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Our August 2nd Promise

Now in the final chapter of life, Ito can often be found standing under a tall, 500-year-old ginkgo tree. Traumatized by an air raid she experienced 75 years ago, Ito has been unable to recall the events of one fateful day. Ever since then, she cannot help but feel she has forgotten something important. One day, the ginkgo tree triggers a memory: her promise to elope with her boyfriend. As she remembers her 16-year-old self, she heads to the trysting spot for their escape. The long-ago promise they made, risking their lives, now reunites their fractured time and space.

Our August 2nd Promise

NR 2022
Finding their Niche: Unheard Stories of Migrant Women

This film documents the lives of two Indian women migrants who moved to Japan more than a decade ago, as a case study of the ‘trailing spouses’ concept in migration. Jyoti, 41 and Mandeep, 39, grew up in the state of Punjab, northern India, in middle-class households. They received a good education and had promising careers in India. Then, in their early 20s, they each agreed to marry men living in Japan by arrangement. The women were excited to move to a foreign country and to be with their husbands but they had no prior knowledge of Japan. Having witnessed at a distance the lives of their relatives settled in the US, UK and Canada, they had similar expectations for their own future lives in Japan. But the reality was to prove different from the expectation.

Finding their Niche: Unheard Stories of Migrant Women

NR 2022
Black Jack: A Lucky Bet

Black Jack: A Lucky Bet is an original script based on one of Osamu Tezuka's masterpieces, "Black Jack". It was first performed in 1994 by the Flower Troupe led by Anju Mira to great acclaim. In November 2022, at the start of the 50th anniversary year of the "Black Jack" series, it was performed again in a nationwide tour by the Moon Troupe. Kanato Tsukishiro plays the role of Black Jack, an unlicensed surgeon with divine skill, dramatically expressing the message of Tezuka's works, such as the deep love for humanity and the preciousness of life.

Black Jack: A Lucky Bet

NR 2022
Sappy

The protagonist, who aspires to become a novelist, works as a chauffeur to and from watermen and prostitutes while writing. His debut novel is nowhere to be seen, and his girlfriend criticizes his novel and dumps him. Furthermore, he is severely scolded for his high-handed attitude by the woman with whom he is transporting his daughter when he tries to have a relationship with her. Kobayashi, a successful novelist of the same age and an acquaintance of the protagonist, gives him advice on how to complete his novel.

Sappy

NR 2022
Psychic Darkness Video 64

The ultimate collection of horror videos that carefully select and introduce the psychic images that are about to be born from the darkness and buried in the darkness! " Watermelon" A man and a woman who test their liver at the foot of a mountain where distress accidents often occur. I wonder if the mysterious person who has been passed on to the video is called "Watermelon"...? / "Black man under the bridge" A black shadow sneaks up to the dance team practicing dancing under the bridge. It is said that the contributor may have called an existence called Shadow People... / "Eat memory" A couple who tests their courage in an abandoned village deep in the mountains. Even though he encountered a horrible existence, he went home as if he had forgotten it... In addition, several horror psychic images are included.

Psychic Darkness Video 64

NR 2022
Whether You Stay

A town where Mt. Fuji is a natural part of daily life. A man breaks up with his girlfriend who moves to Tokyo and stays in his hometown. A woman whose dream of leaving this town has not come true.... Eight people who feel trapped in a loop of their normal lives face their normal happiness. Can they believe that today is 1mm better than yesterday? Set in Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture, this feature-length film was produced by recruiting actors from an acting workshop. The film also features Matae Tomite of "The Naked Director 2" and the drama "Kurosagi" fame. Shohei Kamimura (Vo) of THREE1989, who wrote the theme song, is also taking on his first acting challenge. (c) 2022 PLAN GOTEMBA

Whether You Stay

8.0 2022
Achilles the tortoise

Achilles the tortoise has been kidnapped! The owner, a graduate student Mei (Dohi Kiriko), runs around Kobe with a detective (Morii Masashi), taking JR, Sanyo Train, ropeway, and carlator one after another, and the story reaches its climax at Sumaura Mountain Amusement Park! What happened to the missing professor (Toshihiro Kimoto)? What is the huge conspiracy revealed at the top of the mountain? The end beyond your imagination awaits you at the end of the great leap!

Achilles the tortoise

NR 2022
HiGH&LOW -THE PREQUEL- / Capricciosa(カプリチョーザ)!! -心のままに-

HiGH&LOW -THE PREQUEL- centers the past, where a legendary gang called Mugen ruled the area. Mugen had controlled the entire area with its overwhelming power until it suddenly disbanded. That led to the transformation of the well-controlled area by Mugen into a lawless one, but on the other hand, it opened a new chapter of five emerging gangs that took control of the area on their separate territory. Each of these five gangs fights to protect what they value respectively. Taken from the initial of the five gangs, the area came to be known as the SWORD area. This is the story of the end of one summer, on the eve of the SWORD’s formation. Capricciosa is revue that follows the vagabond Capricciosa on his adventures that take him to various locations in Italy. Enjoy the powerful, sexy, alluring atmosphere this show creates, starring Suzuho Makaze and the many unique members of Cosmos Troupe.

HiGH&LOW -THE PREQUEL- / Capricciosa(カプリチョーザ)!! -心のままに-

8.0 2022
tempo

A quiet, atmospheric portrait of an elderly store owner in the small town of Yagi, Kyoto Prefecture. Yu Araki’s camera carefully observes the curiously named Mr. Yagi’s daily routine and interactions with local customers during the last autumn season for his shop, which is no longer in business. Documenting the passage of time in parallel with processes of depopulation, the title Tempo conjures a double meaning; playing on the Japanese word “tenpo (店舗)” which means “store”.

tempo

7.0 2022
Ojikitazawa

The last train has just finished its usual run in Shimokitazawa. Ayumu wanders into Shimokitazawa late at night and encounters a group of dreamy old men living in Shimokitazawa, known as "dreamy old men. They drink, sing, and dance ...... without worrying about the details, and in the meantime, they may have solved their problems. The film depicts the events of one night that Ayumu spent with them. The cast members who play the "dream uncles" were recruited through auditions, and the uncles, who have a variety of acting and life experiences, gather together to sing and dance.

Ojikitazawa

NR 2022