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＜STORY＞
Kaede, an 11-year-old girl, suddenly collapsed in class one day and is diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. For young Kaede, anticancer drug treatment and radiation therapy are nothing short of grueling. The only emotional support she has is Yoshi, who is fighting the same disease in the bed next to her. At the same time, Kengo Yanai, who runs an IT company, loses his beloved daughter to leukemia. As a business owner, Kengo has no choice but to prioritize his work. However, the loss of his daughter brings his family, which he thought was happy, to the brink of collapse. Desperate, Kengo registers as a bone marrow donor. Having lost his family, becoming a bone marrow donor is the only thing he has left to be proud of. A man and a girl try their best to live with the loss of irreplaceable loved ones. Who is the "person they want to see the most" that they have been searching for while leading different lives?

＜CAST＞
KURANOO Narumi (AKB48), TAKASHIMA　Reiko, NAKAMURA　Tamao, MIURA　Koichi, FUWA Mansaku, JOE, TANAKA Mayumi, OMORI Hiroshi, SAI Tetsuhiro, NATSUI Seiko, MACHIMOTO Eri

＜STAFF＞
Music: YAMAMOTO Masaya、SARUGAKU、YAMANAKA Yuya
Gaffer: HONMA Kohei
Cinematographer: MATSUOKA Hiroshi
Director/Screenplay: JOE
Producer : HORI Tomoko

＜Info＞
Year of production：2022
Running time：106'
Country：Japan
Language:Japanese

©NAOKO SUMIMOTO

＜STORY＞
Summary Marino sleeps so much she’s got bedsores. When she learns that Mamoru, a regular customer at the coffee shop she works part-time at works for a company that sells beds, she heads out to buy one. However, from the moment she uses it, weird and wonderful things start to happen, slowly throwing her quiet life into turmoil. Strange shadows come to life, dancing in unimaginable ways. She unexpectedly meets her childhood friend, Minori, who recants memories she has no recollection of and more.

＜COMMENTARY＞
“Floating Borderline” is a nostalgic yet new exploration of the liminal space between sleeping and waking, between yesterday and today. Director SUMIMOTO Naoko, an active illustrator and columnist, marks a new phase in her career with the release of this, her first feature-length film. Following its first screening at Japan Art Center 12th Movie Grandprix, the unique manner in which it speaks to viewers’ sensibility has created a buzz among audiences at the Image Forum Young Perspective 2020, the 21st Tama New Wave, and more. When Director SUMIMOTO Naoko, who loves hitting the pillow, was told, “You’re young. Make the most of your days off. Get up and out of the house,” she couldn’t help but question the logic behind this statement. Inspired to present a rebuttal, she devoted the next four years to creating a film depicting the lives of people who take pleasure in sleeping their way through life. The script that emerged not only draws on the personality and real life experiences of the protagonist, KAWASHIMA Marino, but was also written with her in mind. The film features intimately nostalgic images of Kita Ward in Tokyo, reflecting Marino’s sentimental attachment to its traditional shopping districts and restaurants. It also features priceless and rare images shot from inside of Marusan Cotton Industry in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, the bed-making factory where some of the characters are employed. “Floating Borderline” represents KAWASHIMA Marino’s debut as an actor. Her performance and unique persona that come through in this film have attracted a lot of attention, raising interest in her upcoming lead performance in KUROSAWA Yukinori’s “Garden Sandbox.” Artist and model SUZUKI Minori stars alongside Marino, playing the role of Minori, Marino’s childhood friend. ONOUE Takahiro—a unique actor known for his work on the underground stage—joins Marino and Minori on the screen, playing Mamoru, a pivotal character. The artists Noppo no Goonie, responsible for the music in films “Village on the Village” and “Necktie,” once again fill the screen with musical color.

＜STAFF＞
Cinematographer/Lightning: OGAWA Kento, KOSUGE Yuki
Assistant Director: NISHIKIORI Kanako,TANAKA Daichi
Editors: TANAKA Syuntaro,TANAKA Daichi, OGAWA Kento, SUGINOME Nanase
Sound Design: SHITO Yuya
Sound: TAKIZAWA Yuki
Sound Mixer: TAKIZAWA Yuki, NAKAZAWA Yuki , MIURA Eiri
Art : KAWASHIMA Marino
Prop Design/Animation: NAKANE Arisa
Translation: SAKUMI Haruka
Supervision of Subtitles: Saimi Noda, Mika Fujimura, Arun
Publicity Art: MIYOSHI Haruka
Publicity: IKEDA Ayano
Music: noppo no goonie
Theme Song: "See-through Rescue"
Lyrics: MORONE Yosuke
Music: KOBAYASHI Konomi
Arangement: noppo no goonie
Vo: sei
Director/Script/Cinemagratophy: SUMIMOTO Naoko

＜Info＞
Year of production：2020
Running time：65'
Country：Japan
Language:Japanese

Saoi media

＜STORY＞
“City of a Thousand Suns” is an immersive cinematic pilgrimage. Part poem and part elegy, it forges connections between two distant cities, Dublin and Hiroshima. Drawing on a rich legacy of world cinema, it dives into our collective memory and shines a light on the trauma we all share as descendants of the atomic age.

