Haruna, 25, shows signs of alcohol dependency, and spends her days drinking &amp; having fun every night. But she repeatedly causes trouble for her friends and ends up apologizing to them again and again.One day, Haruna loses her job and even starts bragging about it to her friends.Gradually, her friends begin to distance themselves from her… 25歳の春菜は、酒と遊びに溺れる日々を送っていた。アルコール依存の兆候を見せながらも、その奔放な生活は友人達にたびたび迷惑をかけ、彼女は何度も謝罪を繰り返していた。ある日、春菜は職を失う。しかし彼女は深刻に受け止めるどころか、どこか他人事のような態度を崩さず、その出来事さえ友人たちに自慢げに語り始める。

English

DRUNK

Ohkubo works at a career design center. Frustrated by his coworker’s sudden leave, he asks the HR department to increase staff. Instead, an employee with a physical disability from an injury is assigned to his team, increasing Ohkubo’s frustration. HR recommends he meet a medical advisor. When psychiatric treatment is suggested, Ohkubo interprets it as an attempt to force him out. His behavior becomes unstable, eventually spiraling out of control after a confrontation with the medical advisor, who tells him he might have a mental disorder. 会社員の大久保は、同僚の突然の休職により業務の大半を一人で担当することになり、人員を増やしてほしいと人事部へ打診する。人事部は状況を問題視し、大久保に産業医との面談を勧める。産業医から心療内科への受診を提案されるが、大久保は自身をリストラする措置だと受け取って不信感を強め、彼の言動は次第に激しさを増し、暴走する...

Gray Zone　グレーゾーン

Kensuke Ito, exhausted from dementia care for his elderly mother Noriko.While receiving a worried phone call from his sister Natsuki, he gets an unexpected birthday present from Noriko.Finding comforted, Kensuke visits the nearby park where their memorable place with Noriko, but there he recognizes an old woman staring at him.He wanders the place of memories with strangeness, but the figure of old woman follows him... 母、伊藤法子の認知症介護に疲弊した健介。妹の夏希から心配の電話が掛かる中、法子から誕生日プレゼントのサプライズを受ける。安らぎを感じた健介は、法子との思い出が残る近所の公園を訪れるが、そこでこちらを見つめる老女を目撃。違和感を抱きつつ思い出の地を廻るが、老女の姿がつきまとう...

Gurglephobia　こびりついた残像

When an American bride-to-be spends the day reuniting with her Japanese grandmother, she discovers through the dance of communication that she is more connected to her heritage than she realized. アメリカ人の婚約者が、日本人の祖母と一日を共に過ごす中で、コミュニケーションのやり取りを通して、自分が思っていた以上に自分のルーツと深く繋がっていることに気づく。

Hāfu　ハーフ

A contemporary dance film inspired by the story of Ōkuninushi in the *Kojiki*.A man in a suit finds himself trapped in a mysterious space, where he is bewildered and driven by the figures who appear before him. In the *Kojiki*, Ōkuninushi is killed by the resentment of his elder brothers, the Yasogami, but is later saved by other deities and guided toward a new path. This work overlays that mythic arc with the struggles of a young person living in modern society—someone who, despite facing hardship, continues to move forward. By resonating ancient mythology with contemporary life, the piece expresses the strength of young people who survive adversity. 『古事記』に登場する大国主の物語に着想を得た現代舞踊映画。スーツを着た男が、謎めいた空間に閉じ込められ、目の前に現れる様々な人物に翻弄されながら、その場を彷徨う。『古事記』では、大国主は兄である八十神たちの恨みによって命を落とすが、後に他の神々に救われ、新たな道へと導かれる。本作は、この神話的な物語に、現代社会を生きる若者の葛藤を重ね合わせる。困難に直面しながらも、前進し続ける若者の姿を描き出すことで、古代神話と現代社会の生活を共鳴させ、逆境を乗り越える若者の強さを表現する。

HELP＿ed

In a desolate world where nature has withered away, there lived an old man.Having lost both his hometown and his daughter in a great disaster, he survived by drinking to escape despair and clinging to her ghost.As a plant scientist, he tried to restore the beloved nature of his hometown through strange regeneration techniques and reforestation.One day, his body becomes afflicted by illness caused by the land’s contamination. Out of drinks and no longer able to see his daughter’s ghost, he recalls the beautiful landscapes of his past hometown and the days spent with his daughter. 自然が枯れ果てた荒涼とした世界に、一人の老人が暮らしていた。大災害で故郷と娘を失った彼は、絶望を紛らわすために酒に溺れ、娘の幻影にすがりついて生き延びていた。植物学者である彼は、奇妙な再生技術と植林によって、愛する故郷の自然を取り戻そうと試みていた。ある日、土地の汚染が原因で病に倒れる。酒も尽き、娘の幻影も見えなくなった彼は、かつての故郷の美しい風景と、娘と過ごした日々を回想する...

