"The Melancholy of Nagi" was screened at 18:45 on Thursday, November 23 at NTT Credo Hall No. 1.

This is the third film in the "Nagi's Melancholy" series, which director ISOBE Teppei and lead actress TSUJI Nagiko make “when (I) they feel like it. After the "high school version" in 2018 and the "college version" in 2022, the main character Nagi, now a working adult, is dumped by her boyfriend, has ghost stories with friends, plays gate ball, and the film peacefully and sometimes comically depicted a week in the life of the protagonist, Nagi. Some of the scenes caused laughter in the audience during the screening.

After the screening, Director ISOBE and NEYA Ryoka, who plays NEYA, took the stage for the talk show with Mr. KIMURA Michita as the facilitator.

Director ISOBE talked about his production style, "’When I feel like it,’ is whenever Ms. TSUJI and I have time off together and get in the mood to make the film, then we start thinking about what we are going to produce," he said with a laugh. Ms. NEYA said, "My name became the name of the role in this film. I was happy but also nervous to be able to appear in the film with my true self rather than in a play.”

During the question-and-answer session from the audience, the charming gesture in the scene where Nagi is sleeping was asked about, "Is it the real Ms. TSUJI or was it staged?" Director ISOBE answered, "When I was talking with Ms. TSUJI, she told me that she has been sleeping like this for a long time. When she showed it to me, it was cute and funny, so I decided to use that gesture when she wakes up from sleep."

This is Ms. NEYA's second visit to Hiroshima, following the filming of "Trapped Balloon," which was also screened at last year's Hiroshima International Film Festival 2022. She had earrings in her ears made from oyster shells, which she had bought last time, because she definitely wanted to come back to Hiroshima again! On Friday, November 24, she will participate in the International Short Film Competition as a member of the jury. “I feel like the connection I made in Hiroshima has come to fruition," she said. “I am really looking forward to meeting future directors here tomorrow and watching their backs as they set off again.”

Finally, Director ISOBE talked about his latest film for 2024, "Yoru No Mani Mani," and he and Ms. NEYA talked about how they would like to shoot a film with music and cooking scenes. The talk show concluded the first day of the festival with a friendly atmosphere and anticipation for future films.