＜CAST＞
Marcus Mac Conghail, Kazuyoshi Meiki, Tristan Warner (main cast)

＜STAFF＞
Directors: Paula Kehoe and Feargal Ward
Scriptwriters: Paula Kehoe and Feargal Ward
Producer: Paula Kehoe

＜Info＞
Year of production：2022
Running time：53'
Country：Ireland
Language：Japanese, Irish

©2022『こちらあみ子』フィルムパートナーズ

＜STORY＞
MORII’s film “Amiko” brings the award-winning novel ‘Atarashii Musume’ [lit. New Daughter], later renamed ‘Amiko,’ to the big screen. The author, IMAMURA Natsuko—one of Japan's most closely watched writers and winner of 161st Akutagawa Prize for her novel ‘The Woman in the Purple Skirt’—was awarded the Dazai Osamu Prize and the Mishima Yukio Prize for this story. Amiko, the protagonist, is a quirky elementary school girl growing up surrounded by a loving family and friends. Her father is kindhearted; mother, a pregnant calligraphy school teacher; older brother, always willing to make time for her; and classmate, Nori, someone she admires. Her pure-hearted, innocent approach to life can’t help but rub off on those around her. Holding up a walkie-talkie with flat batteries she got for her birthday, she calls out, “Come in! Come in! This is Amiko speaking.” The strange, funny, yet somehow endearing nature of humans is vividly portrayed in this film.

＜CAST＞
OSAWA Kana, IURA Arata, ONO Machiko, OKUMURA Tensei, OZEKI Yuto, KITTAKA Mimaki, HARITA Miho, KUROKI Noriko, KIRITANI Sana, KANETOSHI Jyunya, ICHIKI Yoshihiko

＜STAFF＞
Director/ Screenplay: MORII Yusuke
Original Story: IMAMURA Natsuko
Music/ AOBA Ichiko
Plan/Producer: KONDO Takahiko
Producers: NANBU Michitoshi, IIZUKA Kaori
Cinematographer/Lightning: IWANAGA Hiroshi
Recording: KOMAKI Masato
Art: OHARA Kiyotaka
Edition: HAYANO Ryo
Costume: KOKETSU Haruki
Hair Makeup: TERASAWA Rumi
Sound Mixer:SHIMAZU Mikisuke
Sound Effect: KATSUMATA Sakura
Photographer: MIKI Masahiro
Assistant Director: HANYU Toshihiro
Publicity: HIRAI Mariko
Title Design: AKAMATSU Hicozoh

＜Info＞
Year of production：2022
Running time：104'
Country：Japan
Language:Japanese

（C）buzzCrow Inc.

＜STORY＞
A woman heads to an island to see her estranged father, a former teacher. She wants to talk to him about whether or not she should resume her teaching career, which she gave up. The reason for her estrangement from her father has to do with her mother's death. Upon arriving on the island, she becomes suspicious of an unsociable man who lives in her father's neighborhood. The time she spends on the island and her encounters with the islanders bring about changes in her relationship with her father. At the same time, the secret of the unsociable man is gradually revealed.

＜CAST＞
HIGASHIDE Masahiro, MIURA Toko, KOBAYASHI Kaoru, ASADA Miyoko HARA Hideko, HORIBE Keisuke, KASAHARA Hideyuki, Yuka, NAKAGAWA Haruki, Kakitatsumaru, NEYA Ryoka, TOYAMA Yu, NAKAMURA Sachi

＜STAFF＞
Director/Screenplay: MIYAGAWA Hroyuki
Producer: OKUNO Yuki
Co-producer: SUZUKI Takeshi
Assistant Director: HAMAMOTO Toshiharu
Cinematography: KAMEI Yoshinori
Lighting: TASHIKAKE Susumu
Art Director: HEYA Kyoko
Sound Recording: FURUYA Masashi
Music Producer: KIKUCHI Tomonobu
Music: FURUYA Saki
Production: buzzCrow Inc.
Distribution: Magic Hour

＜Info＞
Year of production：2022
Running time：100'
Country：Japan
Language:Japanese