direction:
Thunder Sawada
A woman awakes alone in the woods without a clue of what had happened to her.
Laughing Spider
Animation
Japan
direction:
Keiichi Tanaami
The early childhood memory of aerial attacks leaves a lasting impression, with strong stimulus and disquiet.