Film List
International Competition
The line-up of this popular program includes an animation for the first time and is full of variety this year. Discover your favorite among the 10 entries selected for the competition.
Japanese Film Competition (Feature Length)
Shinzo Katayama, who directed Siblings of the Cape, and Shinichiro Ueda, who directed One Cut of the Dead, are festival graduates whose films screened in this program. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the next generation of raw talent!
Japanese Film Competition (Short Length)
Short Length Competition ①
Short Length Competition ②
Short Length Competition ③
Opening Gala
The Opening Gala film for this year is Aesop’s Game, a film directed by three directors: Shinichiro Ueda, director of One Cut of the Dead, which became a box office sensation in Japan last year, along with Yuya Nakaizumi and Naoya Asanuma, both of whom participated in One Cut of the Dead as crew members. Enjoy this ambitious film directed by emerging filmmakers who are based in SKIP CITY Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza.
©Saitama Prefecture/SKIP CITY Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza
Aesop’s Game
2019 / Japan / 87min.
Director：Naoya ASANUMA, Sinichiro UEDA, Yuya NAKAIZUMI
Cast：Ruka ISHIKAWA, Hiroe IGETA, Guammer, Yoichiro SAITO, Takehiko FUJITA, Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Koji KIRYU, Yohta KAWASE, Makiko WATANABE, Hinako SAEKI
Production: Saitama Prefecture / SKIP CITY Sai-no-Kuni Visual Plaza
Planning & Production: DIGITAL SKIP STATION
Distributor: Asmik Ace, Inc.
The First Steps of Top Runners
We take a look at the ambitious debut films of four great film directors, George Lucas, Clint Eastwood, Steven Soderbergh, and Takashi Miike, who all became synonymous with large scale productions. The talent evident in their debut films is sure to impress you.
Barrier Free Screening
©ENBU Seminar
One Cut of the Dead
2017 / Japan / 96min.
Director：Shinichiro UEDA
Cast: Takayuki HAMATSU, Mao, Harumi SHUHAMA, Kazuaki NAGAYA
Distributor: Asmik Ace, Inc., ENBU Seminar