Home　故郷がえり

Director + Producer + Actor:&nbsp;Marisa Hamamoto 浜本まり紗 Cinematographer + Editor: Kenzo Le Logline:A troubled dancer auditions for a feature film, but when the instructions turn cryptic, her literal interpretations awaken something far more dangerous than rejection. 心に葛藤を抱えるダンサーが映画のオーディションに臨む。だが、謎めいた指示を文字通りに解釈したことで、彼女の内側に潜んでいた危険な衝動が解き放たれていく。

KILLED IT

Saori, the protagonist, is an ordinary office worker. She works at a call center and lives a life deeply dependent on her smartphone.One day, while out, she receives a call from a public phone. A chilling voice simply says, "Six days."At first, Saori dismisses it as her imagination. But from that moment on, her phone begins to malfunction, and a series of strange events unfold. No one around her believes her, and she becomes increasingly isolated and distressed. As the countdown continues, Saori finds herself standing in front of a forgotten public phone, ready to face her "final call." 主人公の沙織は、ごく普通の会社員。コールセンターで働き、スマートフォンに深く依存した生活を送っている。ある日、外出中に公衆電話から電話がかかってくる。不気味な声が「あと6日」とだけ告げる。最初は気のせいだと沙織は考え込む。しかし、その瞬間から彼女のスマートフォンは故障し始め、次々と奇妙な出来事が起こり始める。周囲の誰も彼女の話を信じてくれず、沙織は次第に孤立し、苦悩を深めていく。カウントダウンが進む中、沙織は忘れ去られた公衆電話の前に立ち、「最後の電話」に直面する覚悟を決める。

Six days later.    ６日後

In the year 20XX, a zombie virus suddenly appeared, leading to the extinction of most humans. In this brutal era, two individuals, Yoh and Taku, have managed to survive. One day, Taku notices someone being chased by zombies and consults Yoh, but Yoh refuses to help, deeming it too risky. However, upon hearing a woman's scream, Yoh decides to rescue her (she is young and beautiful). Excited by the sight of a woman for the first time in a long while, Yoh begins to rationalize his decision, saying, "Women are the hope of humanity." However, their plan fails, and the woman turns into a zombie. 20XX年、突如ゾンビウイルスが出現し、人類のほとんどが滅亡した。そんな過酷な時代を、ヨウとタクという二人の人間だけが生き残っていた。ある日、タクはゾンビに追われている人を見かけ、ヨウに相談するが、ヨウは危険すぎるとして助けを拒否する。しかし、若くて美しい女性の悲鳴を聞いたヨウは、彼女を助けようと決意する。久しぶりに女性の姿を見て興奮したヨウは、「女性こそ人類の希望だ」と自分の決断を正当化し始める。だが、彼らの計画は失敗に終わり、女性はゾンビと化してしまう。

Sorry, I Am No Help To You!　すみませんが、助けに行きませんよ！

Seventy-two-year-old Takeo, a tea farmer for many years, comes all the way from Sasebo to Shibuya to visit an old friend. Despite his worried son and daughter-in-law in Sasebo, he meets Jacob, a foreigner, and Shun Kon and Shun, a junior high school student, and moves through the streets of Shibuya, bewildered by the ever-changing Shibuya. A story of encounters and partings. 72歳の岳生は、長年茶農家として生計を立ててきた。旧友を訪ねるため、はるばる佐世保から渋谷へやってきた。佐世保で心配する息子夫婦の心配をよそに、外国人のジェイコブ、中学生のこのとしゅんに出会い、刻々と変化する渋谷の街を歩き回る。出会いと別れの物語。

TeaTime　お茶の子、歳々。

The Japanese branch of the foreign-affiliated company “General Development Inc.” is approaching its annual Company Meeting season once again.The project manager and filming crew are preparing to shoot the most important video for the event—the ”President’s Message”—but they faced a fundamental problem this year as ever. 外資系企業「ゼネラル・デベロップメント株式会社」の日本支社は、今年も年次総会シーズンを迎えようとしている。プロジェクトマネージャーと撮影クルーは、総会で最も重要な映像である「社長メッセージ」の撮影準備を進めていたが、今年もまた、例年通り根本的な問題に直面していた...

the Message　メッセージ

A short documentary shot by Clément Lefer and set on Awashima Kagawa in Japan where an out-of-time post office welcomes letters that will never be delivered. In the Seto Inland Sea, the abandoned post office of Awashima was transformed by artist Saya Kubota into a sanctuary for undelivered letters, sent to the lost, the dead, or no one at all. At 91, postmaster Katsuhisa Nakata continues to care for these fragments of memory. The Missing Post Office is a quiet, cinematic meditation on time, absence, and the emotional weight of words that may never be read. クレマン・ルフェールが撮影した短編ドキュメンタリー。舞台は日本の香川県淡島。時が止まったかのような郵便局には、決して届くことのない手紙が保管されている。瀬戸内海に面した淡島の廃墟となった郵便局は、アーティストの久保田沙耶によって、行方不明者、死者、あるいは誰にも届かない手紙のための聖域へと生まれ変わった。91歳になる郵便局長の中田勝久は、今もなお、これらの記憶の断片を大切に守り続けている。『消えた郵便局』は、時間、不在、そして決して読まれることのない言葉が持つ感情的な重みについて、静かに、そして映像的に考察する作品である。

The Missing Post Office　漂流郵便局

While Norwalk's Southeast Japanese School and Community Center plans their 100 years of history, they must revisit their culturally rich past and their definitive struggles from WWII Incarceration to hate crimes, and shifting demographics in order to strategize for the future of their center. ノーウォークにある南東日本人学校・コミュニティセンターは、創立100周年を記念する計画を立てる一方で、センターの将来を見据えた戦略を立てるために、文化的に豊かな過去、第二次世界大戦中の強制収容からヘイトクライム、そして人口構成の変化に至るまでの決定的な苦難を改めて振り返る必要がある...

The Nikkei of Norwalk

Director + Producer:&nbsp;Marisa Hamamoto 浜本まり紗 Choreographer:&nbsp;Phillip Chbeeb Synopsis:Through an unconventional vantage point, a 90-second dance unfolds, challenging how we see bodies, beauty, and possibility. 独創的な視点から捉えられた90秒のダンス作品。身体、美しさ、そして可能性に対する私たちの見方に新たな問いを投げかける。

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